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    Haramaya University

    College of Computing and Informatics


    Department of Statistics

    Course title: Introduction to Statistics for Animal Science


    Course code: Stat 212
    Credit hours: 3
    Instructor: Alemi N.

    1. Introduction
    1.1. Definition and classification of statistics
    1.2. Stages in statistical investigation
    1.3. Definition of some basic terms
    1.4. Application, uses and limitation
    1.5. Types of variables and measurement scales
    2. Methods of Data Collection and Presentation
    2.1. Methods of data collection
     Sources of data
     Methods of collection
    2.2. Methods of data presentation
     Frequency distributions
     Diagrammatic presentation of data: bar charts, pie charts
     Graphical presentation of data: histogram, and frequency polygon
    3. Measures of Central Tendency
    3.1. Objectives of measures of central tendency
    3.2. Important characteristics of a good average
    3.3. Mean
     Arithmetic mean
     Geometric mean
     Harmonic mean
    3.4. Median
    3.5. Mode
    4. Measures of Dispersion
    4.1. Objective of measures of dispersion
    4.2. Measures of dispersion
     Range
     Variance, standard deviation
     Coefficient of variation
    5. Elementary Probability
    5.1. Introduction, definition and some concepts
    5.2. Random experiments
    5.3. Counting rules: addition, multiplication rules, permutation and combination
    5.4. Definitions of probability
    5.5. Some rules of probability

    1
    6. Probability Distribution
    6.1. Definition of random variables
    6.2. Discrete, continuous and probability distribution
    6.3. Introduction to expectation: mean and variance of random variable
    6.4. Common discrete distribution: Binomial and Poisson
    6.5. Common continuous distribution: Normal
    7. Estimation and Hypothesis Testing
    7.1. Introduction
     Pont estimation and Interval estimation
    7.2. Hypothesis Testing
     Important concepts in testing statistical hypothesis
     Steps in testing a hypothesis
     Hypothesis testing about the population mean
    8. Simple Linear Regression and Correlation
    8.1. Introduction: regression and correlation
    8.2. Simple linear regression
    8.3. Correlation coefficient

    Textbook
    Bluman, A.G. (2018). Elementary statistics: A step by step Approach (10 th edition), Mcgraw- Hill Education

    References
    1. S. Jaggia and A. Kelly(2020), Business Statistics: communicating with numbers, 2 nd ed., McGraw-Hill
    Education , 2 penn plaza, New York, NY 10121
    2. Coolidge, F.L. (2006). Statistics: A Gentle Introduction (2 nd edition).
    3. David, S.M., McCabe, P. and Craig, B. (2008). Introduction to the practice of statistics (6 th edition).W.H.
    Freeman.
    4. Eshetu Wenkecho (2000). Introduction to statistics. Addis Ababa university press.
    5. Gupta, C.B. and Gupta, v. (2004). An introduction to statistical methods. Vikas publishing House, Pvt. Ltd,
    India.

    Teaching and Learning Methods


    Lectures, tutorials, discussion, demonstration and assignments.

    Mode of Assessment
    Class Assessment 50%
    Final examination 50%
    Total 100%

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