COMMON POOL OF GENERIC ELECTIVES (GE) COURSES
OFFERED BY DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS
CATEGORY-VI
GENERIC ELECTIVES – : SAMPLING DISTRIBUTIONS
CREDIT DISTRIBUTION, ELIGIBILITY AND PRE-REQUISITES OF THE
COURSE
Course title & Credits Credit distribution of the course Eligibility Pre-requisite of
Code criteria the course
Lecture Tutorial Practical/ (if any)
Practice
Sampling 4 3 0 1 Passed Class Introductory
Distributions XII with Probability
Mathematics
Learning Objectives:
The learning objectives include:
To understand the concept of sampling distributions and their applications in statistical
inference.
To understand the process of hypothesis testing.
To have a clear understanding of when to apply various tests of hypothesis about
population parameters using sample statistics and draw appropriate conclusions from the
analysis.
Learning Outcomes:
After successful completion of this course, students should be able to:
Understand the basic concepts of hypothesis testing, including framing of the null and
alternative hypotheses.
Apply hypothesis testing based on a single sample and two samples using both classical
and p-value approaches.
Understand the Chi-square distribution.
Analyze categorical data by using Chi-square techniques.
Apply t and F distributions
SYLLABUS OF GE-3A
Theory
Unit I (15 hours)
Large sample tests
Large sample tests: Definitions of random sample, parameter and statistic, sampling
distribution of a statistic, sampling distribution of sample mean, standard errors of sample
mean, and sample proportion. Null and alternative hypotheses, level of significance, Type I
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and Type II errors, their probabilities and critical region. Large sample tests, use of CLT for
testing single proportion, difference of two proportions, single mean, difference of two means,
standard deviation and difference of standard deviations by classical and p-value approaches.
Unit II (15 hours)
Chi square distribution
(d.f.) using m.g.f., nature of probability curve for different degrees of freedom, mean, variance,
Unit III (15 hours)
Exact Sampling Distributions
t and F distributions: Student’s t and Fishers t-distributions, Derivation of its p.d.f., nature of
probability curve with different degrees of freedom, mean, variance, moments and limiting
form of t distribution. Snedecore's F-distribution: Derivation of F distribution, nature of
probability curve with different degrees of freedom, mean, variance and mode. Distribution of
1/F(n1,n2
intervals based on t and F distributions.
PRACTICAL/LAB WORK - 30 hours
List of Practicals
1. Large Sample Tests:
(i) Testing of significance and confidence intervals for single proportion and difference of two
proportions.
(ii) Testing of significance and confidence intervals for single mean and difference of two
means.
(iii) Testing of significance and confidence intervals for difference of two standard deviations.
2. Tests based on Chi-Square Distribution:
(i) To test if the population variance has a specific value and its confidence intervals.
(ii) To test the goodness of fit.
(iii) To test the independence of attributes.
(iv) Test based on 2 x 2 contingency table without and with Yates’ corrections.
3. Tests based on t- Distribution and F- Distribution:
(i) Testing of significance and confidence intervals for single mean and difference of two
means and paired t – test.
(ii) Testing of significance and confidence intervals of an observed sample correlation
coefficient.
(iii) Testing and confidence intervals of equality of two population variances.
Practical work to be conducted using electronic spreadsheet / EXCEL/ Statistical
Software Package/ SPSS/ calculators.
ESSENTIAL READINGS :
Gupta, S. C. and Kapoor, V. K. (2020). Fundamentals of Mathematical Statistics, 12th
Ed., S. Chand and Sons. Delhi.
Goon, A.M., Gupta, M.K. and Dasgupta, B. (2003). An Outline of Statistical Theory, Vol.
I, 4th Ed., World Press, Kolkata.
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Rohatgi, V. K. and Saleh, A.K. Md. E. (2009). An Introduction to Probability and Statistics,
2nd Ed., (Reprint) John Wiley and Sons.
SUGGESTIVE READINGS:
Hogg, R.V. and Tanis, E.A. (2009). A Brief Course in Mathematical Statistics. Pearson
Education.
Mood, M.A., Graybill, F.A. and Boes, C.D. (2007). Introduction to the Theory of Statistics,
3rd Ed., (Reprint).Tata McGraw-Hill Pub. Co. Ltd.
Johnson, R.A. and Bhattacharya, G.K. (2001). Statistics-Principles and Methods, 4th Ed.,
John Wiley and Sons.
Note: Examination scheme and mode shall be as prescribed by the Examination Branch,
University of Delhi, from time to time.
Major 1/ Minor 1: Descriptive Statistics and Probability Theory
Major 3/ Minor 2: Statistical Methods
GE -2A: Introductory Probability
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