Rev No. 02 Course Outline MA 252 Credit Hours: 3 Page 1 of 2 Pages ] Dated: 06-04-09 Statistical Inference - MA252 a ~ NewCouse Spring 2011 ‘Text Book: - Introduction to Statistical Theory (Part-I, 11), by Prof. Sher Muhammad Chaudhry and Dr. Shahid Kamal. References:-_() Richard I. Levin: Statistics for Management (i) _Mensfield: Statistics for Business and Economics Course Description:- This course builds on the knowledge gained in the elementary course on statistics. It emphasizes the relevance of statistics in business management. The major topics include: statistical inference, sampling distributions, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, and comparisons of sample means, variances and proportions. SPSS are introduced as computer based tools for statistical analysis. Pre- requisite:- Elementary Statistics Grading Policy: In-semester Evaluations: 30% End Semester Evaluation: 70% WEEK WISE BREAKDOWN Week Contents Chapter/Section 1 __ | Introduction: Definition of Inferential Statistics, Importance of Statistics, 112, 113, Population & Sample, Data Types and their Collection 114,13 2 | Binomial Distribution 82 3 Normal Distribution 95 ig distribution: - Sampling, Advantages of sampling, 45 robability sample, Sampling & Non-sampling errors, 141-144 Sampling distribution, Estimation: - Introduction, Estimates & Estimators, Estimation by 67 . 15.1, 15.2, 15.5 confidence interval. Hypothesis Testing:- Introduction, Null & Altemative hypothesis, Simple & 8.9 | Composite hypothesis, Acceptance & Rejection region, The significance 16.1, 16.2 level, Test of significance, Test based on normal distribution (large sample). Chi-square distribution: - Confidence interval for 5®, Testing hypothesis 17.2, 173.1, 10,11 | about variance of normal distribution, Test for goodness-of-fit, Testing 174.1, 17.5.2, hypothesis in independence in contingency tables. 117 12.13 _| Student's t-distribution:- Introduction, Confidence interval estimate of ne 7 mean from a small sample, Small sample tests ans 7 14 _ | F-distribution: Confidence interval for the variance ratio 4, Testing 193, 19.4 hypothesis about the equality of two variances 15,16 | Analysis of Variance: 1. One way 2.Two way 20.1--20.3 ‘Computer application in Statistics (SPSS) 18 Final Term ExamShakistical) Infevence Tent Bool: Trboducktion ta StahisktesQ Theor (Pax ~U.n) by Pro ~ Snev Mohammad Chandy Slakskieg SrahEXes ig Ame collection, presentak ion omelyas, amd vihigakion of numetical draka to male inferences amd Yeachy Aesisiong Mm Ane Jace f uncerlainkly MW Econamtes, Busines? awd other Socielard Chysicah Sciences. DesexiPlive Sokishicg Dercrigtve Srahelkeer isNhak branch of Stadhshtes Wickes deals With ConcePhs cud methed& concemedh With Bammerigakim ord descxiPiim of the irnpov kam axgeds of nomericaR dada Wis aed A Grady Consists of Nae conchensakion of dasa, Wreit atria Aisplags Omd Kine Canguka heen f a Jew numerical Apamkilier Wrak Provide Inforrnakion abot Ane conkre oP Aha daha omd Wdiccke Awe Stead of the obsenaliong 10