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Course Objective:
To provide the students with practical knowledge of the principles and concept of probability and statistics and their applications in engineering field.
- Descriptive Statistics and Basic Probability(6 hours)
- Introductions in statistics and its importance in engineering
- Describing data with graphs (bar, pie, line diagram, box plot)
- Describing data with numerical measure (measuring center, measuring variability)
- Basic probability additive law, multiplic active law, Baye’s theorem
- Discrete Probability Distribution(6 hours)
- Discrete random variable
- Binomial probability distributions
- Negative binomial distribution
- Poison distribution
- Hyper geometric distributions
- Continuous Probability Distributions(6 hours)
- Continuous random variable and probability densities
- Normal distribution
- Gama distribution
- Chi-square distribution
- Sampling Distribution(5 hours)
- Population and sample
- Central limit theorems
- Sampling distribution of sample mean
- Sampling distributing of sampling proportion
- Correlation and regression(6 hours)
- Least square methods
- An analysis of variance of linear regression model
- Inferences concerning least square method
- Multiple correlation and regression
- Inference concerning mean(6 hours)
- Point estimation and interval estimation
- Test of hypothesis
- Hypothesis test concerning one mean
- Hypothesis test concerning two mean
- One way ANOVA
- Inference concerning proportion(6 hours)
- Estimation of proportions
- Hypotheses concerning one proportion
- Hypotheses concerning two proportions
- Chi-square test of independence
- Application of computer on statistical data computing(4 hours)
- Application of computer in computing statistical problem e.g. Scientific
- Calculator, EXCEL, SPSS, Matlab, etc.
References:
- Richard A. Johnson, “Probability and statistics for engineers 7th edition, Miller and Freund’s publication
- Jay L devorce, probability and statistics for engineering and the sciences, brooks/ Cole publishing company, Monterey, California, 1982.
- Richard. Levin, David s Rubin, statistics for management. Prentice hall publication
- Mendenhall beaver, introduction probability and statistics 12th edition, Thomson brooks/Cole
Evaluation scheme:
The questions will cover the entire chapter of the syllabus. The evaluation scheme will be as indicated in the table below:
| Chapter | Teaching hour | Marks Distribution* |
1 | 6 | 12 |
2 | 6 | 10 |
3 | 6 | 10 |
4 | 6 | 10 |
5 | 6 | 10 |
6 | 6 | 10 |
7 | 6 | 10 |
8 | 4 | 8 |
Total | 45 | 80 |
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