MAT1012 Statistical Applications L,T,P,J,C

Pre-Req: None 2,0,2,0,3

Course Outline:
T h i s p a p e r p r o v i d e s t h e m e a n i n g a n d s c o p e o f S t at i s t i c al A p p l i c at i o n s . T h i s e n a b l e s t h e s t u d e n t s t o u n d e r s t a n d
a n d u s e t h e a p p l i c a t i o n s o f s t a t i s t i c s i n t h e r e al - t i m e p r o b l e m s . T h i s c o u r s e s e e k s t h e c o m p r e h e n s i v e k n o w l e d g e
a b o u t t h e d a t a c o l l e c t i o n , p r e s e n t a t i o n o f d at a , p i c t o r i al r e p r e s e n t at i o n , m e as u r e s o f c e n t r al t e n d e n c y , m e as u r e s
o f d i s p e r s i o n , c o n t r o l c h a r t s , c o r r e l a t i o n , r e g r e s s i o n , t i m e s e r i e s , p r o b ab i l i t y , e s t i m at i o n an d i n f e r e n c e .
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Module Topics SLO
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1. I N T R O D U C T I O N T O S T A T I S T I C S & D A T A C OL L E C T I O N :
I m p o r t a n c e o f s t a t i s t i c s , c o n c e p t s o f s t at i s t i c a l p o p u l at i o n a n d a s am p l e -
M e t h o d s o f R a n d o m a n d N o n - R a n d o m S am p l i n g - q u an t i t at i v e a n d q u al i t at i v e
d a t a - M e a s u r e m e n t s c a l e s - n o m i n a l , o r d i n a l , i n t e r v al a n d r at i o - P r i m ar y a n d
1,2,4,
s e c o n d a r y d a t a - C l a s s i f i c a t i o n an d t ab u l at i o n o f d at a . D i ag r am m at i c an d 5
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g r a p h i c a l r e p r e s e n t a t i o n o f d at a - H i s t o g r am s an d F r e q u e n c y P o l y g o n s .

P r a c t i c a l : 1 & 2 . T a b u l a ti o n a n d P i c t o r i a l r e pr e s e n ta ti o n s o f V a r i o us da ta
ty p e s u s i n g E x c e l o r S P S S
2. DESCRIBING BUSINESS DATA:
M e a s u r e s o f C e n t r a l t e n d e n c y - M e a n , m e d i an a n d m o d e – M e a s u r e s o f
D i s p e r s i o n , R a n g e , Q u a r t i l e d e v i at i o n , M e an D e v i at i o n , S t an d ar d D e v i at i o n -
The coefficient of Variation . 1,2,7,
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14
P r a c t i c a l : 3 & 4 . C a l c u l a ti o n o f M e a n, M e di a n, M o d e , l o c a t i o n m e a s ur e s ,
V a r i a n c e a n d B o x - P l o t r e pr e s e n ta ti o ns c a l c ul a ti o n us i ng E x c e l o r S P S S

