graphs, histogram, stem and leaf display, box and whisker plot. 5 4 Measures of Mean median, mode, range, 3 6 central variance and standard tendency and deviation, standard error of dispersion the mean for grouped and ungrouped data. Skewness and Kurtosis. Assignment 1 Due on – 6 Test 1 and revision 2 4 7 5 Probability Possibility space, Events, 2 4 Outcomes, Probability laws, conditional probability, tree diagram. 8 6 Probability Random variables. Discrete 4 8 Distributions distributions Binomial and – Poisson distributions. Continuous distributions - Normal distribution 10 7 Regression Scatter plot, estimation and 2 4 and interpretation of regression Correlation parameters, calculation and Analysis interpretation of correlation coefficient and determination. 11 8 Confidence Mean, difference of means, 3 6 Internal and proportion, variance and Hypothesis standard deviation. testing Testing concerning mean, proportion and two samples. Z, T and Chi-square tests. Assignment 2 Due on – 12 Test 2 and revision 2 4 – Reading Material Ross S. M. Introduction to Probability Theory. Klotz J. H. 2004. A Computational Approach to Statistics, Chatterjee S. Hadi A. S., 4th Ed, 2009. Regression Analysis by Example, Wegner, T. Juta & Company, 1999. Application of Business Statistics. Chimedza, C. 1999. Applied Statistics, ZOU. Chareka, C. 1999. Statistical Inference, ZOU.
graphs, histogram, stem and leaf display, box and whisker plot. 5 4 Measures of central tendency and dispersion Mean median, mode, range, variance and standard deviation, standard error of the mean for grouped and ungrouped data. Skewness and Kurtosis. 3 6 Assignment 1 – Due on 6 Test 1 and revision 2 4 7 5 Probability Possibility space, Events, Outcomes, Probability laws, conditional probability, tree diagram. 2 4 8 6 Probability Distributions Random variables. Discrete distributions – Binomial and Poisson distributions. Continuous distributions - Normal distribution 4 8 10 7 Regression and Correlation Analysis Scatter plot, estimation and interpretation of regression parameters, calculation and interpretation of correlation coefficient and determination. 2 4 11 8 Confidence Internal and Hypothesis testing Mean, difference of means, proportion, variance and standard deviation. Testing concerning mean, proportion and two samples. Z, T and Chi-square tests. 3 6 Assignment 2 – Due on 12 Test 2 and revision – 2 4 Reading Material Ross S. M. Introduction to Probability Theory. Klotz J. H. A Computational Approach to Statistics, 2004. Chatterjee S. Hadi A. S., Regression Analysis by Example, 4th Ed, 2009. Wegner, T. Application of Business Statistics. Juta & Company, 1999. Chimedza, C. Applied Statistics, ZOU. 1999. Chareka, C. Statistical Inference, ZOU. 1999.
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