American University of Sharjah | College of Engineering

1. Course Number and Course Title:

NGN 111 Introduction to Statistical Analysis

2. Credits Hours:
2 1 2

3. Prerequisites and/or Co-Requisites:

Prerequisite/Concurrent: MTH103 (Calculus I)

4. Name and Contact Information of Instructor:

Dr. Anas Al Tarabsheh, Department of Electrical Engineering
Office: EB1245
Email: aaltarabsheh@aus.edu
Phone: (06)515-4935

5. Course Description (Catalog Description):

Covers descriptive statistics, graphical and numerical representation of information, measures of
location and variation, elementary probability theory, and discrete and continuous probability
models. Introduces statistical inference (estimation and hypothesis testing). Includes simple
regression and correlation, designing experiments and use of statistical software. Presents examples
from the five engineering and related disciplines.

6. Textbook and other Supplemental Material:

Textbook:
Pearson New International Edition, Michael Sullivan. Statistics Informed Decisions Using Data, 4th
Edition, Pearson Education, Limited, 2014

7. Learning Outcomes:
Upon completion of the course, students will be able to:

1. Explain the process of statistics

2. Organize and summarize data graphically and numerically
3. Describe the relationship between two variables using Least-squares regression
4. Compute the probability of events using the empirical and classical approaches
5. Compute the probability of experiments using binomial and normal distributions
6. Estimate the value of a parameter using confidence intervals
7. Test Hypothesis for a population mean

8. Teaching and Learning Methodologies:

Methods include two one-hour lectures per week and one recitation session. The course includes
presentations and interactive problem solving.

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9. Course Topics and Schedule:

Section
Week Topic (Reading
Assignment)
o Introduction to the Practice of Statistics 1.1
1
o Observational Studies; Experiments, and Simple Random Sampling 1.2
o Simple Random Sampling 1.3
2 o Other Effective Sampling Methods 1.4
o Bias in Sampling 1.5
o The Design of Experiments 1.6
3
o Organizing Qualitative Data 2.1
o Organizing Quantitative Data: The Population Displays 2.2
4 o Additional Displays of Quantitative Data 2.3
o Graphical Misrepresentations of Data 2.4
o Measures of Central Tendency 3.1
5 o Measures of Dispersion 3.2
o Measures of Central Tendency and Dispersion from Grouped Data 3.3
o Measures of Position and Outliers 3.4
6 o The five-Number Summary and Boxplots 3.5
o Scatter Diagrams and Correlation 4.1
o Least-Squares Regression 4.2
7 o Probability Rules 5.1
o The Addition Rule and Complements 5.2
o Independence and the Multiplication Rule 5.3
8
o Conditional Probability and the General Multiplication Rule 5.4
o Counting Techniques 5.5
9 o Putting it together
o Bayes Rule (this section is in the CD) 5.7
o Discrete Random Variables 6.1
10
o The Binomial Probability Distributions 6.2
o Properties of the Normal Distributions 7.1
11
o Applications of the Normal Distribution 7.2
o Distribution of the Sample Mean 8.1
o The Logic in Constructing Confidence Intervals about a Population Mean,
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known 9.2
o Margin of error, sample size 9.2

13 o Confidence Interval about a Population Mean, Unknown 9.2

o The Language of Hypothesis Testing 10.1
o Testing Claims about a Population Mean, Known 10.3
14
o Testing Claims about a Population Mean, Unknown 10.3

15
o Review

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10. Schedule of Laboratory and other Non-Lecture Sessions:

One recitation session per week.

11. Out-of-Class Assignments with Due Dates:

Assignment Due Date (tentative)
One HW is assigned at the end of each chapter.
A total of 10 HWs in the semester

12. Student Evaluation:

Assessment Weight Due Date (tentative)
Midterm examination 1 20% Week 7
Midterm examination 2 20% Week 13
Final examination 35% Scheduled time
Attendance 5% During the entire semester
Quizzes 20% During the entire semester

13. Contribution of Course to Program Outcomes

This course contributes to the accomplishment of the following program outcomes:

Program outcome Emphasis in

this course
a An ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science and engineering
b an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and
interpret data

Extent of contribution: high; medium; low

Dates of common midterms:

First midterm: TBA

Second midterm: TBA

Please bring your ID to all exams

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Course Policies:
Practice problems and solutions will be posted weekly.
Students are encouraged to discuss practice problems among themselves,
and with the instructor.
Quizzes can be announced or unannounced. Total number of quizzes is
between 5 and 7.
All exams are closed book and closed notes
The final exam will be comprehensive.
Mobile phones are to remain switched off during class-sessions.
Class attendance as reported in the AUS catalog will be fully
implemented.

Mapping of numeric grades to letter grades:

Grade Range

A 93 and above

A- 90 to less than 93

B+ 85 to less than 90

B 80 to less than 85

B- 75 to less than 80

C+ 70 to less than 75

C 65 to less than 70

C- 60 to less than 65

D 55 to less than 60

F <55

Instructor:
Name Email Office Phone Section
Dr. Anas Al aaltarabsheh@aus.edu EB1-245 06-5154935 06(UT 1:00 pm-1:50 pm)
Tarabsheh EB1-030
Office Hours: UTR 8:00 am -10:00 am , and by appointment.