Instructor:

Muhammad Tahir Abbas KHAN, PhD (Assoc. Prof.

APU ICT Institute)
APU Office: Building B-II, Room 372
Extension: 4372
E-mail: tahir_abbas@hotmail.com
Office hours: Thursday 12:25-2:00 (pm)
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My Introduction
Born in Lahore, Pakistan
Education
B.E. (Elect. Engg. (Power Systems)), 1990
University of Engineering and Technology (U.E.T.),
Lahore
M.B.A. (Finance), 1998
University of the Punjab, Lahore
M.S. (Computer Science), 2000
National University of Science and Technology (NUST),
Rawalpindi
PhD (Comp. Science. And Commun. Engg.),
2005
Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan

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My Introduction contd.
Work Experience
Assistant Director WAPDA (Water and Power Development Authority of
Pakistan) 1991-2006

Visiting Faculty Member UMT (University of Management and
Technology) 2000-2001

Research Fellow JSPS (Japan Society for the Promotion of Science)
April 2005- March-2007

Associate Professor APU (Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University) April
2007 onwards

Research Interests: Wireless communications mainly Code
Division Multiple Access Communication systems, Applications
of ICT
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Text and Materials


Title: Statistics (11th edition)
Authors: MCCLAVE, SINCICH
Publisher: Pearson International
ISBN (Intl Standard Book Number): 0-13-236344-5


References:
Statistics Fourth Edition (SCHAUMs Outlines)
Authors: Murray R. Spiegel, Larry J. Stephens
Publisher: Mc Graw Hill
ISBN (Intl Standard Book Number): - 9780071594462
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Course Syllabus (tentative)

There will be a total of 14-15 lecture and the following topics will be discussed in this course

INTRODUCTION

SUMMARIZING DATA

PROBABILITY THEORY

RANDOM VARIABLES

MID TERM EXAM

SOME COMMON DISTRIBUTIONS

LINEAR REGRESSION

HYPOTHESIS TESTING

FINAL EXAM

NOTE: The above course syllabus is tentative and FINAL EXAM WILL NOT BE OPEN BOOK
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Course Methodology
We will first learn the concepts in lectures.

Then, examples will be presented from text.

Where possible some software SPSS/EXCEL will be applied to get
hands on experience

Note: substantial practice and work beyond the class
period will be required.
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Course Evaluation (Grading)
Following criteria for evaluation (tentative and subject to
change):
Attendance/Random Quizzes/Exercises/Homework: 40%
Students should come to each class.
Note: points will be deducted for being late or inappropriate behavior.
TALKING TO EACH OTHER DURING THE LECTURE IS WORST FORM OF
INAPPROPRIATE BEHAVIOUR
Mid-term Exams/Projects If no Mid-term, these 30% will be combined
with above 40% to make total 70%: 30%
Final Examination / Project: 30%
Important Notes about grading:
Homework:
Assignments might be given (do all assigned tasks!)
I may or may not grade them directly, however
If you want to pass, you must do them ( tested via the Exam(s) ).

Note carefully that the above is tentative.
The above weights/elements are subject to change.

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Miscellaneous Instructions
Students should bring their own calculators

Slides of the lecture will be uploaded in Instructional materials
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Where Were Going
Introduction to the field of statistics
How statistics applies to real-world problems
Establish the link between statistics and
data
Differentiate between population and
sample data
Differentiate between descriptive and
inferential statistics
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1.1: The Science of Statistics
What is statistics ?
Gallup poles, unemployment figures, gambling on
games
Has applications in business, government, medical
science and all kinds of social and physical sciences

Statistics is the science of data. This involves
collecting, classifying, summarizing, organizing,
analyzing and interpreting numerical information
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1.2: Types of Statistical
Applications
Statistics
Descriptive
Statistics
Inferential
Statistics
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1.2: Types of Statistical
Applications
Descriptive statistics utilizes numerical
and graphical methods to look for patterns
in a data set, to summarize the information
revealed in a data set and to present that
information in a convenient form
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1.2: Types of Statistical
Applications
Inferential statistics utilizes sample data
to make estimates, decisions, predictions
or other generalizations about a larger set
of data
Handouts
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1.3: Fundamental Elements of
Statistics
An experimental unit is an object
about which we collect data
Person
Place
Thing
Event
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1.3: Fundamental Elements of
Statistics
A population is a set of units in which
we are interested
Typically, there are too many
experimental units in a population to
consider every one
If we can examine every single one, we
conduct a census
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1.3: Fundamental Elements of
Statistics
A variable is characteristic or property
of an individual unit
Values of these characteristics will vary
Measurement: Obtain numerical
representation
In studying a population, we focus on
one or more characteristics /properties
of population units
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1.3: Fundamental Elements of
Statistics
A sample is a
subset of the
population
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1.3: Fundamental Elements of
Statistics
Reliability
A measure of reliability is a
statement about the degree of
uncertainty associated with a statistical
inference
Based on our analysis, we think 56% of soda
drinkers prefer Pepsi to Coke, 5%.
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Statistics
Descriptive Statistics
The population or
sample of interest
One or more variables to
be investigated
Tables, graphs or
numerical summary tools
Identification of patterns
in the data
Inferential Statistics
Population of interest
One or more variables to
be investigated
The sample of
population units
The inference about the
population based on the
sample data
A measure of reliability
of the inference
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