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QMT181

UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA KAMPUS BANDARAYA MELAKA __________________________________________________________________________ Course Course Code Semester Lecturer Room Contact No. Week 1-2

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Introduction to Statistics QMT 181 March – July 2013 Farah Nadzirah bt Jamrus L10 - 01 06-2857060/ 010-4001501 Topics Remark 1. Introduction to Statistics  Types of Statistics  Types of Data  Types of Variable  Sampling Techniques  Data Collection Methods 2. Describing Data  Tabular and graphical methods o Organizing and Graphing Qualitative and Quantitative Data  Numerical methods o Measures of Central Tendency o Measures of Position o Measures of Dispersion o Measures of Skewness 3. Correlation & Simple Linear Regression  Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation Coefficient  Spearman’s Rank Correlation Coefficient  Coefficient of Determination  Simple Linear Regression using the least squares method (LSM) 4. Time Series Analysis  Time series component  Trend Analysis  Seasonal Variation  Forecast 5. Index Numbers  Price, Quantity and Value Index  Simple & Aggregate Index  Weighted Index 6. Probability  Basic Concepts  Set Operations  Counting Principles  Bayes’ Theorem

March-July 2013

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Final examination – One 3-hour paper Course work Quizzes Assignments Tests 1. 2.

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Lau Too Kya, Phang Yook Ngor, Zainuddin Awang (2006), Statistics for UiTM, Penerbit Fajar Bakti Sdn. Bhd. Douglas A Lind, William G Marchal, Samuel A Wathen (2005), Statistical Techniques in Business and Economics, 12th edition, McGraw – Hill. Latifah M Nor, Alias M Derus, Saodah Wok, Zarinah Hamid (2004), Statistics Made Simple, 2nd Edition, Research Center IIUM.