DATA ANALYTICS

Programme Structure

Course Course Title Lecture Tutorial Practical Total

Code (L) Hours (T) Hours (P) Credits
Per Week Per Week Hours
Per
Week
MTH2151 Optimization Techniques 3 - - 3
MTH2251 Statistics 3 - - 3
MTH2351 Data Mining 3 - - 3
MTH2451 Database Management System 3 - - 3
MTH2551 Introduction to Financial 3 - - 3
Modelling
MTH2651 Statistical Quality Control 3 - - 3
TOTAL 18
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Syllabus - Semester First

OPTIMIZATION TECHNIQUES
Course Code: MTH2151 Credit Units: 03

Course Objective:
The problems in optimization are the most common applications of mathematics. The main aim of this
course is to present different methods of solving optimization problems in the areas of linear
programming.

Course Contents:
Module I: Introduction to OR
Historical Development of OR, OR models and Advantages, Methodology of OR, Advantages of OR,
Features of OR solution, Applications and Scope of OR

Module II: Linear Programming Problems (LPP)

Definition of LPP, General Structure of Linear Programming, Formulation of LPP, Advantages and
Limitations of Linear Programming, Graphical Solutions of Linear Programming Problems. Simplex
Method, Degeneracy, Duality.

Module III: Transportation Problems

Introduction to Transportation Model, Degeneracy in TP, Solution Techniques of TP, Different Methods
for Obtaining Initial Basic Feasible Solutions viz. Matrix Minima Method, Row Minima Method, Column
Minima Methods, Vogel’s Approximation Method, Techniques for Obtaining Optimal Basic Feasible
Solution – Stepping Stone and MODI Method. Assignment Problems: Definition, Types of Assignment
Problems, Hungarian Method for AP.

Module IV: Game Theory

Concept of Game problem. Rectangular games. Pure strategy and Mixed strategy. Saddle point and its
existence. Optimal strategy and value of the game. Algebraic method, Graphical method and Dominance
method of solving Rectangular games. Inter-relation between the theory of Games and L.P.P

Examination Scheme:
Components A CT S/V/Q HA EE
Weightage (%) 5 10 8 7 70
CT: Class Test, HA: Home Assignment, S/V/Q: Seminar/Viva/Quiz, EE: End Semester Examination; Att:
Attendance

References:
 Operations Research, S D Sharma, KNRN Publication
 Operations Research, P.K. Gupta and D. S. Hira, Sultan Chand Ltd.
 Introduction to Operations Research, Hamdy A Taha, PHI Limited, New Delhi.
 Operations Research, J K Sharma, Macmillan Publication
 Syllabus - Semester Second
STATISTICS
Course Code: MTH2251 Credit Units: 03

Course Objective:
Statistics plays an important role in data analytics. The main aim of this course is to help the students to
read, classify and then interpret the data given to them and draw conclusions.

Module I: Data and Representation

Introduction to Statistics, Collection of data, classification and tabulation of data, Types of data: Primary
data, Secondary data, Presentation of data Diagrammatic and Graphical Representation: Histogram,
frequency curve, frequency polygon, Ogive curves, stem and leaf chart.

Module II: Measures of Central Tendency and Dispersion

Arithmetic Mean (A.M.) Definition, Mode, Median, Partition Values : Quartiles, Deciles and Percentiles,
Box Plot, Percentile ranks. Means of transformed data, Geometric Mean (G.M.) Definition, Harmonic
Mean (H.M.), Weighted Mean : Weighted A.M., G.M. and H.M.
Range, Mean deviation Mean square deviation, Variance and Standard Deviation, Combined variance
(derivation for 2 groups), Combined standard deviation.

Module III: Correlation and Regression

Bivariate normal distribution, types, importance, methods of measuring correlation-scatter diagram, Karl
Pearson’s Coefficient of Correlation and Spearman’s rank Correlation. Regression lines, Difference
between regression and correlation, uses of Regression.

Module IV : Sampling theory and tests of significance

Methods of sampling (Description only): Simple random sampling with and without replacement
(SRSWR and SRWOR) stratified random sampling, systematic sampling.
Tests of significance – z, t, chi-square and F.

