Quality Management System

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A. Standard Course Description

Title of Course Statistical Inference & Data analysis

Course Code Credit Hours 03
School LBS Program Master’s
Prerequisites Statistics

B. Semester Description

Semester 2nd, 3rd and 4th Year Second

Course Schedule Saturday Time 03:00-06:00
Faculty Commerce Email Mubashir.ali@lbs
Counselling Hours Place LAB
Coordinator Email

C. Course Synopsis

Statistics plays a vital role in every human activity, while the ability to use statistical
inferential methods and interpret the results are essential in engineering and science. This
course gives a comprehensive introduction to the methods and practices of computer-based
statistical data analysis. The course covers and intertwines four integral aspects of statistical
analysis: data, statistical methods, mathematical foundations, and interpretation of results. The
first part of the course gives an overview of statistical methods, approaches to data description,
and data visualization and exploration methods. The second part is devoted to the foundations
of statistical inference and covers the selection, application, and adequacy of parametric
statistical tests for numeric and categorical data. The third part considers more advanced
topics, such as non-parametric statistics, analysis of variance, and correlation analysis. All
concepts are illustrated with statistical software.

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D. Course Objectives

1. Define main notions in the statistical data analysis

2. Explain mathematical backgrounds of main statistical procedures
3. Apply procedure of data preparation and visualization
4. Apply statistical test on real data
5. Analyze the relation between statistical variables by applying regression analysis and
correltion analyis
6. Justify the adequacy of statistical inference for given data
7. Interpret the results of statistical data analysis and explain their practical meaning

E. Recommended Text and Other Readings

Recommeded
Myers, J.L., & Well, A.D., & Lorch, R.F.,Jr. (2010). Research design and statistical analysis
(3rd Edition). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum. ISBN: 978-0-8058-6431-1
Optional
Urdan, T. (2010) Statistics in Plain English, 3rd Edition. New York: Routledge Psychology
Press. ISBN: 978041587291

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F. Student Evaluation Methods

S. No Evaluation Method Weight

1 Assignments / Presentations
2 Quizzes/ Term Paper for analysis 40
3 Class Participation
4 Project / Field work
5 Mid Term Exam 30
6 Final Term Exam 30
7 Others (if any)
Total 100

Mid Term Exam Duration , 2 hour Final Exam Duration __2 hour

G. Schedule of Activities

Week Topic
1 Introduction and motivation (the role of statistics in science and practice; taxonomy
of statistical methods; overview of the literature and tools)

2 Data (measurement scales; describing numerical and categorical data; outliers; data
transformation)

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3 Data visualization and exploration (scatter plot, histograms, q-q plot)

4 Introduction to statistical inference (population, sample, and sampling; observational

and experimental study designs)

5 Principles of statistical inference (hypotheses; tests; p value; significance)

6 Statistical inference for numerical data (comparing the means; paired data; tests for
the variance)

7 Statistical inference for categorical data (testing proportions; contingency tables; chi-
square test)

8 Choosing the right test (sample size; test conditions and limitations)
9 Introduction to nonparametric statistics (methods overview; sign test; Mann-Whitney
Wilcoxon test; Wilcoxon signed-rank test; pros and cons)

10 Re sampling methods (permutation test; principles of bootstrapping)

11 Introduction to analysis of variance (single factor ANOVA, ANOVA table, F-test,

Durbin Watson test; Barlett's test; Bonferroni correction)

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12 Regression and correlation analysis (statistical inference using regression; residual

analysis; confidence intervals)

13 Regression and correlation analysis (multiple regression; nonlinear regression;

logistic regression)

14 Alternative approaches to data analysis (bayesian vs. frequentist statistics; examples

of bayesian modeling and inference)

15 Term Paper Presentation

16 Wrap up Studies

H. Additional Information (if any)

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Course Instructor Head of Department

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