EURIE621 : STATISTICS FOR ENGINEERS

PROGRAM ELECTIVE-I

Credits

Course Objectives:
Course Outcomes:
Module I (11 hours)
Data Description: Graphical presentation of data - Numerical description of data - Exploratory
data analysis. Probability distributions:- Introduction to probability and random variables Binomial distribution, Poisson distribution, Geometric distribution, Hyper Geometric
distribution, Normal distribution, Log-Normal distribution, Uniform distribution, Exponential
distribution, Gamma distribution, Beta distribution and Weibull distribution - Random samples
and sampling distributions of mean and variance.
Module II (11 hours)
Parameter Estimation: Point estimation - Properties of estimators, The method of maximum
likelihood, The method of moments, Confidence interval estimation of mean, and variance.
Statistical hypothesis tests: Operations characteristic curve, Tests of hypothesis on the mean of a
Normal Distribution, Tests of hypothesis on the means of two Normal distributions, The paired ttest, Tests of hypothesis on one variance, Tests of hypothesis for the equality of two variances,
The testing for goodness of fit.
Module III (11 hours)
Design and Analysis of Experiments:- Fundamental assumptions of analysis of variance, Single
factor experiments Fixed/random effects model Model adequacy checking - Multiple
comparisons - Design of experiments with several factors - Two factor factorial experiments General factorial experiments - The 2 k Factorial design Introduction to response surface
method in optimal design of parameters.
Module IV (9 hours)
Non-Parametric Statistics: The sign test - The wilcoxson signed rank test, The Wilcoxson Ranksum test.
Module V (5 hours)

Taguchi Approach to Design of Experiments - The Loss Function Orthogonal array Signalto-Noise ratio.
References
1. Garcia-Diaz, A and Phillips, D. T., Principles of Experimental Design and Analysis, Chapman
& Hall, New York, 1995.
2. Hines, W. W, and Montgomery, D. C., Probability and Statistics in Engineering and
Management Science, John Wiley and Sons, New York, 1990.
3. Freund, J. E. Mathematical Statistics, Prentice Hall of India, New Delhi, 1990.
4. Hicks C.R. and Turner, K.V., Fundamental Concepts in the Design of Experiments, Fifth
Edition, Oxford University Press, 1999.
5. Anderson, M.J. and Whitcomb, P.J., DOE Simplified: Practical Tools for Effective
Experimentation, Productivity Press, 2000.
6. Levin, R.I. and Rubin, Statistics for Management, Seventh Edition, Prentice Hall International
edition, 1997.
Objective based Evaluation:
1. Assignments(10 marks)
2. Midterm Tests(30 marks)
Continuous evaluations consist of three tests(each 30 marks) out of which average of best
two tests are considered. The content can be divided into four quarters and one quarter is
covered in each of the midterm tests.
3. Semester End Examinations(60 Marks)
The weightage for each module in the question paper will be proportional to number of
respective lecture hours as mentioned in the syllabus. The detailed question paper pattern
will be discussed in detail and will be finalized in consultation with BOS.