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ME 634Practical Experimental Statistics and Data Visualization

Units
0.50
Level
Graduate
Faculty
Engineering
Subject
Mechanical Engineering

ME 634 as listed in the Fall 2026 Graduate Calendar. The main page has the current version, when it runs, and seats.

Experimental variability is examined using a back-to-basics approach showing the fundamental meaning of statistical concepts like mean, standard deviation, and significance. With this foundation, there will be a deeper dive into different techniques to understand data though significance testing, experimental design, typical data distributions, processing non-normal data, and experimental design and analysis. The course will end with a discussion of data visualization, discussing how to maximize the effectiveness of data communication by discussing the theories underpinning effective data communication, matching plotting techniques to presented data and best plotting practices to highlight conclusions. The course concepts will be underpinned by project work to apply the class concept to real-life datasets and figures.

Prerequisites

None listed.

Antirequisites

  • Complete all of the following
    • Not completed nor concurrently enrolled in any of the following:
      • CM762 - Data Visualization (0.50)
      • STAT830 - Experimental Design (0.50)
      • STAT842 - Data Visualization (0.50)
    • Not completed nor concurrently enrolled in:

Leads to

No course lists it as a requisite.

Check it elsewhere for Fall 2026

Calendar versions

Graduate Calendar