Adama Science and Technology University

1 School: Applied Natural Science Department: Applied Mathematics

2 Course Category Basic Course
Course Name Basic Statistics for Applied Science
Course Code: Math1106
3 Synopsis: This course is designed to provide the students some basic understanding about
different statistical methods that are typically used in field of applied sciences.
Students will use the acquired knowledge to solve and analyze data for problems to
be encountered in sciences or any career.
The course covers, History of statistics, Meaning of statistics; Methods of data
collection; Methods of data presentation; Measures of location; Measures of
variation; Moments, skewness and kurtosis; terminologies in probability; Counting
Techniques; definition of Probability (approaches to probability); Probability
distributions; Sampling and Sampling Distribution of the mean and proportion;
Elementary description of the tools of statistical inference: Basic concepts;
Estimation: (Point and Interval) for the population mean and proportion;
Hypothesis testing on the population mean and proportion; Simple linear
regression and correlation analysis.
4 Name(s) of 1. Mr. Desta Nigusu (Phone No.:0912120384, Block 520, Office Number 08,
Academic Staff: Email:desta.niguusu@astu.edu.et )
2. Mr. Bacha Edosa: Edosa: (Phone No.: 0913831603 Email:
Email:bachaedosa@yahoo.com Block: 520 Office Number: 16 )
3. Mr. Meseret Taddesse (Phone No.: 0968474178
Email:meseret.taddese@astu.edu.et Block 520, Office Number-13)
4. Ms. Hanna Tefera (Phone No.:0911806527 Block 105, Office Number-7
Email:hanna.dibaba@astu.edu.et)
5. Mr. Haftu Legesse (Phone No.: _____Block___ Office Number__
Email:haftu.legesse@gmail.com)
5 Semester and Semester: II Year: 1
Year offered:
6 Credit Hour: 3 (3 Lecture and 2 Tutorial)
7 Prerequisite/ Co- None

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8 Course Learning Outcome ( CLO): At the end of the course the student will be able to do:

CLO-1 have a broad knowledge of the basic understanding of statistical techniques

demonstrated through principles of data collection, descriptive statistics, linear regression,
correlation, computation and data analysis
CLO-2 Ability to identify different techniques of sampling and understand the methods of data
collection, organization, presentation, analysis and interpretation
CLO-3 the skill to differentiate among common types of data, and summarize and display them
appropriately
CLO-4 Knowledge of some desirable properties of averages and measures of variation
CLO-5 have basic skills in exploratory data analysis and problem solving.
9 Mapping of the course Learning Outcomes to the program Learning Outcomes, Teaching Methods and
Assessment:=
Program Learning Outcomes (PO)
Learning

Assessment
Outcomes (CLO)

Teaching

Test

Assignment
Methods

Lab-report
Project
Course

L T P O
PO-10
PO-1
PO-2
PO-3
PO-4
PO-5
PO-6
PO-7
PO-8

PO-9

Quiz
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CLO-2 √ √
CLO-3 √ √ √
CLO-4 √ √ √ √
CLO-5 √ √ √ √ √
Indicate the relevancy between the CLO and PO by ticking “√”on the appropriate relevant box
10 Transferable Skills (if applicable)
(Skills learned in the course of study which can be useful and utilized in other settings)
1 Computational Skill and problem solving skill
2 Research: Students will have a basic knowledge how to do their research
3 Using different statistical software like SPSS Software

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11 Distribution of Student Learning Time (SLT)
Teaching and Learning Activities Tota
CLO Guided learning Guided Independent l
Course Content Outline (F2F) Learning Learning (SL
(NF2F) (NF2F) T)

L T P O
Chapter 1:Introduction CLO-2 2 1 3
1.1 History, definition and 0.5
classification of statistics

1.2 Stages in statistical 1 1

investigation
1.3 Scales of measurement 0.5
Chapter 2:Methods of data CLO-2 3 2 4 9
collection and presentation
2.1Methods of data collection 1 1 2
2.2Methods of data presentation 2 1 2
Chapter 3: CLO-4 3 2 2 7
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Important characteristics of 1 1 1
measures of central tendency
3.3 Types of measures of 2 1 1
central tendency
Chapter 4:Measure of variation CLO-2 4 4 2 10
4.1 Introduction 1
4.2 Types of measures of 1 2 1
variation
4.3 Skewness and Kurtosis 2 2 1
Chapter 5:Elementary CLO-2 5 6 7 18
Probability
5.1Definition and some 1 1

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concepts
5.2 Approaches in probability 2 2 2
definition
5.3 Some probability rules 1 2 2
5.4 Conditional probability and 1 2 2
independence
Chapter6: RandomVariables CLO-5 12 6 5 5 28
and Probability Distributions.
6.1 Random variable: definition 1
and distribution function
6.2 Discrete random variables 2 1 1 1
6.3 Continuous random 2 1 1 1
variables
6.4 Expected Value and 2 1 1 1
Variance of Random Variable
6.5 Common Discrete 2 1 1 1
Distributions and their
3 2 1 1
6.6 Common Continuous
Distributions and their
Properties
Chapter7:Samplingand CLO-1 5 2 3 10
Sampling Distributions
7.1 The concept of sampling 1 1
7.2 Sampling technique 1 1 1
7.3 Sampling and Sampling 3 1 1
distribution of the mean
Chapter8:Estimation and CLO-2 5 2 4 11
Hypothesis Testing
8.1 Basic concepts 1
2 1 2
8.2 Statistical estimation

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8.3 Hypothesis testing
Chapter 9:Regression and CLO-1 3 2 3 8
Correlation
9.1 Simple linear regression 2 1 1
analysis
9.2 Correlation analysis 1 1 2
Total 42 32 5 35 114

No Continuous Assessment Percentage

1 Assignment 1 (chapter 2 ) 10%
2 Test (chapter 3 & 4 ) 20%
3 Quiz 1(Chapter 1) 5%
4 Quiz 2 (Chapter 6) 5%
Assignment 2 (chapter 9) 10%
5 Final Exam(chapter 1-9 ) 50%
Total 100%

Text book and 1 Bluman, A.G. (2018). Elementary Statistics: A Step by Step Approach (2nd
reference: edition).Wm. C. Brown Communications, Inc.
(note: ensure the  References:
latest edition
/publication) 2 David, S.M., McCabe, P. and Craig, B. (2008). Introduction to the Practice
of Statistics (6th edition). W.H. Freeman
3 Eshetu W. (2000). Introduction to Statistics. Addis Ababa University Press.
4 Freund, J.E and Simon, G.A. (1998). Modern Elementary Statistics (9th
Edition).
5 Gupta, C.B. and Gupta, V. (2004). An Introduction to Statistical Methods.
Vikas Publishing House, Pvt. Ltd, India.