INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS UNIVERSITY

SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
Department of Mathematics and Statistics
ESIC 121– Statistics I

SYLLABUS AND DETAILED COURSE GUIDE

Part 1: Course Description and Resources

Lecturer:
Tutor: Derick Hamakala
Office: 2nd Floor
Office Hours: 08:00 – 17:00 hours; Monday-Friday
Office Telephone:
Lecturer’s E-mail:
Tutor’s E-mail: [email protected]

Course Description
This course provides an introduction to the contemporary application of statistics to a wide
range of real world situations. It has a strong practical focus using the statistical package
SPSS, STATA, and Excel to analyse real data. Topics covered are: organisation,
description and presentation of data; random variables, probability distributions, statistical
inference, tests of significance, confidence intervals; inference for means and proportions,
one-sample tests, two independent samples, paired data, t-tests, contingency tables;
analysis of variance; linear regression, least squares estimation, residuals and
transformations, inference for regression coefficients, prediction.

Rationale:
Statistical ideas and methods are essential tools in virtually all areas that rely on data to
make decisions and reach conclusions. This includes diverse fields such as medicine,
science, technology, government, commerce and manufacturing. In broad terms, statistics
is about getting information from data. This includes both the important question of how
to obtain suitable data for a given purpose and also how best to extract the information,
often in the presence of random variability.

Aim:
This course aims at developing students with critical thinking and problem solving

Course Objectives:
On completion of this course, the successful student should be able to:
1. Apply methods for scientific problem-solving.
2. Recognise the appropriate techniques for the analysis of a variety of experimental and
observational studies.
3. Appreciate statistics as a coherent discipline in its own right.

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4. Demonstrate a sound preparation for a more theoretical and mathematical study of
statistics at Levels II and III.
5. Use a modern statistical computing package.
6. Demonstrate a suitable grounding in statistics for those who are continuing in other
fields and who may need to use statistics in later experimental studies.

Prerequisites
Solving mathematical problems in our daily life

Required Texts

Key Texts:
Title: Statistics Principles and Methods
Author: Johnson A. R. and Bhattacharyya K. G.
Edition: 6th
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
Year: 2010
ISBN -13 978-0-470-40927-5

Title: Mathematical Statistics with applications

Author: Ramachandran M K & Tsokos P C.
Edition:
Publisher: Elsevier Academic Press
Year: 2009
ISBN-13: 978-0-12-374848-5

Supplementary Reading:

1) Title: Introduction to Programming Using Java

Author: David J. Eck
Edition: 7th
Publisher: Hobart and William Smith Colleges

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 Year: 2014
2) Title: Thinking in Java
Author: Eckel, B
Edition: 7th
Publisher: Pearson Prentice Hall.
Year: 2006
Online Resources
https://www.khanacademy.org/

Course Delivery
Teaching Hours & Methods: Approximately 48 hours Lectures, 16 hours Tutorials; 136
hours of independent study.
Directed and undirected reading plus centre based tutor support.

Part 2: Student Learning Outcomes

General Learning Outcomes:

1. Design object- oriented programs to address loosely-defined problems

2. Implement object- oriented programs that reflect established programming and

software engineering practice

3. Develop design documentation for use in program maintenance and end user
documentation

Specific Learning Outcomes:

On completion of this module the student should be able to:

1. Implement object- oriented programs from well-defined specification

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Part 3: Weekly Topics and Assignments

WEEK 1 Topic 1: Getting Started

1. Definition of Statistics, Data, Information, Knowledge and Wisdom

2. Types of Data, stem and leaf diagram
3. Random Samples
4. Introduction to Experimental Design

Readings: Johnson A. R. and Bhattacharyya K. G. (2010) Statistics Principles and

Methods. 6th Edn, India, John Wiley & Sons Inc. ISBN-13 978-0-470-40927-5 (Pgs. 3-
5, 34, 23, 386 and 386)
Ramachandran M K & Tsokos P C (2009) (Pgs. 465 – 486)

Free online videos:

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Definition+of+Statistics
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Definitions+of+Data%2C+I
nformation%2C+Knowledge+and+Wisdom++
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=discrete+and+continuouus
+data+and+units+measurements+
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=stem+and+leaf+diagram
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Random+Samples+
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Introduction+to+Experime
ntal+Design+

