NATIONAL UNIVERSITY
BANGLADESH
First Year Syllabus
Subject : Statistics
Three-Year B.A./[Link]./B.B.S./B.S.S. (Pass) Program
Effective from the Session: 2024–2025
National University
Syllabus for Three-Year [Link]. (Pass) Program
Subject: Statistics
Session: 2024-2025
Course content and marks distribution
Paper Code Paper Paper Title Marks Credits
First Year
113601 Paper-I Descriptive Statistics 100 4
113603 Paper-II Probability and Probability Distributions 100 4
Second Year
123601 Paper-III Methods of Statistics 100 4
123603 Paper-IV Numerical Mathematics & Linear Algebra 100 4
Third Year
133601 Paper-V Applied Statistics-I 100 4
133603 Paper-VI Applied Statistics-II 100 4
133604 Paper-VII Practical 100 4
Total = 700 28
Detailed Syllabus
First Year
Paper Code Paper Paper Title Marks Credits
113601 Paper-I Descriptive Statistics 100 4
Course Objectives
1. To comprehend the fundamental concepts, scope, and limitations of statistics, including
the methods for collecting, classifying, and presenting data.
2. To analyze and interpret data using descriptive statistical techniques, including measures
of central tendency, dispersion, moments, skewness, and kurtosis.
3. To understand and apply methods of bivariate analysis, including correlation and
regression.
Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs)
After going through the course, students will be able to learn the following
CLO1 Understand the nature, characteristics, scope, application and abuse of statistics, and
sources of data.
CLO2 Grasp the knowledge of variables, measurement scales, classification and tabulation of
data and also the knowledge of frequency distribution.
CLO3 Comprehend the detail graphical presentation of data,
CLO4 Understand different characteristics of statistical data such as measures of location,
dispersion, moments, skewness, kurtosis and their properties.
CLO5 Understand the relationship between variables such as simple correlation, rank
correlation, correlation ratio, simple regression analysis. standard error of estimators
of regression coefficients & their properties and fitting of regression lines.
Course Contents
Topic Teaching Learning CLOs
Strategy
Statistics - Its Definition and Scope: History of Lecture, Assignment CLO1
statistics, its definition, nature and characteristics,
Methods of statistics, Scope and application of statistics,
Abuse of statistics, Primary and secondary sources of
data.
Processing of Data: Variables & its types, Measurement Lecture, Group Discussion, CLO2
scales, Attributes, Classification, Characteristic and basis Assignment
of classification, Array formation. Tabulation, Different
types of tables, Frequency distribution.
Presentation of Data: Graphical presentation of data, Lecture, Group Discussion, CLO3
Details of different types of graphs and charts with their Assignment
relative merits and demerits, Exploratory data analysis:
Stem-and-leaf plot using the right number of stems.
Characteristics of Statistical Data: Measures of Lecture, Group Discussion, CLO4
location, Dispersion, Moments, Related theorems with Workshop and Assignment
their proofs, Skewness, Kurtosis and their properties.
Box-and-Whisper plots.
Relationship between Variables: Bivariate data, Lecture, Group Discussion, CLO5
Scattered diagram, Simple correlation, Rank correlation, and Assignment
Correlation ratio, Simple regression analysis. Standard
error of estimators of regression coefficients & their
properties. Fitting of regression lines.
List of Books
Anderson, D. R., Sweeney, D. J., & Williams, T. A. (2020). Statistics for business and
economics (13th ed.). Cengage Learning.
Gupta, S.C., & Kapoor, V.K. (1994). Fundamentals of Mathematical Statistics. Sultan
Chand & Sons.
Hoel, P.G. (1991). Introduction to Mathematical Statistics, 5th Edition. Wiley and Sons
Islam, M.N. (2015). An introduction to Statistics and Probability (4th ed.). Mullick &
Brothers.
Jalil, M. A., & Ferdous, R. (1999). Basic statistics: Methods and Applications, Robi
Publications.
Mostafa, M.G. (1989). Method of Statistics (4th ed.).Karim press and Publications.
Rahman, M.S. (2015). Statistics and Probability: An Introductory Analysis (4th ed.). Kazi
Prokashoni.
Shil, R.N., & Debnuth, S.C. (2016). An introduction to the theory of Statistics. Star
Publications.
Simpson, G., & Kafka, F. (1960). Basic Statistics. Oxford & ibh Publishing Co.
Spiegel, M. R., Schiller, J. J., & Srinivasan, R. A. (2018). Schaum's outline of probability
and statistics (5th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education.
Weiss, N. A., & Weiss, C. A. (2012). Introductory statistics. Pearson Education.
Paper Code Paper Paper Title Marks Credits
113603 Paper-II Probability and Probability Distributions 100 4
Course Objectives
1. To comprehend the fundamental axioms, theorems, and rules of probability, including
conditional probability and Bayes' theorem.
2. To define, classify, and analyze random variables and their probability distributions,
including the computation of expectations, moments, and functions of random variables.
3. To examine the properties, characteristics, and applications of key discrete and
continuous probability distributions.
Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs)
After going through the course, students will be able to learn the following
CLO1 Able to understand experiments and related concepts.
CLO2 Comprehend different approaches to defining probability and useful laws of
probability to solve problems.
CLO3 Understand the concept of random variables in discrete and continuous cases with
derive the distribution functions (Joint, marginal and conditional) for both cases.
CLO4 Understand the knowledge of moments and generating functions.
CLO5 Grasp the knowledge of some fundamental probability distributions.
Course Contents
Topic Teaching Learning CLOs
Strategy
Experiments and Related Concepts: Elements of set Lecture, Assignment CLO1
theory, Random experiment, Sample space, Event
space, Union and intersection of events, Different types
of events.
Basic Concepts of Probability: Meaning of probability, Lecture, Group Discussion, CLO2
Scope of probability, Different approaches of defining Assignment
probability. Theorem on total probability, Conditional
probability, Theorems on multiplicative law of
probability. Bayes’ theorem and its uses & importance in
statistics.
Random Variable: Discrete and continuous random Lecture, Group Discussion, CLO3
variables, probability mass function, probability density Assignment
function. Function of random variable and its probability
distribution, joint distribution, marginal and conditional
distribution, independence of random variables,
mathematical expectation, expectations of sum and
products of random variables, conditional expectation
and conditional variance.
Moments and Generating Functions: Moments and Lecture, Group Discussion, CLO4
moment generating functions, Characteristics function, Workshop and Assignment
Cumulants and cumulant generating functions,
Relationship between moments and cumulants. Central
limit theorem.
Fundamental Probability Distributions: Detail study Lecture, Group Discussion, CLO5
of Binomial, Poisson, and Normal distributions. Workshop and Assignment
List of Books
Chung, K. L. (2006). Elementary Probability Theory with Stochastic Process, 4th ed., Springer -
Verlag, N.Y.
Feller, W. (2008). An introduction to probability theory and its applications (Vol. 2). John Wiley
& Sons.
Hoq, S. (1996). Probability: An Introduction. Halima Begum.
Islam, M.N. (2015). An introduction to Statistics and Probability (4th Ed.). Mullick & Brothers,
Dhaka.
Lipschutz, S., and J. Schiller (2011). Introduction to Probability and Statistics. McGraw-Hill,
N.Y.
Rahman, M.S. (2015). Statistics and Probability: An Introductory Analysis (4th ed.). Kazi
Prokashoni.
Roy, M. K., & Roy, D. C. (2014). Fundamentals of Probability & Probability Distributions.
Romax Publications
Shil, R.N., & Debnath, S. C. (2016). An introduction to the theory of Statistics. Star Publications.