UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA

FACULTY OF COMPUTER AND MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES

COURSE INFORMATION

Course Code : STA108

Course Name : Statistics and Probability
Course Level : 4 - Diploma
SLT : 120 Hours
Equivalent to 3 Credits
Face to Face: 56 Hours
Student Preparation Time: 64 Hours
Prerequisite : None

Lecturer : Fadzilah Abdol Razak

Office : 04 B 02 034/0 (Second Floor Block B)
Consultation : By appointment (05-4067372)

Course Outcomes : At the end of the course, students should be able to:
1. Apply the basic statistical concepts and tools in science. (C3)
2. Demonstrate the use of basic statistical knowledge and skills in science.
(A3)
3. Determine an appropriate statistical skills in solving probability and
statistics problems. (C5)

Course Description : This is an introductory course in Statistics and Probability, and it is aimed at
students without any prior expose to the course matter. The course is divided
into five parts: introduction to statistics, descriptive statistics, correlation and
regression, introduction to probability and probability distributions.
Applications to more general everyday problems towards science and
technology will be included in the course in order to provide a broader
spectrum to the students and at the same time, develop their interest in the
course. Students will also be able to interpret the computer output from the
statistical software.

Teaching : 1. Discussion
Methodologies 2. Lab Work
3. Lectures
4. Tutorials

Recommended Text : William Mendenhall, Robert Beaver, Barbara Beaver, Introduction to

Probability & Statistics, 14th edition, Cengage Learning, 2012, ISBN:
1133103758
References : 1. Elwood G. Kirk Patrick, Introductory Statistics and Probability for
Engineering, Sciences and Technology, Prentice Hall Inc, 2000.
2. Janet Susan Milton, Jesse C. Arnold, Introduction to Probability &
Statistics, 4th edition, McGraw Hill, 2003, ISBN:007246836X
3. Mario F. Triola, Elementary Statistics, 9th edition, Addison-Wesley,
2004, ISBN: 0201775700

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 4. Roger Kirk, Statistics: An Introduction, 5th edition, Cengage Learning,
2007, ISBN: 053456478X

ASSESSMENT WEEK TOPIC CLO MARK (%)

Test 1 8 1–3 CLO1 40 (15%)
Test 2 13 4–5 CLO1 40 (15%)
Group Project Due week 12 1–3 CLO2 30 (20%)
Final Assessment 15 1–5 CLO3 100 (50%)

SCHEME OF WORK

Week Topics Hours Remarks

Topic 1: Introduction to Statistics
• Definition of Statistics
• Descriptive and Inferential Statistics
• Terms in Statistics
• Population & Sample
• Parameter & Statistics Complete
• Variable and Types of Variable (discrete Entrance Survey
quantitative, continuous quantitative,
qualitative)
• Scale of Measurement (nominal, ordinal,
interval, ratio)
1
• Sources of Data (pimary, secondary)
• Census
• Questionnaire and the Guidelines to Construct Good
Questionnaire
• Sampling Techniques How to
• Sampling choose/identify the
• Sampling Unit best sampling
• Sampling Frame technique to be
• Sampling Error and Non-Sampling Error used
• Introduction to Non-Probability Sampling
(Quota, Convenience, Judgemental)
Topic 1: Introduction to Statistics
• Introduction to Probability Sampling Techniques (Simple
Random, Systematic, Stratified, Cluster, Multistage)
• Introduction to Data Collection Methods
• Face to Face Interview
• Direct Questionnaire
• Mailed Questionnaire
• Online Survey
• Telephone Interview
• Direct Observation
2
Topic 2: Descriptive Statistics Graph paper and
• Data Organization and Presentation EXCEL/IBM-SPSS
• Graphical method for qualitative data software
- Frequency Distribution Table Need to know how
- Pie Chart to organize and
- Bar chart present the data
- Cross tabulation using
• Graphical method for quantitative data EXCEL/SPSS
- Frequency Distribution Table software
- Stem and Leaf
- Histogram

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 - Ogive

- Ungrouped
Topic 2: Descriptive Statistics data & grouped
• Measures of Central Tendency data
3 • Mean - Calculator
• Median (formula & ogive) - IBM-SPSS &
• Mode (formula & histogram) output
- Interpret
- Ungrouped
Topic 2: Descriptive Statistics data & grouped
• Measures of Location data
4 • First, Third Quartile (Formula, Ogive) - Calculator
• Inter-Quartile Range - IBM-SPSS &
• Quartile Deviation output
- Interpret
Topic 2: Descriptive Statistics - Ungrouped
• Measures of Dispersion data & grouped
data
• Range
5 - Calculator
• Variance and Standard Deviation - IBM-SPSS &
• Coefficient of Variation output
- Interpret
Topic 2: Descriptive Statistics - Ungrouped
• Measures of Skewness data & grouped
• Measures of Central Tendency data
- Calculator
• Stem-and-Leaf Plot
6 - IBM-SPSS &
• Box and Whiskers Plot
output
• Histogram - Interpret
• Pearson’s Coefficient of Skewness

MID TERM BREAK: 10/05/2021 – 16/05/2021

Topic 3: Correlation and Regression - Graph paper
• Independent and Dependent Variable - Calculator
• Scatter Plot - EXCEL/IBM
7 SPSS & output
• Pearson’s Correlation Coefficient
• Coefficient of Determination - Interpret

Topic 3: Correlation and Regression - Graph paper

• Simple Linear Regression - Calculator
• Assumptions of the Regression Model - EXCEL/IBM
• Least Squares Regression Line, y = a+ bx SPSS & output
8 Interpret
• Draw the Regression Line
• Interpretation of a constant , a and slope, b
• Use of Regression Model for Prediction

Topic 4: Introduction to Probability

• Basic concepts
(Set Theory, Sample Space, Events, Probability of an
Event)
• Counting Sample Point
(Multiplication Rule, Permutation Rule, Combination
9 Rule) SUFO
• Rules of Probability EXIT SURVEY
• Combination of Events
(Union, Intersection and Complement)
• Venn Diagram
• Independent Events

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 • Mutually Exclusive Events

Topic 4: Introduction to Probability

• Tree Diagram
10
• Conditional Probability
• Bayes’ Theorem

Find probability
based on
Topic 5: Probability Distribution
probability
• Random Variable
distribution.
• Discrete Random Variable
Find mean of
11 • Probability Distribution
probability
• Expected Value
distribution.
• Variance
Properties of
expected value
and variance.
- Maximum 2
functions
Find probability
Topic 5: Probability Distribution based on
• Continuous Random Variable probability
• Probability Density Function density function.
12 - 14
• Expected Value Find mean of
• Variance probability
density function.
Properties of
expected value
and variance.
12 – 21
SPECIAL LEAVE/REVISION
JULY 2021
22/07 – 3 HOURS
FINAL EXAMINATION BEGINS
12/08/2021

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