Information for Students of Mark M. Meerschaert


STT 430 Introduction to Probability and Statistics (3 credits)
MW 3:00 - 4:20 in OH  109 (Olds Hall)

Click here for the syllabus, grading scale, and homework assignments in PDF format. Click here for a free PDF viewer.

Exam 1 results

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The course textbook is: Devore, J. (2011) Probability and Statistics for Engineering and the Sciences, 8th ed., Thompson Brooks/Cole, Belmont CA, ISBN 978-1305748927 (MSU Custom Edition, about half the price of the regular hardcover text). You may also be able to
rent the entire textbook (ISBN
978-0538733526) or get a used copy at a lower price.  Just be sure to get the 8th edition.

Click here for information on renting or purchasing the Student Edition of the Statistical Software MINITAB.    

Click here for the MINITAB data files used in this textbook.

If you are using MINITAB Express, you should download these plain text data files.  You can cut and paste the data into the MINITAB Express data sheet.

Click here for MINITAB classroom demonstration files.  These files are also printed in the back of the MSU custom version of our textbook.  They are provided here for students who did not get the custom version.

Besides asking in class or office hours, you can also get help with your homework at the Help Room which is staffed by PhD students in Statistics.

Also there is a Student Solutions Manual that details all the steps for the answers to the odd numbered problems.