SUBJECT: STATISTICS SYLLABUS

CODE: 575 / 09 / S06

DURATION:

AIMS OF THE SUBJECT

To enable, the student to acquire knowledge and skills in Statistics.

TOPICS

A. COLLECTION AND PRESENTATION OF STATISTICAL DATA

B. THEORY OF PROBABILITY
C. SAMPLING
D. REGRESSION
E. TIME SERIES

A. COLLECTION AND PRESENTATION OF STATISTICAL DATA

1. To enable the student to collect and present statistical information.

Students should be able:

1.1 Collect and group statistical data.

1.2 Tabulate statistical data.
1.3 Draw pie charts, histograms, frequency curves and ogive.
1.4 Calculate and interpret percentiles.
1.5 Define dispersion.
1.6 Calculate and interpret.

a) mean
b) standard deviation
c) variance
d) coefficient of variation
e) skewness

B. THEORY OF PROBABILITY

2. To enable the student understand the theory of probability and be able

to solve some problems involving probability.

2.1 LAW OF PROBABILITY

a) To understand, interpret and apply the laws of

probability.

b) Mutually exclusive events

To interpret and solve problems involving mutually

exclusive events.
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c) Independent events

- To interpret and solve some problems involving

independent events.

d) Bayes law

- To interpret and apply Bayes Theorems to solve

probability problems.

2.2 Expectation and variance

2.3 a) Binomial distribution: student should be able

(i) To interpret and use the binomial formula.

(ii) Solve problems involving Binomial
probabilities.
(iii) State the conditions under which a binomial
distribution can be applied.

b) Normal distribution: student should be able to:

(i) Interpret the normal distribution.

(ii) State the conditions under which a normal
distribution would apply.
(iii) Solve problems involved Normal distribution
probabilities using charts.

c) Poisson Distribution

To enable student to:

(i) interpret the Poisson distribution

(ii) state the conditions under which a poisson
distribution would apply.
(iii) Solve some problems involving a Poisson
distribution probability.

d) Probability distribution of continuous variable

- Probability density functions

- This part will not be examined.

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C. SAMPLING

3. To enable the students to understand some sampling techniques and be

able to calculate some sample parameters. Student should be able to.

3.1 Outline sampling methods

3.2 Interpret and use the central limit theorem.
3.3 Estimate the population mean from sample mean.
3.4 Determine confidence limits for population proportion from
means of large samples.
3.5 Use the results E(x) =  and Var =  2 /n
3.6 Determine the unbiased population variance from a sample
 x 2  ( x ) 2
n 1
3.7 Hypothesis Testing

a) Outline the objectives of hypothesis testing.

b) Interpret and be able to perform a hypothesis test.

c) Explain the null and alternative tests.

d) Interpret and solve problems involving one tailed and

two-tailed tests.

e) Test significance of sample means.

f) Define and calculate standard errors.

D. REGRESSION AN CORRELATION

4. Student should be able to:

4.1 Plot points on a scatter graph.

4.2 Determine equations of simple regression lines.

4.3 Calculate:

a) Coefficient of correlation

b) Coefficient of determination
and explain their relevance.

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E. TIME SERIES

5. Student should be able to:

5.1 Understand the nature of a time series.

5.2 Outline the factors affecting a time series.

5.3 Decompose a time series by use of moving average and

calculate seasonal variation index.

5.4 Deseasonalisation

5.5 Index Numbers.

a) Interpret the practical application of index numbers.

b) Calculate simple aggregative index numbers.

c) To compute.

(i) Laspeyre`s index numbers.

(ii) Paasche`s index numbers

(iii) Fisher’s ideal index number.

* Other methods / index numbers may be mentioned but

will not be examined.

REFERENCE:

1. Statistics: by W M Harper 6th Edition

2. Engineering Mathematics by A C Bajpai, L R Mustoe 1974 Edition.

3. Probability, Statistics and Operational Research by J C Turner.

4. Technician Mathematics, by J O Bird and A J C May Volume 3, 4 and 5 2nd

editions.

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