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  • General

  • Course Outline

  • Lecture 1-3: Introduction to Statistics

    Learning Outcomes:

    • -      -To describe why statistics is used
    • -      -To know the differences between  descriptive and inferential statistics
    • -      -To understand the differences between a sample and a population
    • -      -To explain the difference between qualitative and quantitative variables
    • -      -To compare the  differences between  discrete and continuous  variables
    • -      -To recognize the levels of measurement in data

    Chapter Content:

    • What Is Meant By Statistics? 
    • Types Of Statistics, Some Basic Terminology Of Statistics, 
    • Characteristics Of Statistics, 
    • Importance, 
    • Applications Of Statistics In social research, 
    • Limitations Of Statistics.

  • Lecture: 04-07: Describing Data: Frequency Distributions And Graphic Presentation

    Learning Outcomes:

    •                  -To understand various types of data
    •                  -To make a frequency table for a set of data.
    •                  -To organize data into a bar chart.
    •                  -To present a set of data using a pie chart

     Chapter Content:
    What Is Data, Types Of Data, Types Of Variables, Constructing A Frequency Table, Constructing Frequency Distribution: Quantitative Data, Relative Frequency Distribution, Graphic Presentation Of A Frequency Distribution, Cumulative Frequency Distributions

  • Lecture: 08-13: Measures of Central Tendency

    Learning Outcomes:

    • Able to understand different measures Of Central Tendency
    • Able to calculate different measures Of Central Tendency
    • Able to identify use of mean, median and mode
     Chapter Contents:

    Summary Statistics, A Measure Of Central Tendency: Arithmetic Mean, A Second Measure Of Central Tendency: Weighted Mean, A Third Measure Of Central Tendency: Geometric Mean, A Fourth Measure Of Central Tendency: The Median, A Final Measure Of Central Tendency: The Mode,Quartiles, Deciles And Percentiles.


  • Midterm Examination

    Midterm Marks Distribution:  

    Mid Term Assessment Policy- Total 25 marks 

    MCQ- 20 marks

    Short analytical questions -05 marks


  • Lecture 13-15: Measures of Dispersion In Frequency Distributions

    Learning Outcomes: 

    •  To explain and apply measures of dispersion.
    • To compute and explain the variance and the standard deviation under grouped data and ungrouped data.
    • To compute and explain coefficient of variation
    • Able to identify use of  different measures Of Dispersion
    Chapter Content:
    • Range, 
    • Dispersion: 
    • Average Deviation Measures, 
    • Relative Dispersion: 
    • The Coefficient Of Variation.

  • Lecture 16-17: Skewnwss

    Learning Outcomes: 

    • To compute and explain coefficient of variation
    • To compute and analyze coefficient of skewness under ungrouped data
    • -To compute and analyze coefficient of skewness under grouped data

    Chapter Content: 

    • Measures Of Skewness, 
    • Measures Of Kurtosis

  • Lecture 18-20: Correlation Analysis

    Learning Outcomes:

    • Able to understand basic idea of the Correlation Analysis
    • Able to calculate the Coefficient Of Correlation and the Coefficient Of Determination
    Chapter Content: 
    What Is Correlation Analysis? The Coefficient Of Correlation, The Coefficient Of Determination, Testing The Significance Of The Correlation Coefficient.


  • Lecture 21-23: Regression Analysis

    Learning Outcome:

    • To apply regression analysis to estimate the   linear relationship between two variables
    • To interpret the regression analysis
    • To evaluate a regression equation to predict the dependent variable.
    Chapter Content:

    What Is Regression Analysis, The Standard Error Of Estimate, Assumptions Underlying Linear Regression, Confidence And Prediction Intervals, More On The Coefficient Of Determination; The Relationships Among The Coefficient Of Correlation, The Coefficient Of Determination, And The Standard Error Of Estimate.

  • Final Assessment

     MCQ/True-False/Short Question/Fill in the gaps/Analytical question   =   40 Marks
                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                Total Marks  = 40 Marks
     Final  Syllabus: 
    Lecture  04- Lecture 23.

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