Faculty of Computer & IT

COURSE OUTLINE

Title: INTRODUCTION TO PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS

INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION

Suleiman Nur Ali Yusuf, MSc. In Applied Statistics (EWU Bangladesh)

Phone: +252 615493205 / +252 906628211

E-mail: Suleimansnc@gmail.com

Lecture Time: 8:00 -11:00 am Saturday/Sunday

Departmental Syllabus
COURSE DESDCRIPTION: Foundation material in probability and statistical
inference. Topics include sample spaces, conditional probability and Bayes' rule,
random variables, discrete and continuous probability distributions, expectation,
estimation, and hypothesis testing.

COURSE OBEJCTIVES: To provide a foundation in probability theory and statistical

inference in order to solve applied problems and to prepare for more advanced courses
in probability and statistics.

Textbook: Probability and Statistics for Engineers and Scientists, 9/E, by Walpole, Myers,
Myers, Ye, Pearson 2012, ISBN-13: 9780321629111.

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TOPICS TO BE COVERED

2. Probability
2.1 Sample Space
2.2 Events
2.3 Counting Sample points
2.4 Probability of Events
2.5 Additive Rule
2.6 Conditional probability, Independence and Product Rules
2.7 Buyes’ Rule
3. Random variables and Probability Distributions
3.1 Concept of a random variable
3.2 Discrete Probability Distributions
3.3 Continuous Probability Distributions
3.4 Joint probability Distributions
4. Mathematical Expectation
4.1 Mean of random variable
4.2 Variance and Covariance of random variable
4.3 Mean and variances of Linear Combinations of random variables 127
4.4 Chebyshev’s Theorem
5. Some Discrete Probability Distributions
5.1 Introduction and Motivations
5.2 Binomial and Multinomial Distribution
5.3 Hyper-geometric Distributions
5.4 Negative Binomial and Geometric Distribution
5.5 Poisson Distribution and Poisson Process
6. Some Continuous Probability Distribution
6.1 Continuous Uniform Distribution
6.2 Normal Distribution
6.3 Areas under the normal curve
6.4 Applications of the normal Distribution
6.5 Normal Approximation to Binomial
6.6 Gamma and Exponential Distributions

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 6.7 Chi-Squared Distribution
8. Sampling Distributions and More Graphical Tools
8.1 Random Sampling and sampling Distribution
8.2 Some important Statistics
8.3 Sampling Distributions
8.4 Sampling Distribution of mean and the Central limit theorem
8.5 Sampling Distribution of S2
8.6 T-Distributions
8.7 F-Distributions
9. One- and Two-Sample Estimation Problem
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Statistical inference
9.3 Classical method of Estimation
9.4 Single Sample: Estimating the mean
9.5 Stander of a point Estimating
9.6 Prediction intervals
9.7 Tolerance Limit
9.12 Single Sample: Estimating the Variance
10. One- and Two-Sample Tests of Hypotheses
10.1 Statistical Hypotheses: General Concepts
10.2 Testing a Statistical Hypothesis
10.3 The Use of P-Values for Decision Making in Testing Hypotheses
10.4 Single Sample: Tests Concerning a Single Mean
Course requirements

Technology: A calculator and access to the statistical computer software, SPSS,

Minitab & SAS are required.

Homework Assignments: Assignments will given on regular basis throughout the

semester and will include weekly chapter readings and exercises for approximately
every other class.
Submitted exercises must be legible: type or neatly handwritten.

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Assessment Tools

These include short quizzes, exams, assignments, attendance and class participation.
The short quizzes are about 15 minutes long in class tests. The midterm is 90 minutes &
final exams are 180 minutes long in class tests and will be arranged according to the
JUST Academic Calendar, The dates of assignment and quiz will be announced in the
class.

Evaluation/ Grading policy

Attendance + participation 5%
Research 15%
Assignment + Quiz 10%
Mid + Semester Exam 20%
Final 50%
Total 100%

Essential Policy Information

 Zero tolerance for cheating in the exams.

 No entrance into the class room if more than 15 minutes late.
 No makeups for the quizzes.
 Makeup exams for mid- terms and final exam may be arranged for
appropriate reasons. The student must apply with supporting documents.

References

1) Probability and Statistics for Engineers and Scientists, 9/E, by Walpole, Myers, Myers,
Ye, Pearson 2012, ISBN-13: 9780321629111.
2) Statistics and Probability in Modern Life, Sixth Edition, by Joseph New mark,
ISBN 0-03-006393-0.
3) SCHAUM’S outlines, Probability and Statistics, third edition, by murray R.
Spiegel, ISBN: 978-0-07-154426-9

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