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MTE 201Experimental Measurement and Statistical Analysis

Units
0.50
Faculty
Engineering
Subject
Mechatronics 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.

Measurement errors, calculations with unknown quantities, and error propagation. Sensitivity analysis. Techniques of sampling and statistical estimation. Introduction to sensors and data acquisition tools. Frequency distributions. Probability. Binomial, Poisson, normal distributions. Tests of hypotheses. Significance. The t-test and chi-squared test. Curve fitting by least squares. Correlation and regression. Design of experiments.

Prerequisites

  • Complete all of the following

Antirequisites

  • Complete all of the following
    • Not completed nor concurrently enrolled in any of the following:
      • CIVE224 - Probability and Statistics (0.50)
      • ECON221 - Statistics for Economists (0.50)
      • LS280 - Social Statistics (0.50)
      • ME202 - Statistics for Engineers (0.50)
      • PSCI314 - Quantitative Analysis (0.50)
      • PSYCH291 - Basic Research Methods (0.50)
      • PSYCH292 - Basic Data Analysis (0.50)
      • REC371 - Quantitative Data Analysis and Mobilization (0.50)
      • SOC280 - Social Statistics (0.50)
      • STAT202 - Introductory Statistics for Scientists (0.50)
      • STAT206 - Statistics for Software Engineering (0.50)
      • STAT211 - Introductory Statistics and Sampling for Accounting (0.50)
      • STAT220 - Probability (Non-Specialist Level) (0.50)
      • STAT221 - Statistics (Non-Specialist Level) (0.50)
      • STAT231 - Statistics (0.50)
      • STAT241 - Statistics (Advanced Level) (0.50)
      • SYDE212 - Probability, Statistics, and Data Science (0.50)
    • Not completed any of the following:
      • MSCI252

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 0014821113 / 125MWF 14:30–15:20
LAB 201524229 / 31Online or by arrangement
LAB 202524328 / 31Online or by arrangement
LAB 203524428 / 31Online or by arrangement
LAB 204524528 / 32Online or by arrangement
TUT 1014822113 / 125M 09:30–10:20

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 00144720 / 120MWF 14:30–15:20
LEC 7011813101 / 9999Online or by arrangement
LAB 10144730 / 30Online or by arrangement
LAB 10244740 / 30Online or by arrangement
LAB 10344750 / 30Online or by arrangement
LAB 10449810 / 30Online or by arrangement
TUT 20144760 / 120F 15:30–16:20

Reviewed on UW Flow

58% liked it78% easy73% useful

From 103 ratings and 16 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.

  • It was Professor Hongxia Yang's first time ever teaching a course but she was very receptive to feedback, which made the course a breeze! It wasn't always the most interesting content though, but that is because it is stats.

    Sep 2026 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this

  • Class is pretty boring. Problem sets helped prepare a lot and professor was really nice

    Jun 2026 · didn’t like itOn UW FlowRemove this

  • The practice problems given in class covered everything that's on the exams, but the exam grading scheme made it hard to get any marks for a question if you made a small mistake at the beginning. Hongxia Yang seemed like she was genuinely trying, but I think she needed to engage with students more to be an effective lecturer, because lectures were unengaging and the only reason people attended was because they were sandwiched between two other courses. I also think stats as a field is fake math, but that's not really a reflection on this course.

    Nov 2025 · didn’t like itOn UW FlowRemove this

  • Formula Monkey course, the stats course project is pretty fun though if you decide to run with a good idea!

    Nov 2025 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this

  • hongxia yang is goated

    Sep 2025 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this

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