Description and objective

This course is based on different statistical concepts and techniques that are useful in the social sciences. The course explores the basic concepts of statistical theory and its applications. This course provides a rigorous foundation in the principle of probability and mathematical statistics underlying statistical inference. Special emphasis is given to the study of parametric families of distribution, univariate as well as multivariate. This course focuses on the method of statistical inference including parameter estimation and hypothesis testing.
The aim is to train students intensively in both theoretical and practical aspects of statistics, to bring them in contact with basic concepts and methods and to create a problem-solving attitude with the aid of statistical methodology.

Learning Outcomes

The course is heavily oriented towards the formulation of mathematical concepts on descriptive and inferential statistics with practical applications. Successful completion of this course, students are expected to demonstrate a full understanding of important statistical concepts and methods and be able to conduct basic statistical analyses.  Students are expected to demonstrate these specific basic skills learned in the course: (1) Estimation procedure; (2) the logic of hypothesis testing; (3) selecting appropriate statistical procedures; (4) Logic of Nonparametric test

Recommended Books

1. Gravetter, F. J. & Wallnau, L. B. (2005). Essentials of statistics for behavioral sciences. (5th ed.). New York: Thomson/Wadsworth.
2. Garrett, T. E. (1990). Statistics in psychology and education.
3. Trevor Hastie Robert Tibshirani , Jerome H. Friedman (2009). Elements of Statistical Learning (2nd). Standford University Press. 
4. Guilford, J. P. (1995). Fundamental statistics in psychology and education. (4th ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill.
5. Hays, W. (1992). Statistics for psychologists. New York, Holt.
6. Andy Field (2013). Discovering statistics using IBM SPSS Statistics (4th edition). Sage Publications.
7. Neuman, W. L. (2014). Social Research Methods: Qualitatives and Quantitative Approaches (7th Ed.). Pearson

System of Evaluation.

Sessional  20 (Class Test 10, Assignments 05,Attendance and Participation 05) 

Mid Exam 30

Final exam 50

CLASS TIMINGS: BS 7th Reg (Wednesday & Thursday: 02:00 - 03:30 PM)