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Course Titles/Code: Probability and Statistics (Stat2171)

Credit: Cr.hr: 3
Academic Year: 2014E.C
Year:II, Semester:I,Enrollment: Regular

Course Outline
1. Basic Concepts, Methods of data collection and presentation
1.1. Introduction
1.1.1 Definition and classification of Statistics
1.1.2 Stages in statistical investigation
1.1.3 Definition of Some Basic terms
1.1.4 Applications, uses and limitations of Statistics
1.1.5 Types of variables and measurement scales
1.2 Methods of data collection and presentation
1.2.1 Methods of data collection
1.2.2 Source and types of data
1.2.3 Methods of data presentation
1.2.3.1 Frequency distributions
1.2.3.2 Diagrammatic and/or graphical presentation of data: Bar charts, pie-chart, pictogram,
Histogram, Frequency polygon, Ogive curve, Stem and leaf plot
2. Summarizing of Data
2.1 Measures of central Tendency: objectives of measuring central tendency
2.2 Types of measures of central tendency
2.2.1 The mean (Arithmetic, weighted, Geometric and Harmonic)
2.2.2 The mode
2.2.3 The Median
2.3 Measures of location: Quantiles (Quartiles, Deciles and Percentiles)
2.4 Measures of Dispersion/Variation 186
2.4.1 Range, Variance, Standard deviation and coefficient of variation
2.5 Standard scores
3. Elementary Probability
3.1 Deterministic and non-deterministic models
3.2 Review of set theory: sets, union, intersection, complementation, De Morgan’s rules
3.3 Random experiments, sample space and events
3.4 Finite sample spaces and equally likely outcomes
3.5 Counting techniques
3.6 Definitions of probability
3.7 Derived theorems of probability
4. Conditional Probability and Independence
4.1 Conditional Probability
4.2 Multiplication theorem, Bayes’ Theorem and Total probability theorem
4.3 Independent Events
5. One-dimensional Random Variables
5.1 Random variable: definition and distribution function
5.2 Discrete random variables
5.3 Continuous random variables
5.4 Cumulative distribution function and its properties
6. Functions of Random Variables
6.1Equivalent events
6.2Functions of discrete random variables and their distributions
6.3Functions of continuous random variables and their distributions
7. Two dimensional Random Variables
7.1 Two dimensional random variables
7.2 Joint distributions for discrete and continuous random variables
7.3 Marginal and conditional distributions

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7.4 Independent random variables
7.5 Distributions of functions of two dimensional random variables
8. Expectation
8.1Expectation of a random variable
8.2Expectation of a function of a random variable
8.3Properties of expectation
8.4Variance of a random variable and its Properties
8.5Moments and moment generating function
8.6Chebyshev’s Inequality
8.7Covariance and Correlation Coefficient
9. Common Probability distributions
9.1Common Discrete Distributions and their Properties
9.1.1Binomial distribution 187
9.1.2Poisson distribution
9.1.3Geometric distribution
9.2 Common Continuous Distributions and their Properties
9.2.1Uniform distribution
9.2.2Normal distribution
9.2.3Exponential distribution
Textbooks: Meyer L. P. Introductory Probability and Statistical Applications ( 2nd Edition),
Amerind Pub. Co. Prentice-Hall, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey.
References
1. Bluman, A.G... Elementary Statistics: A Step by Step Approach.
2. Cheaffer, R.L. and McClave, J.T (1994). Probability and Statistics for Engineers (4th
Edition). Duxbury Press.
3. Lipschutz, S. and Schiller, J. (1998). Introduction to Probability and Statistics.
4. Schaum's Outline Series, McGraw-Hill.
5. Mendenhall, W., Beaver, R.J. and Bearer, B.M. (2008). Introduction to Probability and
Statistics (13th Edition). Duxbury Press.
6. Walpole, R. E., Myers, S.L. and Ye, K. (2006). Probability and Statistics for
7. Engineers and Scientists (6th Edition). Prentice Hall.
8. Roussas, G. G. (2006). Introduction to Probability. Academic Press.
9. Bertsekas, D. P. and Tsitsiklis, J. N. (2008). Introduction to Probability (2nd Edition).
10. Suhov, Y. and Kelbert, M. (2005). Probability and Statistics by Examples. Cambridge
University Press.
11. Ross S. (2006). A First Course in Probability (7th Edition).

Teaching and learning methods Lectures, tutorials and assignments


Mode of Assessment Tests and/or assignments 50% Final Examination 50% Total 100%

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