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DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS
Course unit title Descriptive Statistics
Course unit code MATH 3101
Type of course unit Compulsory
Level of course unit Third cycle Bachelor program
Year of study Third year Fall 2018
Semester when the course 5th  Semester
unit is delivered
Number of ECTS credits 6
allocated
Name of lecturers Coordinator: Rena Zulfugarova
Class information Location:
Time:
Contact: [email protected]

Learning outcomes of the Course Description

course unit In this course, you will learn basic statistical techniques that you will
need in econometrics and economics. The main aim of this course is to
provide students with an introductory yet comprehensive overview
statistical methods. It also provides students an opportunity to be able to
use concepts from the text to solve problems dealing with many real-life
scientific and engineering situations.

Learning Outcomes of the Course:

After completing MATH3101, students should be able to:
 explain Statistical concepts,
 analyze methods of descriptive statistics of collecting, analyzing
and presenting data obtained,
 apply statistical methods for solving problems in business and
economics.
Mode of delivery (face-to- Face-to-face
face, distance learning)
Prerequisites and co- MATH151, (CALCULAS I)
requisites
Recommended optional EXCEL
programme components
Recommended or required 1. E-book: David Moore, The Basic Practice of Statistics, Fifth Edition
reading Edn.,p.cm.Includes index. Library of Congress Control Number:
2008932350 ISBN-13: 978-1-4292-0121-6, ISBN-10: 1-4292-0121-5
2010 All right reserved.
2. David M. Levine, David F., Stephan Timothy, C. Krehbiel, Mark L.

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 Berenson, STATISTICS FOR MANAGERS USING Microsoft Excel
Custom Edition for UMASS-Amherst Professor Robert Nakosteen
Taken from: Statistics for Managers: Using Microsoft Excel, Fifth Edition
by David M. Levine, David F. Stephan, Timothy C. Krehbiel, and Mark
L.Berenson . by David M. Levine, David F. Stephan, Timothy C. Krehbiel,
and Mark L. Berenson.Copyright 2008, 2005, 2002, 1999, 1997 by
Pearson Education, Inc.Published by Prentice Hall
Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458, ISBN 0-536-04080 X
3. Selected chapter on Business Analysis, Second Edition taken from
Decision modeling with Microsoft Excel, Sixth edition by Jefferey H.
Moor and Larry R. Weatherford, Operations Management, Fourth
Edition by Roberta Russell and Bernard Taylor, ISBN 0-536-83481-4

Additional information will be distributed either electronically or delivered in

printed forms.
Planned learning activities Classroom lecturing, assignment, discussion sessions, presentation.
and teaching methods
Language of instruction English
Work placement(s) NA
Course contents:
1. Introduction to the Statistics and Statistical fundamentals: Chapter 1[1]
 Why study Statistics Chapter 4[2]
 Types of Statistics (Text book)
 Types of Variables (p.25-29 [2])
 Raw data, arrays, population, sample, frequency distributions p.75[2]
 LAB. Basic Excel formulas and functions and Spreadsheet model MS
Excel
2. Displaying Distributions with Graphs: Chapter 1 [1]
 Bar charts Chapter 2[2]
 Pie charts (Text book)
 LAB. Construction and graphing Bar, Pie Charts(Software commands for
MS Excel, PHStat. ) p.75[2]
3. Displaying Distributions with Graphs: Chapter 1 [1]
 Histograms Chapter 2[2]
 Stem plots (Text book)
 Time plots
 LAB. Construction and graphing Histogram, Stemplots, Time plots
(Software commands for MS Excel, PHStat. ) p.75[2]
4. Describing Distributions with Numbers:
 Measuring center: The Mean Chapter 2 [1]
 The Properties of the Mean Chapter 3[2]
 LAB. Descriptive Statistics (Software commands for MS Excel, PHStat.) (Text book)
p.143 [2]
5. Describing Distributions with Numbers: Chapter 2 [1]
 Measuring center: The Median Chapter 3[2]
 Measuring center: The Quartiles (Text book)
 The Mode
 The five-number summary and Box-plots p.143 [2]
 LAB. Descriptive Statistics (Software commands for MS Excel, PHStat.)
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6. Sampling Distributions Chapter 8 [1]
 Simple Random Samples. Chapter 7 [2]
 Other Sampling Designs. (Text book)
 LAB. Creating simple random samples (Software commands for MS
Excel, PHStat)
7. Describing Data: Displaying and Exploring Data: Chapter 3[1]
 The Empirical Rule Chapter 6[2]
 Normal Distribution and Normal Curve (Text book)
 Areas under the Normal Curve p.247 [2]
 Standardized value - Z-score
 LAB. Areas under the Normal Curve, Finding Value of an Observation.
(Software commands for MS Excel, PHStat)
8. Midterm Exam

9. Probability Chapter 12[1]

 Randomness and Probability. Chapter 4[2]
 General Rules of Probability. (Text book)
 LAB. Determining Probability (MS Excel, PHStat)
10. Conditional Probability: Chapter 12[1]
 Bayes’ Rule Chapter 4[2]
 Independece (Text book)
 Multiplicative Rules
 LAB. MS Excel commands for Bayes’ Rule & Independece
11. Some discrete probability Distribution: Chapter 13[1]
 Binomial Distribution Chapter 5[2]
 Poisson Distribution (Text book)
 LAB. Binomial Distribution & Poisson Distribution (Software commands
for MS Excel, PHStat)
12. Confidence Intervals Chapter 8 [2]
 The Basics. p.322 [2]
 Confidence Intervals for the mean µ
 LAB. Computing the confidence interval estimate for the mean (σ known
and unknown (Software commands for MS Excel, PHStat)
13. Fundamentals of Hypothesis Testing Chapter 6[1]
 Stating Hypotheses Chapter 9 [2]
 P-value and Statistical Significance (Text book)
 Two-Way Tables.
 LAB. Using the Z test for the mean (Software commands for MS Excel,
PHStat)
14. Scatter plots and correlation:
Chapter 4 [1]
 Correlation Analysis
Chapter 3[2]
 The Coefficient of Correlation
(Text book)
 LAB. Construction and graphing Scatter plots, Correlation analysis
(Software commands for MS Excel, PHStat)
15. İnference for regression Chapter 5,23[1]
 The Regression Model Chapter 10 [2]
 The Least Squares Principles (Text book)
 LAB. Regression analysis (Software commands for MS Excel, PHStat). p.422[2]
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16. FINAL EXAM

Sample workload calculation

Duration Total Workload

Activities Number
(hour) (hour)
Course duration in class 14 4
56
Preparation for Midterm Exam 1 15 15
Individual or Group Work 14 4 56
Midterm Exam 1 3 3
Paper/Project (including preparation
2 5 10
and presentation)
Homework 3 3 9
Preparation for the Final Exam 1 25 25
Final Exam 1 3 3
Total Workload 177
Total Workload/30(h) 5.9
ECTS Credit of the Course 6