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Course Curriculum
Course Code: CSIT616 Credit Units L T P/S SW AS/DS FW No. of PSDA Total Credit Unit

Course Level PG 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 4

Course Title Statistics and Probability Distribution

Course Description
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Course Objectives :

SN. Objectives

1 • expose students to the fundamentals and concepts of statistical and probability methods

• make students able to calculate frequency distribution and measures of central tendency, measures of dispersion, skewness and kurtosis,
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theory of probability.

• help the students to understand important theorems, different formulae and practical applications of these statistical and probability
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methods in the field of Computer Sciences and Applications

Pre-Requisites : General

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Course Contents / Syllabus :

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Concepts of a statistical population and sample from a population, quantitative and qualitative data,
nominal, ordinal and time-series data, discrete and continuous data. Presentation of data by tables and
Module 1: Basic of
1 by diagrams, frequency distributions for discrete and continuous data, graphical representation of a 15.00
Statistics
frequency distribution by histogram and frequency polygon, cumulative frequency distributions
(inclusive and exclusive methods). Charts and graphs.

Measure of central tendency and dispersion, merits and demerits of these measures. Range, Interquartile
Module 2:
Range, Mean Absolute Deviation, Variance, and Standard Deviation, Meaning of Standard Deviation,
Statistics of
2 Empirical Rule, Chebyshev’s Theorem ,Population Versus Sample Variance and Standard Deviation, 20.00
location and
Computational Formulas for Variance and Standard Deviation, z Scores, Coefficient of Variation,
dispersion
Moments and factorial moments. Skewness and Kurtosis and their Measures

Probability, Random experiment, sample point and sample space, event, algebra of events, Theorem on
Module 3: probability, conditional probability, independent events. Baye’s theorem and its applications, Discrete
3 Introduction of probability distribution, Mean, Variance, and Standard Deviation of Discrete Distributions, Mean or 20.00
Probability Expected Value, Variance and Standard Deviation of a Discrete Distribution, Binomial Distribution,
Poisson Distribution.

Definitions of random sample, null and alternative hypotheses, level of significance and probabilities of
Module 4: Theory
Type I and Type II errors, power of a test and critical region. Sampling distributions of chi-sq, t and F Test.
4 of Statistical 25.00
Tests of Significance based on Chi-square (goodness of fit and independence of attributes), t distribution
Inference
and F- distribution.

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SN. Module Descriptors / Topics Weightage

Module 5: Correlation , Karl Pearson coefficient of correlation, Lines of regression, Rank, Spearman's rank
5 Correlation and correlation coefficient, multiple and partial correlations (for 3 variates only), Regression, Multiple 20.00
Regression regression

Course Learning Outcomes :

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Pedagogy for Course Delivery :

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The course will be taught in theory based mode. The instructor will discuss statistics & probability problems to the students for better
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understanding of the concept.

Theory /VAC / Architecture Assessment (L,T & Self Work): 100.00 Max : 100

Attendance+CE+EE : 5+45+50

SN. Type Component Name Marks

1 Attendance 5.00

2 End Term Examination (OMR) 50.00

3 Internal CLASS TEST 20.00

4 Internal HOME ASSIGNMENT 10.00

5 Internal INTEGRATED PROJECT 10.00

6 Internal CLASS QUIZ 5.00

Lab/ Practical/ Studio/Arch. Studio/ Field Work Assessment : 0.00 Max : 100

N/A
List of Professional skill development activities :

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SN. PSDA Point

1. Define a statistical population and give an example. 2. What is a sample, and why is it important in statistical analysis? 3. How can you
ensure that a sample is representative of the population? 4. Explain the difference between a population parameter and a sample statistic. 5.
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What is the difference between quantitative and qualitative data? Provide examples. 6. Why is it important to distinguish between
quantitative and qualitative data in statistical analysis? 7. Give an example of a scen

1. Define mean, median, and mode. Provide an example for each. 2. What are the advantages and disadvantages of using the mean as a
measure of central tendency? 3. In what situations is the median a better measure of central tendency than the mean? 4. Explain how the
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mode is determined in a dataset and provide an example where mode is the most appropriate measure. 5. Define range and interquartile
range (IQR). How are they calculated? 6. What are the strengths and weaknesses of using the range as

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SN. PSDA Point

1. Define a random experiment and give an example. 2. What is a sample point, and how does it relate to the sample space? 3. Explain the
concept of sample space with an example of rolling two dice. 4. Define an event in the context of probability. Provide an example. 5.
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Describe the union and intersection of two events. Give an example. 6. Explain the complement of an event with an example. 7. State and
explain the addition theorem of probability. 8. State and explain the multiplication theorem

1. Define a random sample. How does it differ from a non-random sample? 2. What is a null hypothesis (H0)? Provide an example. 3. What is
an alternative hypothesis (H1 or Ha)? Provide an example. 4. Explain the importance of the null and alternative hypotheses in hypothesis
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testing. 5. Define the level of significance (alpha) in hypothesis testing. 6. What is a Type I error in hypothesis testing? Provide an example. 7.
What is a Type II error in hypothesis testing? Provide an example. 8. Explain

1. Define correlation. What does it indicate about the relationship between two variables? 2. What is the Karl Pearson coefficient of
correlation? How is it calculated? 3. Interpret the value of the Pearson correlation coefficient \( r \) in terms of strength and direction of the
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relationship. 4. Given a dataset, calculate the Pearson correlation coefficient and interpret the result. 5. What is a regression line? How is it
different from the correlation coefficient? 6. Explain the difference bet

Text & References :

SN. Type Title/Name Description ISBN/ URL

Black Ken. 2016. Business statistics for

1 Book contemporary decision making 7th ed..
John Wiley & Sons.

Goon,Gupta & Dasgupta: Fundamentals

2 Book of statistics. Vol. I. The world press Private
Ltd., Calcutta

Yule, G.U. and Kendall, M.G.: An

3 Book Introduction to the theory of statistics.
Charles Griffin & Compan

Kishor S. Trivedi , Probability & Statistics

4 Book with Reliability, Queuing, and Computer
Science Applica

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