The Statistics Program
Department of Mathematics, Statistics & Physics
College of Arts & Sciences
Qatar University
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DR. MOHAMED TAHIR
Co ur se Infor matio n
Course Name:
Introduction to Statistics
Course Number: STAT 153
Credit Hours:
Three
Prerequisite:
None
Textbook:
Elementary Statistics, by A. Bluman, 7th Ed., McGraw-Hill, 2009.
Lectures:
Monday & Wednesday from 11 to 12:15 in SD 215
Computer Lab: Thursday from 11 to 11:50 in SA 201.
Ins tr uc to r' s Infor mati o n
Name:
Dr. Mohamed TAHIR
Program:
Statistics
Telephone Number: 485-2183
E- Mail Address:
m.tahir@qu.edu.qa
Website:
http://faculty.qu.edu.qa
Office Hours:
Monday & Wednesday, 12:30 – 13:00.
Thursday, 10:30 – 11:00 & 12:15 – 12:45
Co ur se O bjec tiv es
 Acquaint the students with methods for describing data.
 Acquaint the students with the basic concepts of probability.
 Train the students to carry out a complete statistical analysis concerning a population mean, a
population proportion and a population variance.
 Train the students to use Minitab.
S tude nt Lear ning O utc omes
Upon completing the course, the students will be able to
 describe various types of data numerically and graphically (1)
 compute the (conditional) probability of various events (2)
 find point estimates and confidence intervals of various parameters (3)
 find p-values of various tests (4)
 interpret the results of a data analysis concerning a population mean, a population
proportion and a population variance (5).
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Mapping learning outcomes to course objectives
Course objectives
Learning outcomes
(1)
Acquaint the students with methods for describing
data
Acquaint the students with the basic concepts of
probability
Train the students to carry out a complete statistical
analysis concerning a population mean, a population
proportion and a population variance
Train the students to use Minitab
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T o pi c s To B e Co v e r e d
Topic Title And Details
Weeks
1-3
Methods for describing data
Population, random sample, type of data; tabular representation of data;
graphical representation of data; measures of central location; quartiles,
measures of dispersion; using Minitab.
4-5
Basic concepts of probability
Random experiments, sample space, events; finding the probability of an event,
rules of probability; conditional probability; independence between events.
Discrete and continuous random variables
5–7
Definitions, probability mass functions, probability density functions; mean and
variance of a discrete random variable; binomial and normal distributions;
using Minitab.
7–8
Sampling distributions
Statistics and parameters; sampling distribution of the sample mean; T and
chi-square distributions; the central limit theorem; approximate sampling
distribution of the sample proportion; using Minitab.
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9 - 11
Point and interval estimation
Point estimates of special parameters; confidence interval for a population
mean; large-sample confidence interval for a population proportion; using
Minitab.
12 -15
Hypothesis testing
Null and alternative hypotheses, Type 1 and 2 errors, test statistic, p-value; Z and
T tests for a population mean; large-sample Z test for a population proportion;
test for a population variance; using Minitab.
A s s e s s me nt To o ls and Po l i c y
The overall grade will be based on the scores obtained on the homework assignments, the first
and second exams and the final exam, according to the following weights:
Homework Assignments
15%
About one assignment every 3 weeks
Quiz #1
10%
01/04/2010
Quiz #2
10%
03/06/2010
Midterm Exam
25%
06/05/2010
Final Exam
40%
00/00/2010, 00:00 – 00:00
A student's course letter grade will be determined according to the following table:
Total Score
Letter Grade
00 -59
60-64
65-69
70-74
75-79
80-84
85-89
90-100
F
D
D+
C
C+
B
B+
A
L e ar ni ng R e so ur c e s
1- Lecture notes (in Blackboard)
2- Textbook: Elementary Statistics, by A. Bluman, 7th edition, McGraw-Hill, 2009.
3- Practice problems (in Blackboard)
4- Reference books:
 Statistical Concepts and Methods, by Johnson and Bhattacharyya, Wiley, 1977.
 Statistics, by McClave and Sincich, Prentice-Hall, 2003.
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T e ac hing A ids
1- A laptop computer connected to a data screen.
2- An overhead projector
3- Software: Minitab
4- Blackboard:
 post the course syllabus;
 post PowerPoint lecture notes;
 post homework assignments;
 give online quizzes;
 post practice problems;
 post students' grades;
 send e-mail to students;
 post announcements.
R e gul atio ns
 Attendance Policy:
1- Students are expected to attend class regularly
2- If a student is late to class three times, then the third time will count as one class absence.
3- If a student misses 25% of the total number of lectures, she will not be allowed to take the
final exam.
4- A student who misses the first or second quiz can take a make-up quiz only if she provides a
valid excuse for her absence.
 Expectations from students:
1- Students are expected to get to class on time.
2- Students are expected to participate in class.
3- Students are expected to do in-class assignments.
4- Students are not allowed to use their mobile telephones during the lecture.
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