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UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA

FACULTY OF COMPUTER AND MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES
COURSE INFORMATION

Code : STA108
Course : Statistics and Probability
Level : Diploma
Credit Unit : 3

GROUP PROJECT GUIDELINES

EFFECTIVE DATE: SEPTEMBER 2017

OBJECTIVES

1. To expose students to the application of statistical knowledge and tools toward secondary
data in group project 1.

2. To generate critical thinking using probability concepts and rules toward experiment in
group project 2.

3. To ensure that students gain good teamwork experience in doing both group projects.

OUTCOMES

At the end of the project, students should be able to

1. Explain and analyze the actual data using appropriate statistical tools via Minitab software.

2. Relate the probability concepts and rules based on the given experiment.

3. Produce two quality project reports.

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SUGGESTED GUIDELINES

GENERAL GUIDELINES

1. Students are required to form a group with 3 – 4 members. (the number of members per
group depends on the number of students in the class and the number of classes)

2. Cover page should include UiTM logo, report title, students’ name, students’ identification
number and registered group name.

3. Acknowledgement (if any).

4. Report formatting as follows.

Font (size) : Arial (11)

Spacing : 1.5
Number of pages : Minimum 8 pages (Group Project 1)
Minimum 5 pages (Group Project 2)

5. Students are required to submit the hardcopy and softcopy (burn in CD).

SPECIFIC GUIDELINES

GROUP PROJECT I (10%)

1. Students are allowed to use secondary data in any science area. There is no restriction on
the size of the sample.

2. Student must use their knowledge and statistical skill gathered from Topic 1 to Topic 3, to
analyze data collected using Minitab.

3. Students must attach the Minitab output in the written report as an Appendix.

4. Findings and discussion are based on the Minitab output.

5. Standard Table of Content (Appendix 1).

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GROUP PROJECT II (10%)

1. Students are required to apply the probability concepts and rules towards the experiment,
which will be given by their lecturer.

2. Students must use their knowledge and thinking skills gathered from Topic 4 and Topic 5
in order to conduct the experiment include the following elements.

I. Use two (2) basic concepts

II. Use two (2) probability rules
III. Use one (1) diagram
IV. Calculate one (1) probability value
V. Calculate mean, E(X)
VI. Calculate variance, V(X)
VII. Use one (1) property of E(X)
VIII. Use one (1) property of V(X)

3. Standard Table of Content (Appendix 2).

Example:
Experiment
- A bag contains of eight balls which two balls are drawn one by one without replacement.

Suggested solution:

Students need to have creative thinking by allocating eight balls into two different colors; 3 red
and 5 blue, for example. Then, students may use tree diagram, for example to get the
probability distribution function of X or Y.

1st drawn 2nd drawn Outcomes

2/7 R RR
R 5/7
3/8 B RB
5/8 3/7 R BR
B 4/7
B BB
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Case 1: If X represents red ball(s)

X 0 1 2

P(X= x) 5/14 15/28 3/28

Case 2: If Y represents blue ball(s)

Y 0 1 2

P(Y= y) 3/28 15/28 5/14

Then, students have to use the knowledge gathered from Topic 4 and Topic 5.

Students may calculate the probability of at least the researcher will get at least one red ball.

Then, students also may calculate the expected value of X, E(X) or expected value of Y, E(Y),
and the variance of X, V(X) or variance of Y, V(Y).

From the answer obtained, students may use the properties of expected value and variance to
relate the value and the suitable properties.

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Appendix 1

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

1.1 Background of Study

1.2 Objective(s) of Study
1.3 Significance of Study
1.4 Limitation of Study

CHAPTER 2: METHODOLOGY

2.1 Data Description

2.2 Graphical Technique
2.3 Numerical Technique

CHAPTER 3: RESULTS AND INTERPRETATION

3.1 Data Presentation

3.2 Descriptive Statistics Analysis
3.3 Correlation and Regression Analysis

CHAPTER 4: CONCLUSION

4.1 Report Summary

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Appendix2

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

1.1 Background of Experiment

1.2 Objective(s)

CHAPTER 2: METHODOLOGY

2.1 Suggestion of Probability Concepts and Rules

CHAPTER 3: RESULTS

3.1 Related Answer Based On the Methodology Used in Chapter 2

3.2 Justification (if any)

CHAPTER 4: CONCLUSION

4.1 Summary

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