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Hawassa University

College of Natural and Computational Science distributions


Department of Statistics 6.2 Introduction to expectation: mean and variance of
Course title: Probability and statistics a random variable
Course code: - 2071 6.3 Common discrete probability distributions:
1. Introduction Binomial and Poisson
1.1 Definitions and classification of statistics 6.4 Common continuous probability distributions:
1.2 Stages in statistical investigation normal
1.3 Definition of some terms 7. Sampling and sampling distribution of the
1.4 Applications, uses and limitations of statistics sample mean
1.5 Scales of measurement 7.1. Basic terms
2. Methods of data presentation 7.2 Reasons for sampling
2.2 Methods of data presentation 7.3 Types of sampling techniques
2.2.1 Introduction 7.3.1 Non-probability sampling
2.2.2 Frequency distributions: Qualitative, 7.3.2 Probability sampling
quantitative 7.4 Sampling distribution of the sample mean
(absolute, relative, percentage, cumulative) 7.5 The central limit theorem
2.2.3 Diagrammatic presentation of data: Bar charts, 8. One sample inference
pie-chart 8.1 Introduction
2.2.4 Graphical presentation of data: Histogram, 8.2 Estimation
Frequency polygon, Ogive 8.2.1 Point estimation of population mean
3. Measures of Central Tendency 8.2.2 Interval estimation of population mean
3.1 Introduction 8.3 Hypothesis testing
3.2 Objectives of measuring central tendency 8.3.1 Important concepts in testing hypothesis
3.3 The summation notation 8.3.2 Hypothesis testing about population mean
3.4 Important characteristics of measures of central 8.3.3 Tests of association
tendency 9. Simple Linear Regressions and Correlation
3.5 Types of measures of central tendency 9.1 Introduction
3.5.1 The mean (Arithmetic, weighted) 9.2 Fitting simple linear regression
3.5.2 The mode 9.3 The covariance and the correlation coefficient
3.5.3 The Median 9.4 The rank correlation coefficient
4. Measures of Variation Textbook:
4.1 Introduction Bluman, A.G. (1995). Elementary Statistics: A Step
4.2 Objectives of measuring variation by Step Approach (2nd edition).Wm. C. Brown
4.3 Absolute and relative measures References:
4.4 Types of measures of variation 1. Coolidge, F.L.(2006). Statistics: A Gentle
4.4.1 The range and relative range Introduction (2nd edition).
4.4.2 The variance, the standard deviation and the 2. David, S.M., (2008). Introduction to the Practice of
coefficient of variation Statistics (6th edition). W.H. Freeman
4.5 The standard scores 3. Eshetu Wencheko (2000). Introduction to
5. Elementary probability Statistics. Addis Ababa University Press.
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Definition and basic terms Assessment Weight
5.3 Counting rules: addition, multiplication, Test 30%
permutation and combination rule Assignment 20%
5.4 Approaches in probability definition
5.5 Some probability rules
Final 50%
5.6 Conditional probability and independence Total 100%
6. Probability distributions
6.1 Definition of random variables and probability

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