Course Outline (Spring-2024)

Class: BSSS

Course: SS2418 Statistical Inference

Instructor: Mrs Shazia Salam

Class details

Class Timing and

8:30 am- 11:30 am
Room

Session Day(s) Monday

Credit Hours: 3/class hours(per week) | /lab hours(per week)

Course
Mathematics and Statistics
Prerequisites:

Consultation Time Mon, 11:30am to 12:30 pm at 154 campus Faculty Room

Email shazsalam@gmail.com

Contact #

Course Description

This course provides students a perspective on the uses and abuses of statistics, use and importance
of various statistical tools in business decision making. The approach is to combine knowledge with
many examples and students exercises, showing how understanding of methods and their assumptions
lead to useful comprehension of business and economic problems.
 Course Objective

The objective of the course is to familiarize students with the statistical tools used in business
decision making.

Learning Outcomes

At the end of the course the students would be able

 To differentiate among various branches of statistics, understand commonly used terms and
are familiarized with statistical techniques used in business decision making.
 To distinguish between descriptive and inferential statistics
 Have a reasonable knowledge of probability
 Use normal distribution, and other sampling distributions
 Apply techniques of estimation and testing of parametric & non-parametric hypotheses in
real life situation.
 To do solid statistical analysis in many business and economic situations.
 To make them able to use spss for Data analysis.

Teaching and Learning Methodology

Lectures, class discussions, slides, additional materials, assignments. There will be snap quizzes in
the class to evaluate the preparation of the students for each session.

Materials and Supplies

lecture slides, handouts, web links, Calculator, Statistical Software, Supplementary Material

Expected Class Conduct

Discipline and maximum class participation. Students should look like students. All the students are
expected to come prepared for the class in advance by going through the text from the prescribed
book according to the course outline. The emphasis during the session will be on understanding the
theoretical concepts and then relating them to the real world.

Course Plan

Wee Assesment
Chapters Session Topic %
k s

Intro to Definitions of Statistics, Data and its types, Sampling

1 N/A
Statistics Methods

Descriptive statistics, Mean, Median and Mode; Standard

Descriptive
2 Deviation, Chebyshev’s Inequality, Empirical Rule, N/A
Statistics
Coefficient of Variation

Basic concepts of Probability; Counting Techniques; The

3 Probability N/A
Addition, Rule The Multiplication; Conditional Probability

Probability
4 Random variable, Binomial distribution N/A
Distributions

Normal Probability Distributions; The Standard Normal Distribution;

5 Probability Non-Standard Normal distribution; The Central Limit N/A
Distribution Theorem or Sampling Distribution of Sample Means

Theory of Estimation; Point Estimates; Interval Estimates;

Normal
Probability Distributions; The Standard Normal Distribution;
6 Probability N/A
Non-Standard Normal distribution; The Central Limit
Distribution
Theorem or Sampling Distribution of Sample Means

Theory of Estimation; Point Estimates; Interval Estimates;

Estimates and
7 Confidence Intervals; Estimates for population means and N/A
Sample Sizes
variance

8 Mid Term Exam Mid Term Exam N/A

Theory of Estimation; Point Estimates; Interval Estimates;

Estimates and
9 Confidence Intervals; Estimates for population means and N/A
Sample Sizes
variance
 Hypothesis Tests of Hypotheses; Testing claims about population
10 N/A
Testing means, proportions and Standard Deviations

Hypothesis Tests of Hypotheses; Testing claims about population

11 N/A
Testing means, proportions and Standard Deviations

Inferences from Tests of Hypotheses involving two samples Tests of

12 N/A
Two Samples Hypotheses involving two samples

Correlation and Correlation, Regression, Variation and Prediction Intervals,

13 N/A
Regression Multiple Regression

Statistical Control charts for Variation and Means, Control Charts for
14 N/A
Process Control Attributes.

Final
15 Presentation of lab session on SPSS N/A
Report

Text Book

WEISS, NEIL A., “INTRODUCTORY STATISTICS”, 16th. Ed, -,

Reference Books

Introduction to Statistics I & II, Prof. Sher Muhammad Ch., null Edition, Ilmi Kitab Ghar, Lahore,.
1
Elementary Statistics, Mario F Triola, 6th Edition,
2
. HUSSAIN, S. M. AHSAN, “TOOLS OF STATISTICAL ANALYSIS”, 11th. Ed. 2008, KIFAYT ACADAMY,
3
KARACHI, -, null Edition,

WALPOLE, RONALD E., “INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICS”, MACMILLAN PUBLISHING COMPANY, NEW

4 YORK, 3RD. ED, -, null Edition,

JOHNSON, ROBERT R. & SISKIN, BERNARD R., “ELEMENTARY STATISTICS FOR BUSINESS”, DUXBURY
PRESS, BOSTON, -, null Edition,
5
 Course Pre-Requisites

None

Marks Distribution

Total
Total Total Marks For D Grade Learning
Marks Head Marks
Frequency Exempted /Frequency Holder(s) Outcomes
/Head

Quiz 2 0 10 20 Included

Assignment 2 0 7.5 15 Included

Final Paper 1 0 30 30 Included

Mid Term Paper 1 0 30 30 Included

Class Participation 1 0 5 5 Included

Total
100
Marks

Attendance Policy

Prompt arrival and regular attendance are extremely important. For Academic policy refer to student
handbook for policies on late entry, maximum absences allowed, leave application etc.

Students with Physical or Educational Challenges

Students with educational and/or physical challenges are entitled to extra attention and time from
the instructor. Therefore students are advised to notify the course instructor at the beginning of the
course. Special arrangement may also be made on prior request based on specific challenges.

Academic Integrity

This course seeks to empower students for independent learning, resourcefulness, clear thinking, and
perception. All submitted work and activities should be genuine reflections of individual achievement
from which the student should derive personal satisfaction and a sense of accomplishment.
Plagiarism and cheating subvert these goals and will be treated according to the policy stated in the
Student Handbook. The instructor reserves the right to utilize electronic means to help prevent
plagiarism.

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