STA1610
Introduction to Statistics

STA1610 Study Guide

1. Study Chapter 1
1.1. Data and Statistics
1.2. Types of variables
1.3. Levels of measurement
2. Study Chapter 2
2.1. Introduction
2.2. Tables and charts for numerical data
2.3. Scatter diagram and contingency tables
2.4. Summary: objectives of study units 1 and 2
3. Study Chapter 3
3.1. Introduction
3.2. Central tendency
3.3. Measures of dispersion
3.4. Measures of relationship
3.5. Coefficient of variation
3.6. Measures of distribution shape
3.7. Summary: objectives of study unit 3
4. Study Chapter 4
4.1. Introduction to this study unit
4.2. Assigning probability to an event
4.3. Calculation of probability
4.4. Self Assessment Exercise - Test your knowledge
4.5. Solutions to Self Assessment Exercises
5. Study Chapter 5
5.1. Introduction to this study unit
5.2. Probability distribution for discrete random variables
5.2.1. Expected value of a Discrete Random Variable
5.2.2. Variance and standard deviation of a discrete random variable
5.3. The Binomial Distribution
5.3.1. The mean of the binomial distribution
5.3.2. The variance and the standard deviation of the binomial distribution
5.4. Poisson Distribution
5.5. Self Assessment exercise - Test your knowledge
5.6. Solutions to self assessment exercises - Test your knowledge
5.7. In summary to the study unit
6. Study Chapter 6
6.1. Introduction to this study unit
6.2. The normal and standardized normal distribution
6.3. In summary to the study unit
7. Study Chapter 7
7.1. Introduction to this study unit
7.2. Sampling Distribution of the Mean
7.3. Sampling Distribution of Proportion
8. Study Chapter 8
8.1. Introduction to this study unit
8.2. Confidence Interval Estimate for the Mean when the population standard deviation is known
8.3. Confidence Interval Estimate for the Mean (population standard deviation is unknown)
8.4. Confidence Interval Estimate for proportion
9. Study Chapter 9
9.1. Introduction to this study unit
9.2. Fundamental Concept of Hypothesis testing
9.3. Hypothesis testing of the Mean
9.3.1. Population standard deviation σ known
9.3.2. Population standard deviation σ unknown
9.4. Hypothesis testing for proportion
10. Study Chapter 10
10.1. Introduction to this study unit
10.2. Basic concepts in Chi-square testing
10.3. Testing for independence of two variables
10.4. Summary: objectives of study unit 10
11. Study Chapter 11
11.1. Introduction to this study unit
11.2. The simple linear regression line
11.3. Introduction to correlation analysis
11.4. Summary: objectives of study unit 11
A. Appendix: Using Statistical Functions on a Scientific Calculator