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COURSE CODE: MATH-361
COURSE NAME: Probability and Statistics
CREDIT HOURS: Theory = 3
Practical = 0
Total = 3
CONTACT HOURS: Theory = 48
Practical = 0
Total = 48
PREREQUISITE: Calculus and Analytical Geometry
MODE OF TEACHING:
Instruction 75%
Discussion/Debate 10%
Exercises/Tutorial 15%
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
The course offers the basic understanding of Statistics and Probability. This course covers the use of
statistical analysis in civil engineering problems and gives a detailed review of descriptive statistics and
probability, detailed study of important distributions such as binomial, exponential, Poisson, normal
distributions etc. and their applications in civil engineering.
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
• The objectives of this course are to introduce the basic terms of statistics and probability to Civil
Engineering students.
RELEVANT PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES (PLOs):
The course is designed so that students will achieve the PLO/s:
1 Engineering Knowledge: ☐ 7 Environment and Sustainability: ☐
2 Problem Analysis: 8 Ethics: ☐
3 Design/Development of Solutions: ☐ 9 Individual and Team Work: ☐
4 Investigation: ☐ 10 Communication: ☐
5 Modern Tool Usage: ☐ 11 Project Management: ☐
6 The Engineer and Society: ☐ 12 Lifelong Learning: ☐
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COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs):
Upon successful completion of the course, the student will be able to:
Taxonomy
S.No CLO Domain PLO
Level
Apply the concepts of statistics to analyse
1 Cognitive 3 2
experimental data.
2 Comprehend the concepts of probability. Cognitive 2 -
Apply the concepts of statistics for testing of
3 Cognitive 3 2
hypothesis
PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS:
• Experimental studies in Structural Analysis
• Experimental studies in Water resource management
TOPICSCOVERED:
Week Topic
/Lectu
re
Introduction to descriptive and inferential statistics, measurement of scales,
1
Collection of data, Classification, Distribution, Graphical representation.
Histograms, frequency polygons, types of frequency curves, Cumulative
2
frequencies, Relative Frequencies.
Histograms for the unequal class widths, Measure of central tendency, Arithmetic
3
mean, Geometric mean, Harmonic mean, relation between A.M, G.M and H.M.
Median, quartiles, deciles, percentiles, mode. Root mean square, Relation between
4
mean median and the mode, Merits and Demerits of averages.
Measure of Variability, variance, standard deviation, coefficient of variation,
5-6 range; inter quartile range, coefficient of Quartile deviation, Mean deviation,
Coefficient of mean deviation, moments, skewness, and kurtosis.
Introduction to probability, review of set theory, sample space, events, axioms of
7
probability.
Permutation and combination, conditional probability, dependent and independent
7
events
8 Distribution function, discrete random variable and its probability distribution.
9 Continuous random variable and its probability density function.
10-11 Mathematical expectation of a random variable, moment generating functions
12 Binomial distribution and its applications, Poisson distribution and its application.
13 Uniform, exponential and normal distributions
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14 Binomial distribution approximation to Normal distribution
15-16 Student-t test, Z-test, Testing of hypothesis
17-18 End semester Examination
TEXT AND MATERIAL:
Textbook (s)
1. Introduction to Probability and Statistics for Engineers and Scientists by Sheldon M. Ross.
References Material:
1. Calculus with Analytic Geometry by Thomas and Finny.
2. Probability and Statistics by Murray R.Spiegel, John J.Schiller, A.V.Srinivasan, Mike Levan.
ASSESMENT SYSTEM:
1. CLOs Assessment
Cognitive Psychomotor Affective
Spreadsheet Rubrics Rubrics
2. Relative Grading
Theoretical / Instruction 100%
Assignments 10%
Quizzes 10%
OHT Exams 30%
End Semester Exam 50%
Total 100%
Prepared
Name with Sign Dr. Umer Saeed
By(Instructor)
Dr. Rao Arsalan Khushnood/ Dr. Muhammad Usman
Reviewed By
Name with Sign
(LQEC)
Approved By
Name with Sign Dr. Liaqat Ali
(Assoc Dean)
