Syllabus for Advance Diploma in Statistics

2021-22

The overall program is divided into eight papers, with four papers in each Semester.

SEMESTER I

Paper-I Descriptive Statistics I M.Marks: 100

Paper-II Probability and Sampling Distributions M.Marks: 100

Paper-III. Basic Business Statistics M.Marks: 100

Paper-IV Research Methods M.Marks: 100

SEMESTER II

Paper-V Descriptive Statistics II M.Marks: 100

Paper-VI Testing of Hypotheses M.Marks: 100

Paper-VII Times Series Analysis and M.Marks: 100

Design of Experiments

Paper-VIII Research Project (Dissertation) M.Marks: 100

SEMESTER I

Paper - I Descriptive Statistics I (M. Marks: 100)

1 The thrust of the paper is on basic concepts and applications of statistics and not on
mathematical derivations.

2. The paper is divided into two Units.

3. The question paper will have 9 questions carrying equal marks. The candidate will be required
to attempt five questions including the first compulsory question and two questions out of four
questions from each unit, in three hours duration. The compulsory question shall consist of
short answer type questions covering the whole syllabus with no internal choice.

4. The students are allowed to use electronic calculators with four basic Mathematical operations
and up to one memory.

5. The distribution of 100 marks is as follows:

Final Examination: 80 marks

Internal Assessment:20 marks

Objective: The objective of the course is to make the students conversant with various techniques
used in summarization and analysis of data.

UNIT –I

Measurement Scale: Nominal, Ordinal, Interval and Ratio. Concept of Population and Sample.
Primary and Secondary Data. Descriptive and inductive statistics, Collection and tabulation of data,
Diagrammatic representation of frequency data: histogram, frequency polygon, frequency curve, ogives, stem
and leaf plot, pie chart. Measures of Central Tendency: arithmetic mean, median, mode, geometric
mean, harmonic mean, weighted means, quartiles, deciles and percentiles.

UNIT –II

Measures of variation: range, quartile deviation, mean deviation , variance and standard deviation,
Coefficient of Variation. Central and Non-Central Moments. Measures of skewness: Karl Pearson’s,
Bowley’s and Coefficient of skewness based on moments, Box and Whisker Plot. Measure of kurtosis
based on moments.

References :

1. A.M. Goon, M. K. Gupta and : Fundamentals of Statistics Vol. I, World Press Calcutta
B. Dasgupta (2013)

2. W.W. Daniel (2005) : Biostatistics - A foundation for analysis in the Health Sciences, John Wiley
Paper - II Probability and Sampling Distributions (M. Marks: 100)
1. The thrust of the paper is on basic concepts and applications of statistics and not on
mathematical derivations.
2. The paper is divided into two Units.
3. The question paper will have 9 questions carrying equal marks. The candidate will be required
to attempt five questions including the first compulsory question and two questions out of four
questions from each unit, in three hours duration. The compulsory question shall consist of
short answer type questions covering the whole syllabus with no internal choice.
4. The students are allowed to use electronic calculators with four basic Mathematical operations
and up to one memory.
5. The distribution of 100 marks is as follows:

Final Examination: 80 marks

Internal Assessment: 20 marks

Objective: This course will lay the foundation to probability theory of outcomes of real life random
experiments through various Statistical distributions.

UNIT-I

Probability: Random experiments, sample space, events. Mutually exclusive events, exhaustive
events, complementary events, equally likely events, independent and dependent events, exhaustive
events.Classical, statistical (empirical) and axiomatic approaches to probability. Additive and
multiplicative laws of probability, conditional probability, partition of sample space, theorem of total
probability and Bayes' theorem. Discrete and continuous random variables and their probability
functions.Mathematical expectation.

UNIT-II

Theoretical distributions: Bernoulli, Binomial, Poisson, Normal, Uniform Exponential, Gamma

Geometric, Hyper Geometric and their properties and applications. Sampling distributions associated
with normal distribution (Chi-square, t and F). Law of large numbers and central limit theorem
(definitions and applications only).

References :

1. P.L. Meyer (1970), : Introductory Probability and Statistical Applications, Oxford and
IBH Publishers
2. I. Miller, and M. Miller, (2014) : Mathematical Statistics ( 7th edition), Pearson.
3. A.M. Goon, M. K. Gupta and : Fundamental of Statistics Vol. I., World Press Calcutta
B. Dasgupta (2013)
Paper - III Basic Business Statistics (M. Marks: 100)

1. The thrust of the paper is on basic concepts and applications of statistics and not on
mathematical derivations.
2. The paper is divided into two Units.
3. The question paper will have 9 questions carrying equal marks. The candidate will be required
to attempt five questions including the first compulsory question and two questions out of four
questions from each unit in three hours duration. The compulsory question shall consist of
short answer type questions covering the whole syllabus with no internal choice.
4. The students are allowed to use electronic calculators with four basic Mathematical operations
and up to one memory.
5. The distribution of 100 marks is as follows:

Final Examination: 80 marks

Internal Assessment: 20 marks

Objective: The paper introduces the applications of Statistics to maintain quality in Engineering or
industrial set up. The theory of control charts and sampling plans is dealt with.

