CEE 260/MIE273: Probability and Statistics in Engineering
UMass Amherst, Fall 2026
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Schedule
Module 1 Introduction
- Tue, Sep 8
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- LECTURE 1AData and Sampling
- Activity 1AData About Us
- PS 1PDF, LaTeX (Due 9/15)
- LAB 1Histograms and Centrality Measures (Due 9/15)
- Thu, Sep 10
- LECTURE 1BSummarizing Data (no in-person class)
- Activity 1BBlind Stork Test; Prompt
- Tue, Sep 15
- LECTURE 1CCase Studies and Experiments
- PROBLEM SET 2Overleaf (Due 9/22)
- LAB 2Data Summarization and Visualization (Due 9/22)
- Activity 2APizza Preference Survey; Prompt
Module 2 Probability
- Thu, Sep 17
- LECTURE 2AEvents and Set Operations
- Tue, Sep 22
- LECTURE 2BTheory of Probability
- PROBLEM SET 3PDF, LaTeX (Due 9/29)
- Thu, Sep 24
- LECTURE 2CConditional Probability and Bayes’ Theorem
- LAB 3Data, Probability and Counting (Due 9/29)
Module 3 Probability Distributions
- Tue, Sep 29
- LECTURE 3AIntroduction: Random Variables
- PROBLEM SET 4PDF, LaTeX (Due 10/6)
- LAB 4Construction Duration Analysis (Due 10/6)
- Thu, Oct 1
- LECTURE 3BNormal Distribution
- ACTIVITY 3BEmpirical Rule
- NOTEBOOK 3BComputing Normal Probabilities
- Tue, Oct 6
- LECTURE 3CLognormal and Exponential Distributions
- PROBLEM SET 5PDF, LaTeX (Due 10/13)
- LAB 5Lognormal and Exponential Distributions (Due 10/13)
- ACTIVITY 3CStudent Arrival Intervals, Sentence Word Lengths
- Thu, Oct 8
- LECTURE 3DBinomial Distribution
- ACTIVITY 3DProb. of 1 MIE student
- Tue, Oct 13
- LECTURE 3EPoisson Distribution
- ACTIVITY 3ELightning Strikes
- Thu, Oct 15
- LECTURE 3FJoint Distributions and REVIEW
- ACTIVITY 3FSmartphone/Laptop Preferences
Module 4 Inference Foundations
- Thu, Oct 22
- LECTURE 4APoint Estimates
- PROBLEM SET 6PDF, LaTeX (Due 10/29)
- LAB 6FORTHCOMING (Due 10/29)
- ACTIVITY 4AFORTHCOMING
- Tue, Oct 27
- LECTURE 4BFORTHCOMING
- ACTIVITY 4BFORTHCOMING
- Thu, Oct 29
- LECTURE 4CConfidence Intervals for a Proportion
- ACTIVITY 4CFORTHCOMING
- NOTEBOOK 4CFORTHCOMING
- Thu, Nov 5
- LECTURE 4DHypothesis Testing for a Proportion
- PROBLEM SET 7PDF, LaTeX (Due 11/10)
- LAB 7CIs and Hypothesis Testing for a Proportion (Due 11/10)
- ACTIVITY 4DFORTHCOMING
Module 5 Inference for Categorical Data
- Tue, Nov 10
- LECTURE 5AInference for Single Proportion
- ACTIVITY 5AHypothesis Testing Responses
- PROBLEM SET 8PDF, LaTeX (Due 11/17)
- LAB 8CIs and Hypothesis Testing for a Sample Mean (Due 11/17)
- Thu, Nov 12
- LECTURE 5BDifference of Two Proportions
- ACTIVITY 5BDifference of Two Proportions: Netflix vs Hulu Responses
- Tue, Nov 17
- LECTURE 5CGoodness of Fit Testing
- ACTIVITY 5CGoodness of Fit: Engineering Majors
- PROBLEM SET 9PDF, LaTeX (Due 12/1)
- LAB 9FORTHCOMING (Due 12/1)
Module 6 Inference for Numerical Data
- Thu, Nov 19
- LECTURE 6AInference for One Sample Means
- Tue, Dec 1
- LECTURE 6BInference for Two Samples
- ACTIVITY 6BiPhone vs Android Screentime
- PROBLEM SET 10FORTHCOMING (Due 12/8)
- LAB 10FORTHCOMING (Due 12/8)
- Thu, Dec 3
- LECTURE 6CANOVA
Module 7 Linear Regression
- Tue, Dec 8
- LECTURE 7ACorrelation and Least Squares
- ACTIVITY 7A Sound Attenuation: Prompt; Notebook
- NOTEBOOK 7ALinear Regression
- Thu, Dec 10
- LECTURE 7BInference for Regression
- Tue, Dec 15
- REVIEW Review and Project Q&A
- Mon, Dec 21
- PROJECT PRESENTATIONS 1:00 – 3:00PM