Notre Dame University – Louaize

Faculty of Natural and Applied Sciences

Department of Mathematics and Statistics

STA 220
Applied Statistics
Semester: Spring 2018 Lecture time: Section: Room:

Credits / Contact hours: 3.1 credits / Three 50-minutes lecture sessions a week and one 50-minutes lab session

Instructor:

Office hours / contact: Room: E-mail:

Textbook: Ken Black, 2013. Applied Business Statistics: Making Better Business Decisions. International Student Version.
7th Edition. Published by: John Wiley& Sons, lnc.

Catalog description:
Descriptive statistics; frequency distribution and graphical representation; measures of central tendency, dispersion and
location; probability rules; selected discrete and continuous probability distributions; the central limit theorem; point and
interval estimation of the population parameters; sample size determination; hypothesis testing; one-way analysis of variance;
chi-square tests of goodness of fit, independence and homogeneity; simple linear regression. Emphasis on applying the learned
statistical methods using appropriate computer softwares through hands-on experience.

Type of course: General education requirement / Service course

Course Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the course, students are expected to:
a. Differentiate between different types of data
b. Organize and present quantitative and qualitative data
c. Calculate measures of central tendency, variability and location
d. Solve basic probability exercises, and discrete and continuous probability distribution exercises
e. Solve Confidence interval exercises for the mean, proportion, variance, standard deviation, and for the difference
between two means and two proportions
f. Apply the traditional method of testing hypothesis for the mean, proportion, standard deviation and variance and
write correct conclusions
g. Test the difference between two means and two proportions and write correct conclusions
h. Apply the Chi-square test, One-Way ANOVA and Simple Linear Regression and write correct conclusions
i. Use appropriate computer softwares to run frequencies, draw graphs, calculate measures of central tendency, variability,
location, probability, run confidence intervals, testing hypothesis, chi-square, and one-way ANOVA commands.

Course Topics
Date Material Required Exercises
Week 0 Chapter 1: What is Statistics? 1.3 Variables and Data P14: 1.8 & 1.9
1.1 Statistics in Business 1.4 Data Measurement P16 : 2
1.2 Basic Statistical Concepts
Lab Session (1): Create files, code and
Chapter 2Visualizing Data enter data and run the Descriptive
2.1 Frequency Distributions Frequency command

Week 1 2.2 Quantitative Data Graphs P44: 2.34 & 2.35

2.3 Qualitative Data Graphs P45: 2.39 & 2.42
Lab Session (2): Use the recode
command and constructing graphs
Week 2 Chapter 3 Describing Data Through Statistics
3.1 Measures of Central Tendency: Ungrouped Data P60: 306 & 3.7
3.2 Measures of Variability: Ungrouped Data P75: 3.19, 3.20
P76: 3.22, 3.23, & 3.25
Lab Session (3): Run the commands for
central tendency, variability, quartiles
 and percentiles
Week 3 3.3 Measure of Central Tendency and Variability: Grouped Data P82: 3.31 & 3.32 ; P92: 3.45 & 3.47;
P93: 3.51
Chapter 4: Introduction to Probability
4.3 Structure of Probability P107: 4.1, 4.4 &4.5
4.4 Marginal , Union, Joint, and Conditional Probabilities Lab Session (4): Probability
Week 4 4.5 Addition Laws P115:4.8 &4.12
4.6 Multiplication Laws P121: 4.17, 4.18 & 4.19
4.7 Conditional Probability P127:4.23; P128: 4.27 & 4.28
P135: 4.37& 4.40; P137: 4.44
Week 5 Chapter 5: Discrete Probability Distributions
5.1 Discrete Versus Continuous Distributions
5.2 Describing a Discrete Distribution P148:5.1; P149:5.3
5.3 Binomial Distribution P159: 5.9 & 5.10
Lab Session (5): Probability
Week 6 5.5 Hypergeometric Distribution P173: 5.27 & 5.28; P177: 5.39 & 5.41

