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Math 103 Statistics and Probability 2 Units Math 101 Introduction to Probability and Statistics by Mendenhall, Beaver and Beaver Bluman, Allan G. Elementary Statistics : A Brief Version: : McGraw-Hill Higher Education, c2006 Healey, Joseph F. Statistics : A Tool For Social Research: , : , Thomson Learning, c2005 Larson, Ron, Elementary Statistics : Picturing The World: : Pearson Prentice Hall, c2006 Mann, Prem S. Introductory Statistics : Using Technology: : John Wiley & Sons, c2005 Navidi, William Cyrus, Statistics For Engineers And Scientists: : McGraw-Hill, c2006. Website References: http://mathworld.wolfran.com/topics/probability and statistics.html http://www-math.bgsu.edu/ albert/m115/probability/outline.html http://www.mathgoodies.com/lessons/toc_vol6.shtm http://www.mste,uiuc.edu/hill/dstat.html http://www.cas.lancs. as.uk/glossary_VI.1/prob.html 1 Semester Prelim and Final Assignment Examinations Seatwork Class Activities Quizzes Class Standing Prelim Grade Finals Grade Final Grade 60% - Class 60% - Class Standing 50% 30% - Seatwork Standing 40% - Final Written Prelim 25% - Assignment 40% - Prelim Examination Grade 45% - Quizzes Written 50% - Finals Examination Grade 3.0 : At the end of the course, students are expected to: acquire the basic skills in statisti cal procedures and techniques needed for researches in mathematics and other sciences. understand statistical information found on economic and scientific journals. be familiar with different statistical tools used in drawing inferences. plan specific approaches to the solution of research problems.

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Acula, D (MATH 103, UST-Eng'g)

Acula, D (MATH 103, UST-Eng'g)

3. Probability and Probability Distribution 1. Basic Concepts of Statistics Definitions: Parameter and statistic, population 4 hours and samples, independent and Dependent variables, Discrete and continuous variables Types of Data Descriptive and Inferential Statistics Types of sampling techniques Methods of measurements Frequency distribution Charts and tables Summation Outliers Measures of central tendency for ungrouped and 4 hours grouped data (mean, median, mode) Measures of other location (quartiles, deciles, percentiles) Measures of variability (range, mean absolute deviation, variance, standard deviation) Chebychevs theorem Boxplot

4. Random Variables, Mathematical Expectation and Variance

2. Measures of Central Tendency, Location and Variability

5. Some Discrete Probability Distribution

Introduction to probability Sample space and Events Counting rules, permutation and combination Laws on Probability Addition Rule Conditional Probability Independent and Dependent Events Multiplication Rule Bayes theorem Random Variable Discrete Probability Distribution Continuous Probability Distribution Mean of a Discrete and Continuous Probability Distribution Variance of a Discrete and Continuous Distribution Binomial distribution Hypergeometric distribution Poisson distribution

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Acula, D (MATH 103, UST-Eng'g)

Acula, D (MATH 103, UST-Eng'g)

6. Continuous Probability Distribution

Normal Distribution Standard Normal Distribution Areas Under the Curve Applications of the Normal distributions 7. Sampling, Estimates Sampling and Confidence Intervals Estimates and estimator Standard errors Confidence limits 8. Correlation Analysis Direct and inverse correlations Pearsons product-moment correlation Spearmans rank-order correlation Probability interpretation of correlation Sampling theory of correlation 9. Regression Analysis Curve fitting Method of least squares Least-squares line Prediction

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10. Tests of Hypotheses Statistical decisions 4hour Statistical hypotheses Tests of hypotheses Type I and type II errors One-tailed and two-tailed tests Special tests of significance for large samples Special tests of significance for small samples 11. Chi-Squared Tests of goodness fit 4 hours Distributions and Some Test for the degree of association or independence Non-Parametric Tests Test for homogeneity Fishers exact probability test Chi-square in contingency tables larger than 2 x 2 Kruskal-Wallis test 12. Analysis of Variance 4hours Analysis of Variance One-factor experiments Total variation Variation within treatments Variation between treatments Linear mathematical model for analysis of variance

Acula, D (MATH 103, UST-Eng'g)

Acula, D (MATH 103, UST-Eng'g)