Problem sets for week 1: Exercises at Pgs. 36, 312 and 386 of Johnson A. R. and
Bhattacharyya K. G. (2010)
EXERCISES 9.2 at Pg. 482 of Ramachandran M K & Tsokos P C (2009)

WEEK 2 Topic 2: Organizing Data

1. Frequency Distributions and Histograms

2. Bar Graphs, Circle Graphs, and Time-Series Graphs
3. Stem and Leaf Plots
Readings: Johnson A. R. and Bhattacharyya K. G. (2010) (Pg. 24-48)
Free online videos:
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Frequency+Distributions+a
nd+Histograms+
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Bar+Graphs%2C+Circle+G
raphs%2C+and+Time-Series+Graphs++
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Stem+and+Leaf+Plots

Problem sets for week 2: Exercises at Pgs. 36 of Johnson A. R. and Bhattacharyya

K. G. (2010)

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WEEK 3 Topic 3: Averages and Variation

1. Measures of Central Tendency: Mode, Median, and Mean

2. Quartiles and interquartile
3. The distribution of the sample means

Readings: Johnson A. R. and Bhattacharyya K. G. (2010) (Pg. 41-48 and 48-61)

Free online videos:
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Measures+of+Central+Tendency
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Mode%2C+Median%2C+and+Mean+
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=mode+median+and+mean+of+grouped+
data+
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Quartiles+and+interquartile++range+
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=quartiles+and+interquartile+range+grou
ped+data
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=distribution+of+the+sample+means+

Problem sets for week 3: Exercises at Pg. 46 and Pg. 56 of Johnson A. R. and
Bhattacharyya K. G. (2010)

WEEK 4 Topic 3: Averages and Variation

1. Central Limit Theory

2. Distribution of The Sample Proportion P

Readings:
Free online videos:
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Central+Limit+Theory
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Distribution+of+The+Sample+Proportio
n+P

Problem sets for week 4:

WEEK 5 Topic 4: Estimation

1. Point Estimation
2. Unbiasedness of the sample parameters
3. Interval Estimation

Readings: Ramachandran M K & Tsokos P C (2009) (Pgs. 226-235 & 291 to 336)

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Free online videos:
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Estimation&pbjreload=10
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Point+Estimation
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Unbiasedness+of+the+sample+paramete
rs+
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Interval+Estimation

Problem sets for week 5: Exercises 5.2, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, and 6.5 at Pgs. 233, 299, 306,
313, 318, and 327 respectively of Ramachandran M K & Tsokos P C (2009).

WEEK 6 Topic 5: Hypothesis testing

1. Z-test for one and two Tailed tests

2. t-test for one and two Tailed tests
3. X2-test and F-test

Readings:
Free online videos: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Hypothesis+testing
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Z-test+for+one+and+two+Tailed+tests
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=t-test+for+one+and+two+Tailed+tests
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=X2-test+and+F-test
Problem sets for week 6:

WEEK 7 Topic 5: Hypothesis testing

1. Type one error and type two error

2. Power Test
3. ANOVA

Readings:
Free online videos:
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Type+one+error+and+type+two+error+
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=type+i+errors+type+ii+errors+and+the+
power+of+the+test
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=ANOVA

Problem sets for week 7:

WEEK 8 Topic 6: Linear regression and correlation

1. Definition of Linear regression
2. Definition of Linear Correlation
3. Scatter Diagrams

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Readings: Johnson A. R. and Bhattacharyya K. G. (2010) (439 to 484)
Free online videos:
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Definition+of+Linear+regression+
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Definition+of+Linear+Correlation.+
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Scatter+Diagrams

Problem sets for week 8: Exercises at Pgs. 454 and 469 of Johnson A. R. and
Bhattacharyya K. G. (2010)

