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ME 202Statistics for Engineers

Units
0.50
Faculty
Engineering
Subject
Mechanical Engineering

When it runs

  1. F24
  2. W25
  3. S25
  4. F25
  5. W26
  6. S26
  7. F26
  8. W27
  9. S27

Ran in 5 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: scheduled, 2 lecture sections. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

Frequency distributions; measures of central tendency; standard deviation and other measures of dispersion. Probability. Binomial, Poisson, normal distributions. Techniques of sampling and statistical estimation. Tests of hypotheses; significance. The t-test and chi-squared test. Curve fitting by least squares. Statistical process control. Correlation and regression. Experimental design.

Prerequisites

  • Complete all of the following

Antirequisites

  • Not completed nor concurrently enrolled in any of the following:
    • MTE201 - Experimental Measurement and Statistical Analysis (0.50)

Leads to

Fall 2026 sections

Enrolment from UW Open Data, which can trail Quest by up to two days. Instructors and rooms: Schedule of Classes.
SectionClassEnrolledMeets
LEC 0014595118 / 125MWF 10:30–11:20
TUT 1014596118 / 125F 15:30–16:20

Winter 2027 sections

Enrolment from UW Open Data, which can trail Quest by up to two days. Instructors and rooms: Schedule of Classes.
SectionClassEnrolledMeets
LEC 00143780 / 120MWF 08:30–09:20
LEC 7011799101 / 9999Online or by arrangement
TUT 10143790 / 120F 10:30–11:20

Reviewed on UW Flow

57% liked it58% easy64% useful

From 86 ratings and 26 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.

  • We received no cheat sheets and half a formula sheet, having us to memorize some formulas. That was out of the norm across all departments and thus made this the hardest course of 2A. James Adcock was very cocky and arrogant and made the tests and exams so hard that he pre-curved them before we even wrote them. The final (60%) was the worst of them all and definitely got curved twice.

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  • This course is very prof dependent. Our cohort got fucked over by James Adcock, but maybe that is unique to us.

    Dec 2023 · didn’t like it · 1 found this helpfulOn UW FlowRemove this

  • I got screwed over hard on the first part of the course with probability, particularly with counting methods. But the course got a lot easier after the midterm with distributions and hypotheses testing methods. Steve was very engaging and clear and sometimes gave out prizes after his song game at the start of class.

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  • Hardest part of the course was the first half with probability since I haven't done it before. Other than that, this course is not bad. Just make sure to keep up with the work 'cause I left this course as an afterthought and my grades suffered.

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  • The class itself isn't terribly hard, only thing I would say is combinatorics. TAs and prof were pretty good, gave good part marks. We were allowed cheat sheets as well.

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Discussed on r/uwaterloo

13 posts and comments in 12 threads mention ME 202, June 2014 to December 2024. Quoted word for word, newest first; each reply sits under the post and the comment that started its branch. Search r/uwaterloo for newer posts.

Spring 2024

Stat 230 profs 1 point, 4 comments

u/Choice_Shoulder_3366: “I'm in Mech so maybe my opinion doesn't matter to you, but I had James Adcock for ME 202 (Stats for Engineers) and he was absolutely terrible. He always acted pompous every lecture and made our final exam an absolute trainwreck. …”

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Fall 2023

Restriction of freedom of speech 74 points, 10 comments

“After creating the most abhorrent exam STAT profs double down by closing down piazza, restricting the right to discuss about the exam and shit on the course Utter violation of human expression”

u/Devious-Dog66: “Same here, similar experience with ME202 course. Is there anything we can do about it? DM”

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Winter 2023

Fall 2022

Spring 2021

Spring 2019

Is mech eng dead 3 points, 13 comments

“I swear in the upper years (mainly 2nd year), we're repeating what we learned from previous terms.”

u/loryk_zarr: “Haha what. Have you been to any 2nd year classes?”

u/loryk_zarr: “… ME202, I guess it's a repeat of you did HS stats. ME230, ok it expands on materials 1 but adds so much that's super useful for mechanical design. ME250, entirely new concepts. ME262 new concepts. I can go on and on lol. …”

u/-MrGoose-: “Courses mentioned in this thread: ME202 ME219 ME230 ME250 ME262 ME269”

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Spring 2018

Fall 2017

Any way to disable UWCourseLinker from posting? 16 points, 26 comments

“posting a reply to my comment I find the bot annoying.”

u/Jackhofmann: “PSYCH 483 PSYCH 484 PSYCH 485 PSYCH 486 PSYCH 490R PSYCH 499A PSYCH 499B PSYCH 499C PSYCH 621 PSYCH 630 PSYCH 677A PSYCH 704A PSYCH 704B PSYCH 707 PSYCH 710 PSYCH 714 PSYCH 717 PSYCH 720A PSYCH 721A …”

u/Jackhofmann: “… MATH 249 MATH 600 MATH 640 MATH 650 MATH 674 MATH 692 MATH 97 ME 100 ME 200A ME 200B ME 201 ME 202 ME 203 ME 212 ME 219 ME 220 ME 230 ME 235 ME 250 ME 262 ME 269 ME 300B ME 322 ME 351 ME 353 ME 360 ME 362 ME 380 ME 400A ME 401 ME 423 ME 435 ME 436 ME 456 ME 459 ME 481 ME 482 ME …”

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Spring 2017

What courses are you taking this fall? 28 points, 129 comments

“With course selection and add/drop happening this week I figured this would be a cool discussion post. …”

u/onepissman: “ME201 - Advanced Calculus (calc 3) ME202 - Statistics for Engineers ME219 - Mechanics of Deformable Solids 1 ME230 - Control of Properties of Materials ME269 - Electromechanical Devices and Power Processing STV202 - Design and Society (I'm hoping to drop this for ECE240 - …”

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Winter 2017

UW made me hate math.. 21 points, 48 comments

“I am a 1B computer science student and I have been having trouble adjusting to the way math at UW is and the way it is taught. …”

u/ehhhk: “A lot of people are generalizing "university math" vs "high school math", but some programs that don't need the abstract understanding of the proofs etc. …”

u/ehhhk: “… When you take ME201,202 and 203, you'll probably notice that the courses are geared more towards solving the problems, less towards understanding the underlying mathematics. The math also becomes a bit more interesting and applied in second year. …”

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Spring 2014

Check it elsewhere for Fall 2026

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