UNIT-I

Index Numbers: Purpose of the index numbers, problems in the construction of index numbers.
Construction of index numbers: un-weighted and weighted aggregate methods and method of
weighted averages of price relatives. Chain index numbers. Conversion of fixed base to chain base
index numbers and vice versa. Tests for Index numbers. Cost of living index numbers. Splicing and
deflating of index number series
UNIT-II

Statistical Quality Control: Definition of quality. Assignable and chance sources of variation. Control
Limits. Control Charts: construction and uses of X-bar, R, s, p and c-charts. Specification Limits and
Natural Tolerance Limits. Concepts of OC, ASN, AQL in the context of single Sampling Plan and the
concepts of consumer and producer’s risks.
Quality Assurance, ISO 9000 series of standards, Evolution, Models, Applications: Industry & Service
Sector. Statistical Techniques for ISO 9000.
References :

1. A.M. Goon, M. K. Gupta and :Fundamentals of Statistics Vol. I, World Press Calcutta.
B. Dasgupta (2013)

2. John E. Freund and :Modern Business Statistics, Prentice Hall.

Frank, I Williams (1969)

3. S. C. Gupta, and : Fundamental of Applied Statistics, Sultan Chand & Sons, Delhi
V.K. Kapoor (2014)

4. Montgomery, D.C (2001) : Introduction to Statistical Quality Control; Wiley.

Paper - IV Research Methods (M. Marks: 100)

1. The thrust of the paper is on basic concepts and applications of statistics and not on
mathematical derivations.
2. The paper is divided into two units.
3. The question paper will have 9 questions carrying equal marks. The candidate will be required
to attempt five questions including the first compulsory question and at least one out of three
from Unit-I and at least two out of five questions from Unit-II, in three hours duration. The
compulsory question shall consist of short answer type questions covering the whole syllabus
with no internal choice.
4. The students are allowed to use electronic calculators with four basic Mathematical operations
and up to one memory.
5. The distribution of 100 marks is as follows:

Final Examination: 80 marks

Internal Assessment:20 marks

Objective: The objective of this course is to provide an introduction to research and to acquaint the students
about the need & merits of sampling over census and the implementation of various sampling schemes.

UNIT-I

Introduction to Research : meaning of research, types of research, role of research, characteristics of

interest in research. Process of research, report writing and presentation.Use of statistical packages
(Excel, Minitab, SPSS) in research.

UNIT-II

Sampling Techniques: Measurement scales. Population and sample.Sources of data, collection of data.
Basic principles of sample survey. Sampling and non-sampling errors, sample survey versus complete
enumeration. Different stages in a sample survey. Sampling Techniques: simple random sampling
(with and without replacement), stratified random sampling, systematic sampling, multistage
sampling, multiphase sampling. Purposive sampling and quota sampling (no mathematical proofs).

References:
1. A.M. Goon, M. K. Gupta, :Fundamentals of Statistics Vol. I World Press Calcutta
B. Dasgupta (2013).

2 . C.R. Kothari (2009). :Research Methodology: Methods and Techniques, Wiley Eastern Ltd.

3. John E. Freund and Frank, I Williams (1969): Modern Business Statistics, Prentice Hall

4. Hurbet M. Blalock (Jr.) (1979). : Social Statistics

5. Singh, D. and Chaudhary, F.S. : Theory and Analysis of Sample Survey Designs. New Age
(1986) International Publishers

6. P.S.S. Sundar Rao and J.Richard : Introduction to Biostatistics and Research Methods, 4th Edi.,
(2011) PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd.
SEMESTER II

Paper - V Descriptive Statistics II (M. Marks: 100)

1 The thrust of the paper is on basic concepts and applications of statistics and not on
mathematical derivations.

2. The paper is divided into two Units.

3. The question paper will have 9 questions carrying equal marks. The candidate will be required
to attempt five questions including the first compulsory question and two questions out of four
questions from each unit, in three hours duration. The compulsory question shall consist of
short answer type questions covering the whole syllabus with no internal choice.

4. The students are allowed to use electronic calculators with four basic Mathematical operations
and up to one memory.

5. The distribution of 100 marks is as follows:

Final Examination: 80 marks

Internal Assessment:20 marks

Objective: The objective is to introduce methods for relating two or more variables. The students will get
familiar with the need of modeling random responses using independent predictors through linear models in
real life situations. Vital statistics shall cover measures of mortality and fertility .
UNIT-I

Correlation Analysis: Methods of studying simple correlation: scatter diagram, Karl Pearson's co-
efficient of correlation, Spearman's rank correlation, Kendall’s Tau. Multiple and partial correlation,
Correlation ratio and intra-class correlation.
Regression Analysis: Introduction: meaning and purpose of regression. Simple and multiple linear
regression using least square principle. Coefficient of determination.

