Statistical Methods and Sources

At the end of the course students are expected to: 1. Define statistical methods; 2. Demonstrate skills in measurement of the central tendencies is the analysis of basic data; 3. Illustrate skills in basic probability sampling; 4. Carry out basic hypothesis sampling tests; 5. Demonstrate skills in quantitative and qualitative statistical analysis.

The nature of statistical methods, Frequency distributions, measures of central tendencies – Mean, Mode and Media, Measures of Dispersion – Range, Variance, Standard deviation, Elementary Probability Theory, Binomial, Normal and Poisson Distributions. Sources of statistical data in Nigeria. Tests of Hypotheses; small sample tests – t - test, x2 – test and F – test; Regression analysis; Analysis of Variance; Time series analysis; Index numbers; Sources of Statistical Data in Nigeria.