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Statistics for Undergraduate Studies |
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Introduction |
This statistics course is meant for all students who intend to pursue an undergraduate study, as well as for those who need a foundation in statistics in their works.
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Objectives |
Students who successfully complete this course will be able to understand the relevant statistics concepts needed for an undergraduate studies, or able to apply the basic statistics concepts and techniques in their works.
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Units Covered |
1. Describing data with graphs
2. Describing data with numerical measures
3. Describing bivariate data
4. Probability and probability distributions
5. Several useful discrete distributions Introduction
6. The normal probability distribution
7. Sampling distributions
8. Large sample estimation
9. Large sample test of hypotheses
10. Inference from small samples
11. The analysis of variance
12. Linear regression and correlation
13. Multiple regression analysis
14. Analysis of categorical data
15. Nonparametric statistics
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Assessment |
Certificate of Participation will be issued basing on following criteria:
Please take all five online tests (MCQ) and score 100% each.
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Course Materials |
"Introduction to Probability and Statistics", 13th Edition, Mendenhall, Beaver and Beaver | © 2009 (supplementary material)
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Fees |
$385 (Includes GST) |
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Duration |
3 months access |
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Lecturer |
Associate Professor Gah-Kok, Jacob Gan |
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Lecturer Profile |
Associate Professor Gah-Kok, Jacob Gan
He started his apprenticeship as an EDB projects officer in 1975 after graduating from the then University of Singapore with a mechanical engineering degree. Lured by the opportunities in Saudi Arabia, he joined a Singapore-based company to manage a cargo handling operation at Jeddah Port in 1977. After failing to strike black-gold there, he returned to Singapore in 1978 and worked for a firm to set up and manage a manufacturing plant as its general manager until in 1983 when NTU (then NTI) made him an offer that excited him. He went for his graduate studies at the University of Michigan in 1984 and has been working with NTU ever since.
In addition to face-to-face learning and teaching, he also has great passion for eLearning and has been developing and conducting eLearning courses, both scientific and soft-skill based courses. To hone his presentation skills he has been active practicing his babblings in Toastmasters clubs, including taking parts in many speech contests which he failed to win until recently when he emerged Champion in the District 80 Area Z Humorous Speech Contest. |
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