UNIT-II

Vital Statistics: Rates of vital events. Measurements of mortality: crude death rate, specific death rate,
standardized death rate. Life tables: description and construction of life table, abridged life table.
Measurement of fertility: crude birth rate, general fertility rate, age-specific fertility rate, total fertility
rate. Measurement of population growth: crude rate of natural increase and vital-index, gross net re-
production rate.

References :

1. I. E. Freund and F.J. William(1969): Modern Business Statistics, Prentice Hall

2. A.M. Goon, M. K. Gupta, : Fundamentals of Statistics Vol. I & II, World Press Calcutta
B. Dasgupta (2013)

3. S. C. Gupta, and : Fundamentals of Applied Statistics, Sultan Chand & Sons, Delhi
V.K. Kapoor (2014)
Paper –VI Testing of Hypotheses (M. Marks: 100)

1. The thrust of the paper is on basic concepts and applications of statistics and not on
mathematical derivations.

2. The paper is divided into two Units.

3. The question paper will have 9 questions carrying equal marks. The candidate will be required
to attempt five questions including the first compulsory question and two questions out of four
questions from each unit in three hours duration. The compulsory question shall consist of
short answer type questions covering the whole syllabus with no internal choice.

4. The students are allowed to use electronic calculators with four basic Mathematical operations
and up to one memory.

5. The distribution of 100 marks is as follows:

Final Examination: 80 marks

Internal Assessment:20 marks

Objective: The objective of this course is to apprise the students about various techniques of
hypothesis testing with the assumptions of parametric set up and also non-parametric set up.

UNIT-I

Tests of Significance: Statistical hypotheses. Type-I and Type-II errors, level of significance, tests of
significance for the parameters of the normal distribution (one sample and two samples). Approximate
tests concerning proportion, difference of two proportions. Chi-square tests for goodness of fit and
independence of attributes. Test for the significance of observed correlation coefficient.

UNIT-II

Non-parametric Tests: One-sample tests: Kolmogorov Smirnov goodness of fit test, run tests, sign test,
Wilcoxon's signed-rank test. Two-sample test: Wilcoxon-Mann-Whitney test. Kruskal Wallis one-way
analysis of variance test and Friedman two-way analysis of variance test.

References :

1. A.M. Goon, M. K. Gupta and : Fundamentals of Statistics Vol. I & II, World Press Calcutta
B. Dasgupta (2013)

2. I. Miller and M. Miller (2014) : Mathematical Statistics ( 7th edition), Pearson.

Paper VII. - Times Series Analysis and Design of Experiments (M. Marks: 100)

1. The thrust of the paper is on basic concepts and application of statistics and not on
mathematical derivations.

2. The paper is divided into two units.

3. The question paper will have 9 questions carrying equal marks. The candidate will be required
to attempt five questions including the first compulsory question and two questions out of four
questions from each unit, in three hours duration. The compulsory question shall consist of
short answer type questions covering the whole syllabus with no internal choice.

4. The students are allowed to use electronic calculators with four basic Mathematical operations
and up to one memory.

5. The distribution of 100 marks is as follows:

Final Examination: 80 marks

Internal Assessment: 20 marks

Objective: The objective is to provide an exposure to Time series for predicting future values
based on previously observed values. An orientation of statistics while designing
statistical experiments, particularly in agricultural set up and in pharmaceutical production
processes shall be introduced.

UNIT-I

Time Series Analysis: Meaning of time series. Components of a time series: trend, seasonal variations,
cyclical variations and irregular variations. Additive and multiplicative models of time series.

Measurement of trend: semi-average method and method of curve fitting by least squares: linear,
modified linear and curvilinear curves. Measurement of seasonal variations: method of simple
averages, ratio-to-trend method, ratio-to-moving average method. Deseasonalized data.Use of seasonal
indices in forecasting.

UNIT-II

Design of Experiments. Analysis of variance: one way and two-way classifications. Principles of
design of experiments. Completely randomized design, randomized complete block design and Latin
square design: their layouts, analysis of variance tables and applications.

References: :

1. A.M. Goon, M. K. Gupta, : Fundamentals of Statistics Vol. I, World Press Calcutta

B. Dasgupta (2013)

2. John E. Freund and : Modern Business Statistics, Prentice Hall

Frank, I Williams (1969)
3. S. C. Gupta and : Fundamental of Applied Statistics, Sultan Chand & Sons, Delhi
V.K. Kapoor (2014)
Paper - VIII Research Project (Dissertation) (M. Marks: 100)

1. The thrust of the Dissertation-based paper is to give an opportunity to the students to have a first-
hand experience of data collection, compilation, analysis and report writing.

2. A list of suggested topics etc. for the Projects shall be provided to the students at the time of
enrolment. However, they will be encouraged to undertake Project related to their professional
placement.

3. They will execute the Project under the guidance of a member of the Faculty in
University/College who is Ph.D. and has at least three research papers to his credit.

4. The project has to be submitted as per the date finalised by the USOL in consonance with the
University Admission and Examination schedule.

The distribution of 100 marks is as follows:

Project Report: 50 marks

Viva: 50 marks