Bahir Dar University

Institute of Technology for Textile, Garment & Fashion Design (iOTEX)

Course Title: Statistical Applications in the Garment Industry
Course code: Greg 4171
ECTS Credits: 4
Contact Hours Lecture Tutorial Lab or Practice Home Study
(per week) 2 3 0 3

Year: 4
Semester: I
Contact Information
Instructor: Bisrat Misganaw
E-Mail: bisratcsa@gmail.com
Course description
History of statistics, Meaning of statistics; Methods of data collection; Methods of data
presentation; Measures of location; Measures of variation; Moments, skewness and kurtosis;
Sampling techniques; Simple linear regression, correlation and rank correlation.
Objectives
 The course is designed to apply the concepts of statistics in the field of garment
industry; the students who have undergone the course successfully will be in a
position to apply the important statistical techniques in the garment field and
eventually will measure the process variability and control the process to have a
consistent product quality.
 to introduce students to the basic statistical knowledge on data collection and
presentation methods, measures of central tendency and variation, regression and
correlation;
 to demonstrate the importance and usefulness of statistics in real life and on real
data;
 to show how to present data informatively and clearly;
 to build up interest in statistics and hence encourage students to study the subject
further.
Course Outline
1. Introduction (4 lecture hours)
1.1. History and development of Statistics
1.2. Definition and classification of Statistics
1.3. Stages in statistical investigation
1.4. Definition of some basic terms
1.5. Applications, uses and limitations of Statistics
1.6. Types of variables and measurement scales
2. Methods of Data Collection and Presentation (6 lecture hours)
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 2.1 Methods of data collection
2.1.1 Sources of data
2.1.2 Types of data
2.1.3 Methods of collection
2.2 Methods of Data Presentation
2.2.1 Motivating examples
2.2.2 Frequency distributions: qualitative, quantitative: absolute, relative,
percentage, cumulative
2.2.3 Tabular presentation of data
2.2.4 Diagrammatic display of data: Bar charts, Pie-chart, Cartograms
2.2.5 Graphical presentation of data: Histogram, Frequency Polygon, Ogive Curves
3. Measures of Central Tendency (12 lecture hours)
3.1 Motivating examples
3.2 Objectives of measures of central tendency
3.3 Summation notation
3.4 Important characteristics of a good average
3.5 Mean
3.5.1 Arithmetic Mean
3.5.2 Geometric Mean
3.5.3 Harmonic Mean
3.6 Median
3.7 Mode
3.8 Measures of location (Quantiles): Quartiles, Deciles, Percentiles
4. Measures of Variation (Dispersion), Skewness and Kurtosis (12 lecture hours)
4.1 Motivating examples
4.2 Objectives of measures of variation
4.3 Measures of Dispersion (Variation)
4.3.1 Range and Relative Range
4.3.2 Quartile Deviation and Coefficient of Quartile Deviation
4.3.3 Mean Deviation and Coefficient of Mean Deviation
4.3.4 Variance, Standard Deviation and Coefficient of Variation
4.3.5 Standard Scores
4.4 Moments (about the origin and about the mean)
4.5 Skewness
4.6 Kurtosis
5. Sampling Techniques (6 lecture hours)
5.1 Basic concepts: population, sample, parameter, statistic, sampling frame, sampling
unit, sampling error, sample size
5.2 Reasons for sampling
5.3 Types of errors
5.4 Types of sampling
5.4.1 Probability versus non-probability Sampling Techniques
5.4.2 Purposive Sampling
5.4.3 Simple random sampling
5.4.4 Method of selecting a simple random sample: lottery method, table or
computer generated random numbers)
5.4.5 Systematic sampling
5.4.6 Stratified sampling
5.4.7 Cluster sampling
6 Probability Distribution
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 6.1 Definition of Random Variable and Probability Distributions
6.2 Introduction to Expectation and Variance of a Random Variable
6.3 Common Discrete Probability Distribution- Binomial and Poisson
6.4 Common Continues Probability Distribution- Normal, Chi-square and T-
distribution
7 Estimation and Hypothesis Testing
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Point Estimation of the Mean and Proportion
7.3 Interval Estimation of the Mean and Proportion
7.4 Sample size determination
7.5 Important concepts in Testing a Statistical Hypothesis
7.5.1 Steps in Testing a Hypothesis
7.6 Hypothesis Testing about the Mean
7.7 Hypothesis testing about the population proportion
7.8 Tests of Association
8 . Simple Linear Regression and Correlation (8 lecture hours)
8.1 Motivating examples
8.1 Definition: regression and correlation
8.2 Simple linear regression
8.3 Covariance and Coefficient of Correlation
8.4 Rank Correlation
Assessment/Evaluation & Grading System:
Lecture Part (Weight 40%) Tutorial Part Weight 60%)
Mid-Term Examination: 40 % Assignment: 30 %
Final Examination: 60 % Quiz : 30 %
Total 100 % Project/Seminar: 40 %
Total 100%
Textbook
Bluman, A.G. (1995). Elementary Statistics: A Step by Step Approach (2nd edition).
Wm. C. Brown Communications, Inc.
References
1. Eshetu Wencheko (2000). Introduction to Statistics. Addis Ababa University Press.
2. Gupta, C.B. and Gupta, V. (2004). An Introduction to Statistical Methods. Vikas
Publishing House, Pvt. Ltd, India.
3. Spiegel, M.R. and Stephens, L.J. (2007). Schaum's Outline of Statistics, Schaum's
Outline Series (4th edition). McGraw-Hill.
4. Booth, J.E., Principles of Textile Testing, Newnes Butterworths, London, 1979
5. Saville, B.P., Physical Testing of Textiles , The Textile Institute, 1998
6. Bona M, ‘Textile Quality: Physical methods of product and process control’, Eurotex, Italy,
1994
7. Bona M, ‘Statistical Methods for Textile Industry’, Eurotex, Italy, 1993
8. Leaf G, Practical Statistics for Textile Industry: Part II and I, The Textile Institute
9. Apparel Manufacturing sewn Product Analysis, Prentice Hall. INC, GlockE.R and Grace I.Kunz,
1990
10. Textile Fabric and Their Selection; prentice Hall; INC, Wingate.IB, 1989