3. CORRELATION & REGRESSION ANALYSIS :

T h e S c a t t e r P l o t - C o r r e l at i o n - T y p e s - K ar l P e ar s o n ’ s C o e f f i c i e n t o f
C o r r e l a t i o n – S p e a r m a n ’ s R an k C o r r e l at i o n – R e g r e s s i o n L i n e s an d C o e f f i c i e n t s
- T h e c o e f f i c i e n t o f D e t e r m i n at i o n - R e s i d u al s – T h e s t an d ar d e r r o r o f E s t i m at e 2,7,14
5
, 17
P r a c t i c a l : 4 & 5 . P l o t ti n g s c a tt e r pl o t, M e a s ur i ng c o r r e l a ti o n a n d
R e g r e s s i o n A n a l y s i s a n d I n te r pr e t a t i o n s w i t h p - v a l ue , u s i ng E x c e l o r
SPSS
4. PROBABILITY:
P r o b a b i l i t y : R a n d o m e x p e r i m e n t s , t r i a l , s am p l e s p a c e , e v e n t s . A p p r o a c h e s t o
p r o b a b i l i t y - c l a s s i c a l , e m p i r i c al , s u b j e c t i v e an d a x i o m at i c . T h e o r e m s o n 1,2,7,
5
probabilities of events. Addition rule of probability. Conditional probability, 1 7 ,2 0
i n d e p e n d e n c e o f e v e n t s a n d m u l t i p l i c at i o n r u l e o f p r o b a b i l i t y . B a y e s t h e o r e m
and its applications.
5. STATISTICAL CONTROL CHARTS:
S t a t i s t i c a l C o n t r o l C h a r t s : I n t r o d u c t i o n - T y p e s o f C o n t r o l C h ar t s – S e t t i n g U p
a C o n t r o l P r o c e d u r e – X b ar ( M e an ) C h ar t a n d R C h a r t – c c h a r t – p c h a r t –
1,2,7,
A d v a n t a g e s a n d L i m i t a t i o n o f c o n t r o l c h ar t s . 5
1 7 ,2 0
P r a c t i c a l : 6 . P l o t ti n g M e a n a n d R a ng e C ha r t s , C c h a r t, us i ng E x c e l o r
SPSS
6. TESTING OF HYPOTHESIS:
Testing of Hypothesis – Z-test, Student’s t test, F -test, Chi-square test.
2,7,14
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P r a c t i c a l : 7 , 8 , 9 a n d 1 0 : On e m e a n T w o m e a n c o m pa r i s o n, C o nt i ng e nc y
(Chi-Square - Cross Tab) Test Excel or SPSS
T ot al L e c t u r e H o u r s 30
# M od e : L e c t u r e s – Wi t h t h r u s t o n E n g i n e e r i n g a p p l i c a t i o n s
Tutorial Sheets Non- 1, 2,
 M i n i mu m o f 2 0 p r o b l e m s p e r u n i t c o nt 7,9,14
 M od e : I n d i vi d u a l E xe r c i s e s t o b e s u b mi t t e d t o d e s i g n a t e d R A s act ,
1 7 ,2 0
30 1,2,
Laboratory exercises 7,9,14
 Laboratory exercises using Excel or SPSS based on concepts learnt. ,
 Ap p l i c a t i o n o f t h e c o n c e p t s t o a m i n i m u m o f 5 fr o m a c o m mo n p o o l o f p r o b l e m s 1 7 ,2 0
 R e p o r t t o b e s u b m i t t e d i n D i gi t a l fo r m a t
 A s s e s s m e n t o n a c o n t i n u o u s b a s i s w i t h a m i n o f 3 r e vi e w s .
Text Books
1. David.M.Levin, David.F.Stephen, and Cathryn.A.Szadat, (2013), Statistics for managers
using MS- Excel, 7 T h Edition, Pearson Education (India).
Reference Books
1. S.P.Gupta, 2014, Business Statistics and Statistical Methods, S.Chand Publication, New
Delhi.
2 . L.Mayes & Keying, (2005), Probability Statistics for Engineers and Scientists, Pearson
Education.
3. Levin Rich ard and Rubin David, ((2008), 2011 - reprint), Statistics For Management, 7 t h
Edition, Pearson Education, Dorling Kindersley.
4 . Andy Field, (2013), Discover ing Statistics Using IBM SPSS Statistics , 4 th Edition, Sage
Publication.
 STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES (SLO)

1) Having an ability to apply Mathematical/Statistical and science in engineering

applications
2) Having a clear understanding of the subject related concepts and of
contemporary issues
3) Having an ability to be socially intelligent with good SIQ (Social Intelligence
Quotient) and EQ (Emotional Quotient)
4) Having Sense -Making Skills of creating unique insights in what is being seen or
observed (Higher level thinking skills which cannot be codified)
5) Having design thinking capability
6) Having an ability to desi gn a component or a product applying all the relevant
standards and with realistic constraints
7) Having computational thinking (Ability to translate vast data in to abstract
concepts and to understand database reasoning)
8) Having Virtual Collaborating ability
9) Having problem solving ability - solving social issues and engineering
problems
10) Having a clear understanding of professional and ethical responsibility
11) Having interest in lifelong learning
12) Having adaptive thinking and adaptability
13) Having cross cultural c ompetency exhibited by working in teams
14) Having an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and
interpret data
15) Having an ability to use the social media effectively for productive use
16) Having a good working knowledge of communicating in English
17) Having an ability to use techniques, skills and modern
Engineering tools necessary for engineering practice
18) Having critical thinking and innovative skills
19) Having a good cognitive load management skills
20) Having a good digital footprint