Course Curriculam

Course Code: CSIT616 Credit Units L T P/S SW AS/DS FW No. of PSDA Total Credit Unit
Course Level PG 3 0 0 4 0 0 0 5
Course Title Statistics and Probability Distribution

Course
Description :

Course Objectives :

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Objectives
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1 • expose students to the fundamentals and concepts of statistical and probability methods
• make students able to calculate frequency distribution and measures of central tendency, measures of dispersion, skewness and kurtosis, theory of
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probability.
• help the students to understand important theorems, different formulae and practical applications of these statistical and probability methods in the
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field of Computer Sciences and Applications

Pre-Requisites : General

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Course Contents / Syllabus :

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Concepts of a statistical population and sample from a population, quantitative and qualitative data, nominal, ordinal
Module 1:
and time-series data, discrete and continuous data. Presentation of data by tables and by diagrams, frequency
1 Basic of 15.00
distributions for discrete and continuous data, graphical representation of a frequency distribution by histogram and
Statistics
frequency polygon, cumulative frequency distributions (inclusive and exclusive methods). Charts and graphs.
Module 2: Measure of central tendency and dispersion, merits and demerits of these measures. Range, Interquartile Range,
Statistics of Mean Absolute Deviation, Variance, and Standard Deviation, Meaning of Standard Deviation, Empirical Rule,
2 location Chebyshev’s Theorem ,Population Versus Sample Variance and Standard Deviation, Computational Formulas for 20.00
and Variance and Standard Deviation, z Scores, Coefficient of Variation, Moments and factorial moments. Skewness and
dispersion Kurtosis and their Measures
Module 3: Probability, Random experiment, sample point and sample space, event, algebra of events, Theorem on probability,
Introduction conditional probability, independent events. Baye’s theorem and its applications, Discrete probability distribution,
3 20.00
of Mean, Variance, and Standard Deviation of Discrete Distributions, Mean or Expected Value, Variance and Standard
Probability Deviation of a Discrete Distribution, Binomial Distribution, Poisson Distribution.
Module 4:
Definitions of random sample, null and alternative hypotheses, level of significance and probabilities of Type I and
Theory of
4 Type II errors, power of a test and critical region. Sampling distributions of chi-sq, t and F Test. Tests of Significance 25.00
Statistical
based on Chi-square (goodness of fit and independence of attributes), t distribution and F- distribution.
Inference
Module 5:
Correlation Correlation , Karl Pearson coefficient of correlation, Lines of regression, Rank, Spearman's rank correlation
5 20.00
and coefficient, multiple and partial correlations (for 3 variates only), Regression, Multiple regression
Regression

Course Learning Outcomes :

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Explain fundamentals and concepts of statistical and probability, in particular, with reference to frequency distribution and measures of central
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tendency, measures of dispersion, skew ness and kurtosis,
2 Solve problems on theory of probability
Use important theorems, different formulae and practical applications of these statistical and probability methods in the field of Computer Sciences
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and Applications

Pedagogy for Course Delivery :

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The course will be taught in theory based mode. The instructor will discuss statistics & probability problems to the students for better understanding
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of the concept.

Theory /VAC / Architecture Assessment (L,T & Self Work): 100.00 Max : 100

Attendance+CE+EE : 5+45+50

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1 Attendance 5.00
2 End Term Examination (OMR) 50.00
3 Internal CLASS TEST 20.00
4 Internal HOME ASSIGNMENT 10.00
5 Internal INTEGRATED PROJECT 10.00
6 Internal CLASS QUIZ 5.00

Lab/ Practical/ Studio/Arch. Studio/ Field Work Assessment : 0.00 Max : 100

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List of Professional skill development activities :

No.of PSDA : 5
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PSDA Point
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1. Define a statistical population and give an example. 2. What is a sample, and why is it important in statistical analysis? 3. How can you ensure that
a sample is representative of the population? 4. Explain the difference between a population parameter and a sample statistic. 5. What is the
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difference between quantitative and qualitative data? Provide examples. 6. Why is it important to distinguish between quantitative and qualitative data
in statistical analysis? 7. Give an example of a scen
1. Define mean, median, and mode. Provide an example for each. 2. What are the advantages and disadvantages of using the mean as a measure of
central tendency? 3. In what situations is the median a better measure of central tendency than the mean? 4. Explain how the mode is determined in
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a dataset and provide an example where mode is the most appropriate measure. 5. Define range and interquartile range (IQR). How are they
calculated? 6. What are the strengths and weaknesses of using the range as
1. Define a random experiment and give an example. 2. What is a sample point, and how does it relate to the sample space? 3. Explain the concept
of sample space with an example of rolling two dice. 4. Define an event in the context of probability. Provide an example. 5. Describe the union and
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intersection of two events. Give an example. 6. Explain the complement of an event with an example. 7. State and explain the addition theorem of
probability. 8. State and explain the multiplication theorem
1. Define a random sample. How does it differ from a non-random sample? 2. What is a null hypothesis (H0)? Provide an example. 3. What is an
alternative hypothesis (H1 or Ha)? Provide an example. 4. Explain the importance of the null and alternative hypotheses in hypothesis testing. 5.
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Define the level of significance (alpha) in hypothesis testing. 6. What is a Type I error in hypothesis testing? Provide an example. 7. What is a Type II
error in hypothesis testing? Provide an example. 8. Explain
1. Define correlation. What does it indicate about the relationship between two variables? 2. What is the Karl Pearson coefficient of correlation? How
5 is it calculated? 3. Interpret the value of the Pearson correlation coefficient \( r \) in terms of strength and direction of the relationship. 4. Given a
 dataset, calculate the Pearson correlation coefficient and interpret the result. 5. What is a regression line? How is it different from the correlation
coefficient? 6. Explain the difference bet

Text & References :

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Black Ken. 2016. Business statistics for
1 Book contemporary decision making 7th ed..
John Wiley & Sons.
Goon,Gupta & Dasgupta: Fundamentals of
2 Book statistics. Vol. I. The world press Private
Ltd., Calcutta
Yule, G.U. and Kendall, M.G.: An
3 Book Introduction to the theory of statistics.
Charles Griffin & Compan
Kishor S. Trivedi , Probability & Statistics
4 Book with Reliability, Queuing, and Computer
Science Applica