School of Statistics

UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES

STATISTICS 101
Elementary Statistics
2nd Semester, AY 2018-2019
Lecturer: Joemari E. Olea
Faculty Room: Room 433
Email Address: joemarinevilleolea@gmail.com
Phone: 09567455341
Consultation Hours: TTh 1:00 – 5:00 PM F 4:00 – 6:00 PM

Course Credit: 3 units

Prerequisite: Math 11, Math 17, Math 60, or equivalent

Course Description: Presentation of data; frequency distributions; measures of central tendency;

measures of dispersion; probability distributions; statistical inference; correlation and regression.

Course Objectives:
By the end of this course, a student is expected to be able to
1. Formulate real problems in statistical terms
2. Determine the appropriate statistical tools needed in answering selected types of research
problems
3. Perform simple statistical analysis
4. Interpret and report results of the analysis.

Course Outline:
1. Introduction 4. Measures of Dispersion and Skewness
1.1. Nature of Statistics 4.1. Measures of Absolute Dispersion
1.2. Population and Sample 4.2. Measures of Relative Dispersion
4.3. Measures of Skewness
2. Collection and Presentation of Data 4.4. The Boxplot
2.1. Preliminaries
2.2. Methods of Data Collection 5. Probability
2.3. Sampling 5.1. Random Experiments, Sample
2.4. Tabular and Graphical Spaces, Events
Presentation 5.2. Properties of Probabilities
2.5. The Frequency Distribution
2.6. The Stem and Leaf Display 6. Random Variables and Probability
Distributions
3. Measures of Central Tendency and 6.1. Concept of a Random Variable
Location 6.2. Discrete and Continuous Random
3.1. Notations and Symbols Variables
3.2. The Arithmetic Mean 6.3. Expected Values
3.3. The Median 6.4. The Normal Distribution
3.4. The Mode 6.5. Other Common Distributions
3.5. Measures of Location
 7. Sampling Distributions 9.2. Testing a Hypothesis on the
Population Mean
8. Estimation 9.3. Testing the Difference Between
8.1. Basic Concepts Two Population Means
8.2. Estimating the Mean 9.4. Testing a Hypothesis on
8.3. Estimating the Difference of Two Proportions
Population Means 9.5. Testing the Difference Between
8.4. Estimating Proportions Two Proportions
8.5. Estimating the Difference of Two 9.6. Testing of Independence
Proportions
8.6. Sample Size Determination 10. Regression and Correlation
10.1.Correlation Coefficient
9. Tests of Hypothesis 10.2.Testing the Correlation
9.1. Basic Concepts Coefficient
10.3.Simple Linear Regression

Course Requirements:
4 Long Exams 60%
Assignments and Class Activities 10%
Quizzes 5%
Attendance 5%
Final Exam 20%
Grading Scale:
[93, 100] 1.00 [79, 83) 2.00 [60, 65) 3.00
[90, 93) 1.25 [75, 79) 2.25 [55, 60) 4.00
[86, 90) 1.50 [70, 75) 2.50 Below 55 5.00
[83, 86) 2.00 [65, 70) 2.75

Classroom Policies:
1. On Attendance. Attendance will be checked every meeting. As per University Rule, the
maximum allowable number of absences is 6, excused or unexcused.
2. On Quizzes and Class Activities. All quizzes will be announced. No make-up quiz/class activity
shall be given. Any student who misses a quiz/activity shall automatically be given a zero for
that quiz or activity, excused or unexcused.
3. On Missed Long Exams. In case of a missed long exam, a grade of zero will be given for an
unexcused absence. For an excused absence, the grade of the final exam will be the grade of
the missed long exam. This rule only applies for one missed long exam. Succeeding missed
long exams will have a grade of 0, excused or unexcused.
4. On Dropping. A student who wishes to drop the course must inform the instructor. Dropping
the course must be done officially by following the steps prescribed by the OUR.
5. On Cheating. Any student caught cheating in any form will be given a grade of 5.00 for the
course.
6. On Electronic Devices. Cellular phones must be turned off or put in silent mode during class
hours. This is to avoid disturbances during class proceedings.
7. Proper classroom decorum and behavior should always be observed .
8. Bring your scientific calculators every meeting.

Main Reference: Almeda J., Capistrano, T., and Sarte G. M. (2010). Elementary Statistics. The
University of the Philippines Press.