Stat 101
Course Syllabus
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Course Name |
Introduction to Statistics (1) |
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Grading Scheme |
Class Participation and Quizzes: 10% First Exam : 20% Second Exam : 20% Final Exam : 50% |
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Lecturer |
Name: Abedel-Qader Salah (Room: Sc. 471) E-Mail: almasri68@yu.edu.jo |
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Office Hours |
Sunday, Tuesday (12-1) Monday, Wednesday (12:30 – 1:30) |
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Main Objective |
To learn the basic statistics and probability concepts and techniques and how to make use of them in the real life. |
Week |
Topics |
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1 |
Overview: Introduction: Variables and data, Describing data with graphs: graphs for categorical data, Graphs for quantitative data: Pie charts, Bar-charts, Line charts |
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2 |
Graphs for quantitative data: Dot plots, stem and leafs, Histograms |
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3 |
Describing data with Numerical measures: Measures of center, Measures of Variability, On the practical Significance of standard deviation |
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4 |
A check on the calculation of S, Box-plot, Revision |
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5 |
Describing Bivariate data: Bivariate data, Graphical descriptions, Numerical Measures |
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First Exam |
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6 |
Probability: The role of Probability, Events and the sample space, Calculating probabilities |
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7 |
Discrete random variables, The mean and the standard deviation for a discrete r.v |
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8 |
Binomial probability distribution |
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9 |
The Normal Probability distribution: The Normal distribution, Z-Table and standard Normal |
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10 |
Tabulated areas of the normal distribution, The Normal approximation for the Binomial probability |
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11 |
Sampling distribution: Sampling Plans, Statistics and sampling distribution, The Central limit Theorem, Sampling distribution of the sample mean and sample proportion |
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Second Exam |
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12 |
Large Sample Estimation: Point estimation for the sample mean and standard deviation, and the sample proportion, Interval estimation for the population mean, Interval estimation for the sample proportion |
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13 |
Estimating the difference between two sample means and the difference between two binomial proportion, One-sided confidence interval, Choosing the sample size |
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14 |
Large Sample Test of Hypotheses: Large sample test about a population mean, P-value, Large sample test of hypotheses for a binomial proportion, P-value, A large sample test of hypotheses for the difference between two population means, A large sample test of hypotheses for the difference between two binomial proportions. |
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Textbook |
& Introduction to Probability and Statistics, Mendenhall, W., Beaver, J. and Beaver, M., 12th edition, 2006, Duxbury |
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Additional References |
& Weiss, A. Neil. 1995. Introductory Statistics. 4th edition. Addison-Wesley & Wonnacott and Wonnacott. 1982. Statistics: Discovering its Power. John Wiley |
FACTS:
A 100% Positive attendance is the best way to success!
A Essentially, no make-ups for Exams, Quizzes or HW
A You will be responsible for any class you've missed
A Being absent for more than 6 hrs ≡ 35
A Cheating and Making Noise are NOT Expected from you
Recommended Exercises for stat 101, from the text book 10th Edition
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Chapter |
Exercises |
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1 |
1.1-1.9, 1.14-1.21 |
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2 |
2.1-2.3, 2.11-2.18, 2.26-2.33 |
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3 |
3.1-3.3, 3.7-3.10 |
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4 |
4.1-4.8, 4.40-4.51, 4.76-4.81 |
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5 |
5.1-5.15 |
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6 |
6.1-6.16, 6.33-6.40 |
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7 |
7.1-7.5, 7.13-7.20, 7.29-7.34, 7.38-7.42 |
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8 |
8.1-8.12, 8.20-8.27, 8.52-8.56 |
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9 |
9.1-9.7, 9.24-9.26 |
12th Edition
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Chapter |
Exercises |
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1 |
1.1-1.37 |
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2 |
2.1-2.36, 2.40-2.53 |
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3 |
3.1-3.9, 3.11-3.14, 3.17 |
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4 |
4.1-4.68, 4.80-4.99 |
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5 |
5.1-5.34 |
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6 |
6.1-6.53 |
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7 |
7.15-7.47 |
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8 |
8.1-8.62, (? 8.63-8.81 ?) |
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9 |
9.1-9.17, (? 9.18-9.29 ?), 9.30-9.41, (? 9.42-9.51 ?) |