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WESTERN UNIVERSITY

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Course Title (Subject) : Basic Statistics


Number of Credits :3
Duration : 15 weeks (45 hours)
Lecturer : KEA Leaph, MA (Tel/Telegram: 017-37 69 59)

1. Course Description

This course exposes students to the know-what and know-how about two levels of statistics at a
basic level—descriptive and inferential statistics. The former covers springboard key terms;
frequency distributions; and measures of average, dispersion, position, and shape. The latter
addresses binomial distributions; normal distributions; testing hypotheses with one sample;
confidence intervals; correlation and regression; chi-square tests; and F-distribution. Minitab
Statistical Software Version 20 is utilized for generating various graphs and analyzing data at
both descriptive and inferential levels.

2. Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the course, students should be able to:

- Explain key terms that serve as springboards for gaining insights into the entire course;
- Estimate for the population mean, the population proportion, the population variance and
the population standard deviation;
- Test hypotheses with one sample;
- Select appropriate statistical procedures: average (mean, mode, and median), dispersion
(range, IQR, standard deviation, and variance), position (z-score and fractiles), and a
number of commonly used parametric and non-parametric tests;
- Use Minitab Statistical Software Version 20 to analyze data at both descriptive and
inferential levels and display frequency distributions and graphs; and
- Interpret and write the analyzed outputs of both descriptive and inferential statistics with
the use of APA citation style.

3. Teaching Methodology

To achieve the above learning outcomes, three methods are employed. These include lectures, in-
class practices, fieldwork, and pair/group discussions.
4. Assessment Criteria

The final grade of the course is computed according to the following criteria:

Class Attendance and Participation 10%


Major Assignment (Teamwork) 40%
Test 1: Descriptive Statistics 20%
Test 2: Estimation 10%
Test 3: Hypothesis Testing 10%
Test 4: Correlation and Regression 10%
Total: 100%

5. Academic Policy

Academic Honesty: Students are expected to do their own work and avoid plagiarism in any
form. Turning in others’ work will result in a zero on the assignment and may result in an F
(failing grade) on the course.

Attendance: Regular attendance is a precondition for your successful learning of the course
substance. If you fail to attend the course eight sessions without permission and ten sessions
with permission (two sessions per week), you will fail the course automatically, regardless of
your prior on-going performances.

Classroom Decorum: Be respectful of others’ learning and avoid disruptive behavior. Tone off
your phones and other distracting portable electronic devices before the class begins. No
irrelevant chatting during lectures.

6. Course Outline

Weeks Contents
Week 1 Orientation
Unit 1: Introduction to Statistics
- An Overview of Statistics
- Data Classification
Week 2 Unit 2: Frequency Distributions & Graphs
- Frequency Distributions and Their Graphs
- More Graphs and Displays
Week 3 Unit 3: Descriptive Statistics
- Measures of Central Tendency
- Measures of Variability
- Measures of Position
- Measures of Shape
Week 4 In-class Practice (Test Scoring): Descriptive Statistics (Minitab Version 20)
Week 5 Unit 4: Probability
- Classical Probability
- Empirical Probability
- Subjective Probability
Week 6 Unit 5: Probability Distributions
- Binomial Distribution
- Normal Distribution
- Standard Normal Distribution
Week 7 Unit 6: Confidence Intervals (Estimation)
- Confidence Intervals for the Mean (s Known)
- Confidence Intervals for the Mean (s Unknown)
- Confidence Intervals for Population Proportions
- Confidence Intervals for Variance and Standard Deviation
Week 8 In-class Practice (Test Scoring): Estimation (Minitab Version 20)
Week 9 Unit 7: Hypothesis Testing with One Sample
- Introduction to Hypothesis Testing
Week 10 - Hypothesis Testing for the Mean (s Known)
- Hypothesis Testing for the Mean (s Unknown)
Week 11 - Hypothesis Testing for Proportions
- Hypothesis Testing for Variance and Standard Deviation
Week 12 In-class Practice (Test Scoring): Hypothesis Testing (Minitab Version 20)
Week 13 Unit 8: Correlation and Regression
- Correlation
- Linear Regression
In-class Practice (Test Scoring): Correlation and Regression (Minitab
Version 20)
Week 14 Unit 9: Chi-Square Tests
- Goodness-of-Fit Test
- Independence Test
In-class Practice: Chi-Square Tests (Minitab Version 20)
Week 15 Unit 10: ANOVA
- F-Distribution
- Comparing Two Variances
- Analysis of Variance
In-class Practice: ANOVA (Minitab Version 20)

7. Instructional Materials

Bluman, A. G. (2018). Elementary statistics: A step by step approach (4th ed.). New York:
McGrawHill.

Larson, R., & Farber, B. (2019). Elementary statistics: Picturing the world (7th ed.). New York:
Pearson Education, Inc.

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