School of Engineering and Physical Sciences

North South University, Bashundhara, Dhaka-1229, Bangladesh

Instructor : ijh
Course Name (Code) : Probability and Statistics (MAT361)
Office : 1134
Text book : Probability and Statistics for Engineers and Scientists
(4thedition, 2012), Anthony Hayter
Reference Book : Probability and Statistical Inference( 9th Edition), Robert V.
Hogg, Elliot A. Tanis, Dale L. Zimmerman

Course Description This course is an introduction to the probability theory and statistical
inference for undergraduates in engineering and the sciences. This course attempts to provide
basic concepts of set theory, central tendency, dispersion and different approaches of
conceptualizing probability. It discusses useful laws of probability, Bayes rule, random
variables and their distribution. It also covers discussions on certain operators like
mathematical expectation, variance of random variables and probability distributions such as
Binomial, Geometric, Negative Binomial, Poisson, Uniform, Normal, Exponential and their
applications. It focuses on sampling distribution, single mean test and preliminary ideas on
test of hypothesis.

Course Objectives: 1. To apply basic concepts of sets, sample space and randomness of
data.
2. To acquaint students with probability and its laws.
3. To develop skills on probability and sampling distributions.
4. To analyze generating functions and its application in real life data.
5. To make familiar with hypothesis test and decision making
troubleshoot.

CO/PO Mapping:

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 CLO Description Bloom’s taxonomy Delivery Assessment
domain/level
s (C: Cognitive, methods and tools
P: Psychomotor, A: activities
Affective)
CLO1 Apply basic probability C3, P2 Lectures, Quiz, Exam
concepts such as conditional notes
probabilities, independence,
Bayes Rule, and combinations
and permutations to calculate
probabilities of events of
practical interest.
CLO2 Analyze and conceptualize C3, C4, P2 Lectures, Quiz, Exam
random variables, single and notes
multivariate distributions,
conditional distribution and
independence of random
variables.
CLO3 Identify and apply Binomial, C3, C4 Lab class/ Lab work/
Negative Binomial, Geometric, Discussion Assignment
Hyper-geometric, Poisson,
Exponential and Normal
probability models to find
mean, variance and associated
probabilities.

CLO Description Bloom’s taxonomy Delivery Assessment

domain/level
s (C: Cognitive, methods and tools
P: Psychomotor, A: activities
Affective)
CLO5 Derive sampling distribution C3, C4, C5, Lectures, Quiz, Exam
of statistics and estimate point P3 notes
estimators for various
parameters using the method
of moments and the method of
maximum likelihood.
CLO6 Evaluate the performance of C5, P3 Lab class/ Lab work/
various estimators using Discussion Assignment
properties such as
unbiasedness, efficiency and
minimum variance.

CLO7 Build confidence intervals for C3 Group Presentation/

means and interpret the discussion Assignment
results. Find and perform
statistical test on means.

CLO8 Perform hypothesis test to C4, P2 Demonstratio Quiz, Exam

make decision. n

Prerequisite: MAT250

Grading: Thefinal grade in this course will be determined by the marks earned by a student
on a final exam, two (2) midterm exams and four (4) quizzes. The relative weightings of
these components towards the final grade are as follows.
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 Midterm Exam 1 20% Exam date to be announced in class
Midterm Exam 2 20% Exam date to be announced in class
Four (4) Quizzes 10% Quiz dates are to be announced in
class
Attendance 5%
Assignment/Lab 5%
work/Assesment
Final Exam 40% Exam date and place to be announced
(comprehensive) by the Registrar’s office
Total 100%
The final letter grades will be assigned according to final averages as follows
A 93 – 100 A- 90 – 92
B+ 87–89 B 83– 86 B- 80 – 82
C+ 77–79 C 73– 76 C- 70 –72
D+ 67 – 69 D 60 –66 F 0 –59

Attendance Policy: Attendance at all classes is mandatory and is a NSU policy.

Students are expected to remain in class the entire period. This means that students
must arrive on time and stay until class is finished. Each student is responsible for all
material covered during his/her absence.
Cell Phone Policy : Students are not allowed to use any smart device or
phone/texting/email device during class period, test, or final.

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 Tentative Lecture Plan and Syllabus for MAT-361
Chapter 1: Probability Theory (2 lectures) Homeworks
1.1 Probabilities 1.1.8, 1.1.9
1.2 Events 1.2.1,1.2.2, 1.2.7, 1.2.8, 1.2.10
1.3 Combinations of events 1.3.1, 1.3.2 (a,b,c,d,e), 1.3.5, 1.3.6,
1.3.7
1.4 Conditional probability 1.4.3, 1.4.6, 1.4.9
Chapter 2: Random Variables (3 lectures)
2.1 Discrete random variables 2.1.1
2.2 Continuous random variables 2.2.2, 2.2.6
2.3 The expectation of a random variable 2.3.1, 2.3.12
2.4 The variance of a random variable 2.4.5
2.5 Jointly distributed random variables 2.5.3
Mid 01 (Tentative)
Chapter 3: Discrete Distributions (2 lectures)
3.1 The Binomial distribution 3.1.4, 3.1.9
3.2 The Geometric and Negative Binomial 3.2.5, 3.2.9
distribution
3.3 The Hypergeometric distribution 3.3.3
3.4 The Poisson distribution 3.4.4, 3.4.8
Chapter 4 & 5: Continuous Distribution (2
lecture)
4.2 The exponential distribution 4.2.2
5.1 The Normal distribution 5.1.1, 5.1.3, 5.1.9
Mid 02 (Tentative)
Chapter 6: Descriptive Statistics (1 lectures)
6.1 Experimentation
6.2 Data presentation 6.2.1, 6.2.3
6.3 Sample statistics 6.3.1
Chapter7:Statistical Estimation & Sampling Distributions(1
lectures)
7.1 Point estimates (Maximum likelihood method)
Chapter 8: Inferences on a Population Mean and Population
variance (3 lectures)
8.1 Confidence intervals 8.1.1, 8.1.3, 8.1.5
8.2 Hypothesis testing 8.2.1, 8.2.3, 8.2.5, 8.2.7, 8.2.9, 8.2.11,
8.2.13
Chapter 9: Comparing two population mean
and two population variance (2 lectures)
9.2 Analysis of paried samples
9.3 Analysis of independent samples
Chapter 12: Simple linear regression (2 lectures)
Introduction to R (4 lectures)
Introduction TBA
Managing data in R TBA
Basic R procedures TBA
Final