Examination Scheme:
Components CD CT1 SA A EE
Weightage 5 10 10 5 70
CD= Class Discussion, CT 1= Class Test, SA= Short Assignments, A= Attendance. EE= External
Examination

References:
 Mood, A. M., Graybill, F. A. And Boes, D.C. : Introduction to the Theory of Statistics, McGraw
Hill.
 Biswas and Srivastava – A textbook, mathematical Statistics, Ist Edition, Narosa Publishing House,
New Delhi.
 Gupta, S.C. and V. K. Kapoor – Mathemathical Statistics, Sultan Chand and sons.
 Hogg,R.V. and Craig, A.T: Introduction to Mathematical Statistics, McMillan.
 S. C. Gupta – Fundamentals of Statistics, Himalaya Publishing House.
 Syllabus - Semester Third
DATA MINING
Course Code: MTH2351 Credit Units: 03

Module 1: DATA WAREHOUSING

Data warehousing Components –Building a Data warehouse –- Mapping the Data Warehouse to a
Multiprocessor Architecture – DBMS Schemas for Decision Support – Data Extraction, Cleanup, and
Transformation Tools –Metadata.

Module 2: BUSINESS ANALYSIS

Reporting and Query tools and Applications – Tool Categories – The Need for Applications – Cognos
Impromptu – Online Analytical Processing (OLAP) – Need – Multidimensional Data Model – OLAP
Guidelines – Multidimensional versus Multirelational OLAP – Categories of Tools – OLAP Tools and
the Internet.

Module 3 : DATA MINING , CLUSTERING AND APPLICATIONS AND TRENDS IN DATA

MINING
Introduction – Data – Types of Data – Data Mining Functionalities – Interestingness of Patterns –
Classification of Data Mining Systems – Data Mining Task Primitives – Integration of a Data Mining
System with a Data Warehouse – Issues –Data Preprocessing, Cluster Analysis - Types of Data –
Categorization of Major Clustering Methods – Kmeans – Partitioning Methods – Hierarchical Methods -
Density-Based Methods –Grid Based Methods – Model-Based Clustering Methods – Clustering High
Dimensional Data - Constraint – Based Cluster Analysis – Outlier Analysis – Data Mining Applications.

Module 4 : ASSOCIATION RULE MINING AND CLASSIFICATION

Mining Frequent Patterns, Associations and Correlations – Mining Methods – Mining Various Kinds of
Association Rules – Correlation Analysis – Constraint Based Association Mining – Classification and
Prediction - Basic Concepts - Decision Tree Induction - Bayesian Classification – Rule Based
Classification – Classification by Backpropagation – Support Vector Machines – Associative
Classification – Lazy
Learners – Other Classification Methods – Prediction

Examination Scheme:

Components A CT S/V/Q HA EE
Weightage (%) 5 10 8 7 70

CT: Class Test, HA: Home Assignment, S/V/Q: Seminar/Viva/Quiz, EE: End Semester Examination; Att:
Attendance

TEXT BOOKS:
1. Alex Berson and Stephen J. Smith, “ Data Warehousing, Data Mining & OLAP”, Tata
McGraw – Hill Edition, Tenth Reprint 2007.
2. Jiawei Han and Micheline Kamber, “Data Mining Concepts and Techniques”, Second Edition,
Elsevier, 2007.
REFERENCES:

1. Pang-Ning Tan, Michael Steinbach and Vipin Kumar, “ Introduction To Data Mining”, Person
Education, 2007.
2. K.P. Soman, Shyam Diwakar and V. Ajay “, Insight into Data mining Theory and Practice”, Easter
Economy Edition, Prentice Hall of India, 2006.
3. G. K. Gupta, “ Introduction to Data Mining with Case Studies”, Easter Economy Edition, Prentice Hall
of India, 2006.
4. Daniel T.Larose, “Data Mining Methods and Models”, Wile-Interscience, 2006.
 Syllabus - Semester Fourth

DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

Course Code: MTH2451 Credit Units: 03

Module-I
INTRODUCTION: Introduction; An example; Characteristics of Database approach; Actors on the
screen; Workers behind the scene; Advantages of using DBMS approach; A brief history of database
applications; when not to use a DBMS. Data models, schemas and instances; Three-schema architecture
and data independence; Database languages and interfaces; The database system environment;
Centralized and client-server architectures; Classification of Database Management systems.

Module-II
ENTITY-RELATIONSHIP MODEL: Using High-Level Conceptual Data Models for Database
Design; An Example Database Application; Entity Types, Entity Sets, Attributes and Keys; Relationship
types, Relationship Sets, Roles and Structural Constraints; Weak Entity Types; Refining the ER Design;
ER Diagrams, Naming Conventions and Design Issues; Relationship types of degree higher than two.