Chapter 6: Continuous Probability Distributions

6.2 Normal Distribution P200:6.8; P201:6.10, 6.11 & 6.14

EXAM I Lab Session (6) Revision

Week 7 Chapter 7: Distributions of the Sample Mean and Sample Proportion

and Sampling Techniques
7.1Sampling Exercise Hand-out
7.2 Sampling Distribution of 𝑥̅ P243: 7.13 & 7.18
Lab Session (7): Sampling Distribution
Chapter 8: Estimating Parameters for Single Populations
8.1 Estimating the Population Mean Using z Statistics (Known) P264: 8.4 & 8.8
Week 8 8.2 Estimating the Population Mean Using the t Statistics (Unknown) P271:8.14; P272:8.21
8.3 Estimating the Population Proportions P277: 8.30 & 8.31
8.4 Estimating the Population Variance P280: 8.36 & 8.37
Week 9 8.5 Estimating Sample Size P284: 8.41, 8.42, 8.44 & 8.46
Lab Session (6): Confidence Interval
Chapter 9: Testing Hypothesis About Single Population Parameters
9.1 Introduction to Hypothesis Testing
9.2 Testing Hypothesis About a Population Mean Using the z Statistics
(Known) P313: 9.5 & 9.6
Week 10 9.3 Testing Hypothesis About a Population Mean Using the t Statistics P319: 9.15; P 320: 9.18
(Unknown)
9.4 Testing Hypothesis About a Proportion P326: 9.25 & 9.26
9.5 Testing Hypothesis About a Variance P330: 9.32 & 9.35
Lab Session (7) Testing Hypothesis
Week 11 Chapter 10: Analyzing the Differences in Two Populations
10.1 Hypothesis Testing and Confidence Intervals About the Difference in P359: 10.6; P360: 10.7
Two Means Using the z Statistics (population Variances Known)
10.2 Hypothesis Testing and Confidence Intervals About the Difference in P368: 10.14; P369: 10.17
Two Means: Independent Samples and population Variances Unknown
10.3 Statistical Inference for Two Related Populations P378: 10.21; P379: 10.26; P380: 10.28

Week 12 Lab Session (8): Hypothesis Testing and

Confidence Intervals for the Difference
Between Two Means
EXAM II
Chapter 11:Analysis of Variance
12.2 The Completely Randomized Design (One-Way ANOVA) P422: 11.13; P461: 11.49
Lab Session (9): One-Way ANOVA
Week 13 Chapter: Chi-square Test (Not From the Book)
- Test of Goodness of Fit
- Test of Independence or Homogeneity Exercise Hand-out
Lab Session (10): Chi-square Test
Week 14 Chapter 12: Introduction to Regression Analysis and Correlation
12.1 Correlation P474:12.2
12.2 Introduction to Simple Regression Analysis
12.3 Determining the Equation of the Regression Line P482:12.9
 12.5 Standard Error of the Estimate P492: 12.27
12.6 Coefficient of Determination P495: 12.35
12.7 Hypothesis Tests for the Slope of the Regression Model and Testing the P500: 12.41
Overall Model Exercise Hand-out
Lab Session (11): Correlation

Assessment measures:
Exam #1 (Chapters: 1to 6) 22.5%
Exam # 2 (Chapters: 7to 12 including Chi-Square 22.5%
Final Exam (Comprehensive) 40.0%
Lab Exercises + HW 10.0%
Attendance & Participation 5.0%
100.0%
Additional course policies and requirements:
 Homework assignments will be announced in class or by Blackboard.
 Make-up exams are given only in the case of an emergency with a valid excuse accepted by the SAO.
 Each student should acquaint her/himself with NDU’s codes, policies and procedures involving academic misconduct,
including but not limited to plagiarism and cheating. A source of guidance can be found at:
http://electra.ndu.edu.lb/administration/VP/NDU_Student%20Handbook_14-5.pdf

Prepared on: July 7, 2017