WEEK 9 Topic 6: Linear regression and correlation

1. Linear Correlation
2. Coefficient of Determination
3. Linear Regression and parameter estimation
Readings: Johnson A. R. and Bhattacharyya K. G. (2010) (Pgs. 439 to 484)
Free online videos: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Linear+Correlation
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Coefficient+of+Determination
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Linear+Regression+and+parameter+esti
mation
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Deriving+OLS+simple+Regression+par
ameter
Problem sets for week 9: Exercises at Pgs. 454,469,485 and 481 of Johnson A. R. and
Bhattacharyya K. G. (2010)

WEEK 10 Topic 6: Linear regression and correlation analysis

1. Calculating of simple linear regression parameters
2. Application of linear regression in excel, SPSS and Stata

Readings: Johnson A. R. and Bhattacharyya K. G. (2010) (Pgs. 439 to 484)

Free online videos:
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Calculating+of+simple+linear+regressio
n+parameters
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Application+of+linear+regression+in+e
xcel
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Application+of+linear+regression+in+S
PSS
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Application+of+linear+regression+in+S
TATA

Problem sets for week 10: Exercises at Pgs. 454,469,485 and 481 of Johnson A. R. and
Bhattacharyya K. G. (2010)

WEEK 11 Topic 7: Data analysis Using Statistical Packages

1. Excel, SPSS and Stata
2. Excel, SPSS and Stata output interpretation

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Readings: SPSS Survival Manual and other online materials.
Free online videos:
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=data+analysis+in+excel
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=data+analysis+in+SPSS
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=data+analysis+in+Stata
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=2.%09Excel+output+interpretation+
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=2.%09SPSS+output+interpretation+
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Stata+output+interpretation+

Problem sets for week 11: Will be prepared by the lecturer

Part 4: Grading Policy

Graded Coursework, assignments and examinations

ASSESSMENT COMMENTS % OF FINAL GRADE

Continuous Assessment Assessment for topics 1, 10%

Test 1 of CA 2, and 3

Test 2 of CA Test 1will be given for 10%

topics 4 and 5

Test 3 CA Test 2 will be given for 10%

topics 6 and 7

Teamwork 5%

Presentations and 5%
participation

FINAL EXAM All the Topics 60%

TOTAL POINTS 100%

Letter Grades

Letter Grade Percentage Performance

A+ 90 - 100% Distinction
A 80 - 89% Distinction
B+ 70 - 79% Merit

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 Letter Grade Percentage Performance
B 60 - 69% Merit
C+ 50 - 59% Credit
C 40 - 49% Pass
D Below 40% Fail

Part 5: Course Policies

Class Attendance, Participation and Emergencies

1. Attending classes is mandatory for all students.

2. Participation in group work or teamwork is required whenever such work is
assigned.
3. In case of any emergency that disenables a student from attending classes or
completing work, the student is expected to communicate with the lecturer or
dean as soon as possible.
4. Students with disabilities should inform the dean of the faculty of any special
needs that they may have.

Late Work and Missing Assessments

1. Each student is responsible for making sure that his or her work is done on
time.
2. Any student who misses assessments or misses class should talk to his or her
lecturer or professor as soon as possible and seek the lecturer’s advice on how
to make up for work missed or assessments missed.
3. Students who expect to miss classes or to miss assessments for health reasons
or special family reasons should communicate with the lecturer or professor
for the course as soon as possible.
4. Students should note that there may be a penalty for late work, and missed
assessments. The penalty may include not being allowed to sit for the final
examination.
5. Students who are unable to keep up with class work should consult with the
course lecturer or faculty dean or dean of students, and seek advice.

Integrity and Zero Tolerance to Plagiarism

1. All students are expected to abide by the university’s policy on ethical conduct.

2. Any student involved in cheating in tests, coursework or examinations will be

suspended pending investigations, and may be expelled from the University.

3. Any student involved in buying or selling tests or examinations will be

suspended from the University pending investigations.

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4. Any student involved in using sexual favors in exchange for marks will be
suspended pending investigations, and may be expelled from the University.

5. Plagiarism means presenting other people’s work from online or from other
sources as your own. Plagiarism is a serious offence and will not be tolerated,
and offenders will fail that particular course.

6. Students are required to read the University’s policy on examinations.

Make up of Missed Classes

1. There will be special make up classes for each class that is missed because the
lecturer could not come to class on a particular day

2. Students are required to treat make up classes as part of the regular learning
program

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