Module-III
RELATIONAL MODEL AND RELATIONAL ALGEBRA: Relational Model Concepts; Relational
Model Constraints and Relational Database Schemas; Update Operations, Transactions and dealing with
constraint violations; Unary Relational Operations: SELECT and PROJECT; Relational Algebra
Operations from Set Theory; Binary Relational Operations : JOIN and DIVISION; Additional Relational
Operations; Examples of Queries in Relational Algebra; Relational Database Design Using ER- to-
Relational Mapping.

Module-IV
TRANSACTION MANAGEMENT: The ACID Properties; Transactions and Schedules; Concurrent
Execution of Transactions; Lock - Based Concurrency Control; Performance of locking; Transaction
support in SQL; Introduction to crash recovery; 2PL, Serializability and Recoverability; Lock
Management; Introduction to ARIES; The log; Other recovery-related structures; The write-ahead log
protocol; Checkpointing; Recovering from a System Crash; Media Recovery; Other approaches and
interaction with concurrency control.

Examination Scheme:
Components A CT S/V/Q HA EE
Weightage (%) 5 10 8 7 70
CT: Class Test, HA: Home Assignment, S/V/Q: Seminar/Viva/Quiz, EE: End Semester Examination; Att:
Attendance
TEXT BOOKS:
1. Fundamentals of Database Systems – Elmasri and Navathe, 5th Edition, Addison-Wesley, 2007
2. Database Management Systems – Raghu Ramakrishnan and Johannes Gehrke – 3rd Edition,
McGraw-Hill, 2003.
REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. Data Base System Concepts – Silberschatz, Korth and Sudharshan, 5th Edition, Mc-GrawHill,
2006.
2. An Introduction to Database Systems – C.J. Date, A. Kannan, S. Swamynatham, 8th Edition,
Pearson Education, 2006.
 Syllabus - Semester Fifth

INTRODUCTION TO FINANCIAL MODELLING

Course Code: MTH2551 Credit Units: 03

Prerequisites: Introduction to Probability Theory

Basic notions %G–%@ Cash flow, present value of a cash flow, securities, fixed income securities, types
of markets.

Forward and futures contracts, options, properties of stock option prices, trading strategies involving
options, option pricing using Binomial trees, Black %G–%@ Scholes model, Black %G–%@ Scholes
formula, Risk-Neutral measure, Delta %G–%@ hedging, options on stock indices, currency options.

Examination Scheme:

Components A CT S/V/Q HA EE
Weightage (%) 5 10 8 7 70
CT: Class Test, HA: Home Assignment, S/V/Q: Seminar/Viva/Quiz, EE: End Semester Examination; Att:
Attendance

Texts / References

 D.G. Luenberger, Investment Science, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1998.

 J.C. Hull, Options, Futures and Other Derivatives, 4th ed., Prentice-Hall, New York, 2000.

 J.C. Cox and M. Rubinstein, Options Market, Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice Hall, 1985.

 C.P Jones, Investments, Analysis and Measurement, 5th ed., John Wiley and Sons, New York,
1996.
 Syllabus - Semester Sixth

STATISTICAL QUALITY CONTROL

Course Code: MTH2651 Credit Units: 03

Total quality control in an industry. Quality planning, quality conformance, quality ad-herence. Quality
assurance and quality management functions.

Control charts and allied techniques. Concept of quality and meaning of control. Concept of inevitability
of variation-chance and assign-able causes. Pattern of variation. Principles of rational sub-grouping.

Different types of control charts. Concept of process capability and its comparison with design
specifications, CUSUM charts.

Acceptance sampling. Sampling inspection versus 100 percent inspection. Basic concepts of attributes
and variables inspection. OC curve, Single, double, multiple and sequential sampling plans, Management
and organisation of quality control.

Examination Scheme:

Components A CT S/V/Q HA EE
Weightage (%) 5 10 8 7 70
CT: Class Test, HA: Home Assignment, S/V/Q: Seminar/Viva/Quiz, EE: End Semester Examination; Att:
Attendance

Texts / References :

 A.J. Duncan, Quality Control and Industrial Statistics, 5th ed., Richard D. Irwin, 1986.

 E.L. Grant and R. Levenworth, Statistical Quality Control, 6th ed., McGraw-Hill, 1988.

 J.M. Juran and F. M. Grayna, Quality Planning and Analysis, Tata McGraw-Hill, 1970.

 D.C. Montgomery, Introduction to Statistical Quality Control, Wiley, 1985.

 T.P. Ryan, Statistical Methods for Quality Improvement, Wiley, New York, 2000.