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Department of Mathematics MTL-108 (Introduction To Statistics)

This document provides information about the Introduction to Statistics course offered in the second semester of 2018-2019, including course content, suggested books, and assessment criteria. The course content covers topics such as probability, random variables, special distributions, sampling distributions, estimation, and hypothesis testing. Students' performance will be evaluated based on two minors exams, two announced quizzes administered by tutorial teachers, and a major exam. No requests for re-quizzes will be allowed for any reason.

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Department of Mathematics MTL-108 (Introduction To Statistics)

This document provides information about the Introduction to Statistics course offered in the second semester of 2018-2019, including course content, suggested books, and assessment criteria. The course content covers topics such as probability, random variables, special distributions, sampling distributions, estimation, and hypothesis testing. Students' performance will be evaluated based on two minors exams, two announced quizzes administered by tutorial teachers, and a major exam. No requests for re-quizzes will be allowed for any reason.

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Department of Mathematics

MTL-108 (Introduction to Statistics)


Second Semester 2018-2019

Course Content

Probability: Definition, axioms, conditional probability, total probability.

Random Variables: Discrete, continuous and mixed random variables, probability mass, probability density
and cumulative distribution functions, mathematical expectation, moment generating function, Chebyshevs
inequality, Weak Law of Large Numbers.

Special Random Variables: binomial, geometric, negative binomial, Poisson, continuous uniform, normal,
lognormal, exponential, gamma, beta, Weibull, etc.

Sampling Distributions: The Central Limit Theorem, sample mean and sample variance for a normal
population, Chi-Square, t and F distributions

Estimation: Unbiasedness, consistency, the method of Moments, method of Maximum Likelihood Estima-
tion, confidence intervals for parameters in one sample and two sample problems of normal populations.

Testing of Hypotheses: Null and alternative hypotheses, the critical and acceptance regions, two types
of error, power of a test, Neyman Pearson lemma, testing the equality of means, testing the equality of
variance.

Simple Linear Regression, least square estimators, standard error, regression through the origin.

Suggested Books

1. Introduction to Probability and Statistics for Engineers and Scientists, S. M. Ross, Elsevier Academic
Press.

2. Introduction to the Theory of Statistics, A. M. Mood, F. A. Graybill, D. C. Boes, McGraw Hill.

3. Applied Statistics and Probability for Engineers, D. C. Montgomery and G. C. Runger, John Wiley.

4. Linear regression analysis, D. C. Montgomery, E. A. Peck, G. G. Vining, Wiley.

5. Probability and Statistics for Engineers and Scientists, R. E. Walpole, R. H. Myers, S. L. Myers, K.
Ye, Pearson Press.

Assessment of Performance

Performance of students in this course will be assessed on the basis of the following:

Minor I 20 Marks
Minor II 20 Marks
Two announced quiz ∗ 20 Marks, by Tutorial teachers
Major exam 40 Marks

∗ No re-quiz request will be entertained for any reason including medical/personal.

Course Co-ordinator: Aparna-MZ-198

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