1. Describe functions of Statistics. Population: finite and infinite. Census method 2. Sampling: definition and limits. Types of sampling 3. Simple random sampling 4. Stratified random sampling 5. Systematic random sampling 6. Collection of data Main types of data (time series, spatial and Spacio temporal data) 7. Primary data: Direct personal interviews and indirect oral interviews 8. Primary data: Information from correspondents and Schedules sent through enumerators method 9. Primary data: Mailed questionnaire method. Characteristics of a good questionnaire 10. Secondary data: Main sources, advantages and disadvantages 11. Classification. Chorological and geographical classification 12. Classification. Qualitative and quantitative classification 13. Tabulation. Advantages and main elements of table 14. Compare discrete frequency distribution with continuous frequency distribution 15. Nature of class (limits, interval, size, range, mid-point, frequency) 16. Main types of class intervals (inclusive, exclusive and open-end classes) 17. Percentage frequency table 18. Bivariate frequency distribution 19. One-dimensional diagrams 20. Two-dimensional and three-dimensional diagrams 21. Describe Histogram, Frequency Polygon and Frequency Curve 22. Describe Ogives and Lorenz curve 23. Discrete random variables. Discrete uniform distribution 24. Binomial distribution 25. Normal distribution 26. Description of Normal Distribution. Areas under normal distribution 27. Characteristics of standard normal distribution. Transformation of normal distribution to standard normal distribution 28. Arithmetic mean and weighted arithmetic mean: Definition, calculation methods, advantages and disadvantages 29. Harmonic mean and geometric mean: Calculation, advantages and disadvantages 30. Combined mean and combined standard deviation 31. Definition of median. Calculation for discrete series and continuous series 32. Graphic method for location of median 33. Quartiles, deciles and percentiles: calculation for discrete series and continuous series 34. Calculation of Mode for grouped and ungrouped data 35. Kinds of measures of dispersion. Characteristics of ideal measure of dispersion 36. Range and coefficient of range: calculation and interpretation of results
37. Quartile deviation and coefficient of quartile deviation: calculation and
interpretation of results 38. Mean deviation and coefficient of mean deviation: calculation and interpretation of results 39. Standard deviation and coefficient of variation: calculation and interpretation of results 40. Skewness: Main types and their graphical representation 41. Kurtosis: Main types and their graphical representation 42. Description of Probability: Important points and main types 43. Conditional probability. Multiplication rule of probability 44. Addition rule of probability 45. Independent and dependent events. Multiplication rule for independent events 46. Principles of counting: n factorial, labeling, combination and permutation 47. Discrete uniform distribution 48. Binomial distribution; Poisson distribution and multinomial distribution 49. Degrees of freedom 50. Characteristics of estimators 51. Construction of confidence intervals 52. Description of Student t-distribution 53. Definition and uses of correlation 54. Scatter diagram: Description, advantages and disadvantages 55. Types of Correlation 56. Steps in calculation of correlation and main properties of correlation 57. Definition of regression. Difference between correlation and regression. 58. Types of regression 59. Principle of least squares 60. Methods of regression analysis 61. Properties of regression and uses of regression analysis 62. Introduction to hypothesis testing. Definition of null and alternative hypothesis. Steps in hypothesis testing. 63. Significance testing and confidence intervals 64. Type I and Type II errors. Explanation of p-value 65. One and two-tailed tests 66. Calculation task 67. Calculation task 68. Calculation task 69. Calculation task 70. Calculation task 71. Calculation task 72. Calculation task 73. Calculation task 74. Calculation task 75. Calculation task