Course Outline in Statistics
Unit I Basic Ideas in Statistics ( 3hrs )
1.1 Definition of Statistics
1.2 Application of Statistics
1.3 Areas of Statistics
1.3.1 Descriptive Statistics
1.3.2 Inferential Statistics
1.4 Population and sample
1.5 Parameter and statistic
1.6 Variable and constant
Unit II Types of Data ( 3 hrs )
2.1qualitative Data 2.2.quantitative
Data
2.2.1 discrete data
2.2.2 continuous data
2.3. Variables according to measurement scales
2.3.1Nominal
2.3.2 Ordinal
2.3.3 Interval
2.3.4 Ratio.
2.4. Variables according to functional relationship
2.4.1 dependent
2.4 2 independent
Unit III Collection of Data and Sampling Techniques ( 6hrs )
3.1 Sources of Data
3.2 Collection of Data
3.2.1 The Interview Method
3.2.2 The Questionnaire Method
3.2.3 The Registration Method
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3.2.4 The Experiment Method
3.3.Sampling Techniques
3.3.1 Random Sampling
3.3.2 Systematic Sampling
3.3.2.1. Stratified Sampling
3.3.2.2. Cluster Sampling
3.3.2.3 Multi Stage Sampling
3.3.3. Non-Random Sampling
3.3.3.1 Purposive Sampling
3.3.3.2 Quota Sampling
3.3.3.3 Convenience Sampling
Unit IV. Methods of Presentation of Data ( 4 hrs )
4.1 Textual Form
4.2 Tabular form
4.3 Graphical Form
4.3.1 Line Graph
4.3.2 Bar Graph
4.3.3 Circle Graph / Pie Chart
Unit V. Summation Notation ( 3 hrs )
Unit VI .Frequency Distribution ( 3 hrs )
6.1 Frequency distribution
6.1.1. Basic types of Frequency distribution
6. 2 Cumulative Frequency Distribution
Unit VII .Graphical Representations ( 5 hrs )
7.1 Histogram
7.2 Frequency Polygon
7.3. Cumulative Frequency Polygon or “Ogive”
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Unit VIII. Measures of Central Tendency ( 9 hrs )
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a. Mean b.Mode
c.Median
Unit IX . Measures of Variability ( 3 hrs )
a. Range
b. Standard Deviation
c. Variance
Unit X. Inferential Statistics ( 9hrs )
1. The Normal Distribution
a. Properties of a Normal Curve
2. Hypothesis Testing
a. T- test
3. Simple Analysis of Variance