INEN 514

Statistical Analysis for Six Sigma

Spring 2016
Dr. Beth Hegab
Office: BH 229
Office Phone: 257-3107
E-mail: bhegab@latech.edu
Office Hours: MTWThF 11-12 and 1-2
Required Textbook: Applied Statistics and Probability for Engineers, 6th
Edition by Montgomery and Runger
Required Software:
MINITAB Statistical Software Student (Academic) Version
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Course Materials: Course materials are available on Moodle.
Grading: The course grade will be based on homework and three exams.
The weighting of the grades will be as follows:
Homework 40%
Exam 1
20%
Exam 2
20%
Exam 3
20%
Exams will be closed book and note. The only calculators that are allowed to
be used during the exams are TI-30XA, TI-30XS, TI-30XIIS, Casio FX 260, and
Casio FX 260 solar. You need to purchase one of these calculators now and
use it for your homework so you are familiar with it by the time you take the
test.
Grading Scale: I will not curve exams during the quarter. However, I may
make minor adjustments to the grading scale at the end of the quarter.
Therefore, the following grading scale reflects the minimum grade that you
will earn.
>= 90%
A
80%-89% B
70%-79% C
60%-69% D
< 60%
F
Missing an Exam: There will be no make-up exams given for missed
exams except as required by university policy. You must notify me before the

start of the exam (in writing) of your intent to miss an exam. This request
must be approved by me.
Students with Disabilities: Students officially registered with the Office of
Disable Student Services and requesting special accommodations for this
class should contact me early in the quarter so that appropriate
arrangements can be made.
Emergency Notification System: All Louisiana Tech students are strongly
encouraged to enroll and update their contact information in the Emergency
Notification System. It takes just a few seconds to ensure youre able to
receive important text and voice alerts in the event of a campus emergency.
For more information on the Emergency Notification System, please visit:
http://www.latech.edu/administration/ens.shtml.
HONOR CODE: Students should be aware that during an exam, referring to
information not specifically allowed by the instructor or receiving information
from another student or another unauthorized source is a violation of the
honor code and can be met with severe sanctions against the student. In
accordance with the Academic Honor Code, students pledge the following:
Being a student of higher standards, I pledge to embody the principles of
academic integrity. For details refer to
http://www.latech.edu/tech/students/honor-code.pdf.
Using Mediasite: The lectures can be viewed through a technology called
Mediasite. You must
authenticate to the system using your University ID and password (This is
the same one that you use to access the University webmail system). If you
do not have this information, you may obtain this by calling the Computing
Center at 318-257-2893. Have your CWID#, and BOSS PIN# ready to receive
this over the phone. For security reasons, if you do not know both your
CWID# and BOSS PIN#, you must call the Registrars office to get this
information before calling the Computing Center.
Windows requirements
Microsoft Windows 2008 (requires the Desktop Experience), Windows 7,
Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2003
Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0 or later (including Internet Explorer 10 on
Windows 8), Firefox 3.6 or later, or Google Chrome
Windows Media Player 9.0 or later
Microsoft Silverlight 5
Broadband Internet connection
Mac requirements
Apple Mac OS X 10.5.7 or later
Apple Safari 5 or later or Firefox 3.6 or later
Microsoft Silverlight 5
Broadband Internet connection

Using The Mediasite Viewer: There are a few simple system

requirements that you need to successfully view the content. Please review
the Mediasite Viewer Overview and make sure your system meets these
requirements. If after reviewing the system requirements and you are still
having technical issues with viewing the content, please contact the
University Help Desk: 257-5300 or send an email to helpdesk@latech.edu.

The presentations can be downloaded to a local computer and viewed

offline. You may want to do this to view them at a later time and there is no
high-speed internet connection available. In order to do this, follow the steps
below:
In the catalog from the list of presentations, locate the desired presentation
click on the download presentation link to copy the presentation to your
hard drive. This downloads a compressed file to your computer.
When finished, open the folder and double click on the player.html file to
start the presentation.

Here is the help link for the player

http://mediasite.latech.edu/Mediasite/Catalog/help/catalog.html
Tentative Course Outline
Date

Topic

March 9

Overview of the Course, Chapter 3: Discrete Random

Variables and Probability Distributions
Chapter 3: Discrete Random Variables and Probability

March 14
Distributions
March 16
Distributions
March 21
Distributions
March 23
Distributions
March 28
March 30
April 4
April 6
April 11
April 13
April 18

Chapter 3: Discrete Random Variables and Probability

Chapter 4: Continuous Random Variables and Probability
Chapter 4: Continuous Random Variables and Probability
No Class Easter Holiday
Chapter 4: Continuous Random Variables and Probability
Distributions and Chapter 5-4 Linear Functions of Random
Variables
Exam One
Chapter 6: Descriptive Statistics and Chapter 7: Sampling
Distributions and Point Estimation of Parameters
Chapter 8: Statistical Intervals for a Single Sample
Chapter 8: Statistical Intervals for a Single Sample
Chapter 8: Statistical Intervals for a Single Sample and
Chapter 9: Tests of Hypotheses for a Single Sample

April 20
April 25
April 27
May 2
May 4
May 9
May 11
May 16
May 18

Chapter 9: Tests of Hypotheses for a Single Sample

Chapter 9: Tests of Hypotheses for a Single Sample
Exam Two
Chapter 10: Statistical Inference for Two Samples
Chapter 10: Statistical Inference for Two Samples
Chapter 10: Statistical Inference for Two Samples and
Chapter 11: Simple Linear Regression and Correlation
Chapter 11: Simple Linear Regression and Correlation
Chapter 11: Simple Linear Regression and Correlation
Exam Three