CONFIDENTIAL

UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA

FACULTY OF COMPUTER AND MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES
COURSE INFORMATION
Code : STA108
Course : Statistics and Probability
Level : Diploma
Credit Unit : 3

SCHEME OF WORK

SEMESTER: MARCH – JULY 2022

Week Topics and subtopics Remarks

Topic 1: Introduction to Statistics ➢ Entrance Survey

➢ Definition of Statistics
➢ Descriptive and Inferential Statistics
➢ Terms in Statistics
➢ Population and Sample
➢ Parameter and Statistics
➢ Variable and Types of Variable
(Discrete Quantitative, Continuous
Quantitative, Qualitative)
➢ Scale of Measurement (Nominal,
Ordinal, Ratio, Interval)
➢ Sources of Data (Primary, Secondary)
➢ Census
• Questionnaire and the Guidelines to Construct
Good Questionnaire
➢ Sampling Techniques
1 ➢ Sampling
➢ Sampling Unit
➢ Sampling Frame
➢ Sampling Error and Non-Sampling
Error
➢ Introduction to Non-Probability
Sampling (Quota, Convenience, ➢ Identify the best sampling
Judgemental) technique to be used
➢ Introduction to Probability Sampling (probability and non-
Techniques (Simple Random, probability sampling).
Systematic, Stratified, Cluster,
Multistage)
➢ Introduction to Data Collection Methods
➢ Face to Face Interview
➢ Direct Questionnaire
➢ Mailed Questionnaire
➢ Online Survey
➢ Telephone Interview
➢ Direct Observation
CONFIDENTIAL

\Week Topics and subtopics Remarks

Topic 1: Introduction to Statistics

• Tutorial (2-hours)

Topic 2: Descriptive Statistics • Graph paper and EXCEL/

2 • Data Organization and Presentation IBM-SPSS software.
o Graphical Method for Qualitative Data • Organize and present the
➢ Frequency Distribution Table data using EXCEL/ SPSS
➢ Pie Chart software.
➢ Bar Chart .
➢ Cross Tabulation

Topic 2: Descriptive Statistics

• Data Organization and Presentation
o Graphical method for Quantitative Data
➢ Frequency Distribution Table
➢ Stem and Leaf
➢ Histogram
➢ Ogive

3
Topic 2: Descriptive Statistics • Ungrouped and grouped
• Measures of Central Tendency data.
➢ Mean • Using calculator to obtain
➢ Median/ Second Quartile the summation values
(Formula, Ogive) and substitute into the
➢ Mode (Formula, Histogram) respective formula.
• Able to read the IBM-
• Tutorial (1-hour) SPSS outputs.
• Interpret the result
obtained.
Topic 2: Descriptive Statistics
• Measures of Location
➢ First/ Lower Quartile (Formula, Ogive)
➢ Third/ Upper Quartile (Formula,
4
Ogive)
➢ Inter-Quartile Range
➢ Quartile Deviation

• Tutorial (1-hour)

Topic 2: Descriptive Statistics

• Measures of Dispersion
➢ Range
➢ Standard Deviation
➢ Variance
➢ Coefficient of Variation
5
• Measures of Skewness
➢ Measures of Central Tendency
➢ Stem-and-Leaf Plot
➢ Box and Whiskers Plot
➢ Histogram
➢ Pearson’s Coefficient of Skewness
CONFIDENTIAL

Week Topics and subtopics Remarks

Topic 2: Descriptive Statistics

• Tutorial (2-hours)

6 Topic 3: Correlation and Regression • Graph paper and EXCEL/

• Independent and Dependent Variables IBM-SPSS software.
• Scatter Plot • Using calculator to obtain
• Correlation the summation values
➢ Pearson’s Correlation Coefficient and substitute into the
• Coefficient of Determination respective formula.
• Able to read the IBM-
SPSS outputs.
• Interpret the result
Topic 3: Correlation and Regression obtained.
• Simple linear regression
➢ Assumptions of the Regression Model
7 ➢ Least Squares Regression Model,
y = a + bx
➢ Regression Coefficients
➢ Regression Line
➢ Prediction

Topic 3: Correlation and Regression

• Simple linear regression
8 ➢ Regression Line
➢ Prediction

• Tutorial (2-hours)

Topic 4: Probability
• Basic concepts
• Counting Rules
• Additive Rule
9 • Multiplicative Rule
• Independent Events
• Mutually Exclusive Events

• Tutorial (1-hour)

Topic 4: Probability
• Venn Diagram
• Tree Diagram
10
• Conditional Probability

• Tutorial (2-hours)

Topic 4: Probability
• Bayes’ Theorem
11
• Tutorial (1-hour)
CONFIDENTIAL

Week Topics and subtopics Remarks

• Find/ calculate the

probability based on
Topic 5: Probability Distributions probability density
• Random Variable function.
• Discrete Random Variable • Find/ calculate the mean
11 ➢ Probability Density Function and variance of
➢ Mean/ Expected Value probability density
➢ Variance function.
• Properties of expected
value and variance.

• One function.
• Find/ calculate the
Topic 5: Probability Distributions probability based on
• Continuous Random Variable probability density
➢ Probability Density Function function.
12 ➢ Probability Density Function • Find/ calculate the mean
➢ Mean/ Expected Value and variance of
➢ Variance probability density
function.
• Tutorial (1-hour) Properties of expected
value and variance.

Topic 5: Probability Distributions

13 • Tutorial (3-hours)

Test 1-hour test

14 Revision • Exit Survey

ASSESSMENTS

Assessment Week Topic Mark (%)

20 (10)
Assignment Due: Week 7 1 and 2

Group Project Due: Week 9 1, 2 and 3 50 (25)

Test Week 13 4 and 5 30 (15)

Final Examination Final Examination Week 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 100 (50)