STAT 462/662
Introduction to Experimental Design
Spring 2002
Credits: 3 Prerequisite(s): Stat 330 or Stat 368
| Instructor: | Jeff Terpstra, 201H Waldron Hall phone: 231-8188, email: Jeff.Terpstra@ndsu.nodak.edu web page: http://www.ndsu.nodak.edu/instruct/terpstra/ Office Hours:
| 9:00-10:00 R, 11:00-1:00 W | If you are unable to reach me during my office hours you are invited to schedule an appointment. Class Meetings:
| 11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m., TR, Loftsgard Hall 102
| Text:
| Design and Analysis of Experiments (5th edition) by Douglas
C. Montgomery
| Course Description:
| Fundamental principles of designing
an experiment, randomized block, latin square, and factorial. Also covers
analysis of covariance and response surface methodology.
| Course Objective:
| To introduce students to the fundamental principles of
designing and analyzing an experiment. Designs that will be
covered include: completely randomized, randomized block,
Latin square, factorial, and analysis of covariance. Upon completion,
students will be able to apply these basic designs to real-life
problems.
| Homework:
| Homework problems from the text book, and possibly other
sources, will be assigned and collected periodically throughout
the semester.
| Exams:
| There will be three exams during the semester, tentatively
scheduled for February 14, March 28, and May 9. You will
be allowed one 8.5 x 11 inch sheet of paper with anything you
wish to put on it for each exam.
| Final Exam:
| The final exam is exam#3 and will be given on Thursday,
May 9 from 10:00 - 12:00.
| Make-up Policy:
| Make-up homework and tests will be allowed at the discretion
of the instructor provided the student provides the instructor with a legitimant excuse. However, the following grade will be given
for all types of make-up work: | make-up-grade = minimum{your score, class median}. Grading Policy:
| Homework - 34%, Exam#1 - 22%, Exam#2 - 22%, Exam#3 -
22%
| Grading Scale:
| The following scale is guaranteed. | A [90, 100], B [78, 90), C [65, 78), D [50, 65), F [ 0, 50) Special Needs:
| Any student with disabilities or other special needs, who needs
special accommodations in this course, is invited to share
these concerns or requests with the instructor as soon as
possible.
| Academic Honesty
Statement:
| All work in this course must be completed in a manner
consistent with NDSU University Senate Policy, section 335:
Code of Academic Responsibility and Conduct http://www.ndsu.nodak.edu/policy/335.htm.
| Attendance:
| Attendance is strongly recommended. Although not required,
it is one of the factors that influence the final grade in
"borderline" cases. Also, at times, the material presented in
class may vary from that presented in the text. Thus, class
attendance and class notes are very important.
| Incompletes:
| University and Departmental policy will be followed on
incomplete grades. | |