CLASSIFICATION: General Education

COURSE CODE: MATH03

COURSE TITLE: Probability and Statistics
PRE-REQUISITE: MATH01 & MATH05
CREDIT: THREE (3) UNITS

COURSE DESCRIPTION
The course will discuss the basic concepts and applications of Statistics and
Probability. Topics includes are probability theories and fundamentals of Statistics like
data collection, organization, analysis, presentation and interpretation.

COURSE OBJECTIVES
After completing the course the student will:
• Know the definition, history and application of Statistics
• Be familiarized in data collection, presentation, analysis and interpretation of
data.
• Know probability theory, its rules, type and definition.

COURSE OUTLINE

PRELIMINARY

Introduction
a. Meaning of Statistics
b. Population and Sample
c. Types of Variables
d. Scales of Measurement
Frequency Distribution
a. Frequency Distribution Table for Grouped and Ungrouped Data
b. Histogram, Frequency Polygon and Ogive

MIDTERM

Summation Notation
Measure of Central Tendency
a. Mean
b. Median
c. Mode
Measure of Dispersion
a. Range
b. Variance and Standard Deviation
c. Coefficient of Variation
Measure of Position
a. Percentile, Deciles and Quartiles
 PRE-FINAL

Probability Theory
a. Events and Experiment
b. Types of Probability
c. Expectations
d. Rules in Probability
FINAL

Linear Correlation
Normal Distribution
a. Application of Normal Distribution
Hypothesis Testing
Z-test
T-Test
Analysis of Variance
F-test

COURSE REQUIREMENTS
• Active class participation
• Assignments, Seat works and Problem Sets
• Quizzes (written)
• Major Exams

TEACHING METHODS AND STRATEGIES

• Lecture/ Discussion
• Group Activities

REFERENCES:
Amid, Diego M. Fundamentals of Statistics, Lorimar Publishing Co. INC., 2005
Mercado Del Rosario, Asuncion M., Basic Statistics with Probability, 2nd Ed., 2005