ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY Introduction to Statistics (Stat 2161)

DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS
Course Outline
1. Introduction 5.4 Approaches in probability definition
1.1 Definitions and classification of statistics 5.5 Some probability rules
1.2 Stages in statistical investigation 5.6 Conditional probability and independence
1.3 Definition of some terms 6. Probability distributions
1.4 Applications, uses and limitations of statistics 6.1 Definition of random variables and
1.5 Scales of measurement probability distributions
2. Methods of data collection and presentation 6.2 Expectation: mean and variance of a random
2.1 Methods of data collection variable
2.1.1 Sources of data 6.3 Common discrete probability distributions:
2.1.2 Types of data binomial and Poisson
2.2 Methods of data presentation 6.4 Common continuous probability distributions:
2.2.1 Introduction normal, exponential
2.2.2 Frequency distributions 7. Sampling and sampling distribution of a
2.2.3 Diagrammatic presentation of data statistic
2.2.4 Graphical presentation of data 7.1 Basic concepts
3. Measures of Central Tendency 7.2 Reasons for sampling
3.1 Introduction 7.3 Types of sampling techniques
3.2 Objectives of measuring central tendency 7.3.1 Non-probability sampling
3.3 The summation notation 7.3.2 Probability sampling
3.4 Important characteristics of measures of 7.4 Sampling distribution of the sample mean
central tendency 7.5 Sampling distribution of the sample
3.5 Types of measures of central tendency proportion
3.5.1 Mean, mode, median 7.6 The central limit theorem
3.5.2 Quantiles 8. One-sample inference
4. Measures of Variation 8.1 Introduction
4.1 Introduction 8.2 Point and interval estimation of the mean
4.2 Objectives of measuring variation 8.3 Point and interval estimation of the proportion
4.3 Absolute and relative measures 8.4 Sample size determination
4.4 Types of measures of variation 8.5 Hypothesis testing about the mean
4.4.1 Range, relative range 8.6 Hypothesis testing about the proportion
4.4.2 Variance, standard deviation, 8.7 Tests of association
coefficient of variation 9. Simple Linear Regressions and Correlation
4.5 Standard scores 9.1 Introduction
5. Elementary probability 9.2 Fitting simple linear regression
5.1 Introduction 9.3 The covariance and the correlation coefficient
5.2 Definitions and some concepts 9.4 The rank correlation coefficient
5.3 Counting rules
Suggested textbook
 Bluman, A.G. (1995). Elementary Statistics: A Step by Step Approach (2nd Ed.). Wm. C.
Brown Communications, Inc.
Teaching and learning methods: Lectures, tutorials, discussions and assignments
Modes of Assessment: Tests and/or assignments 50%, Final Examination 50%