stat 328
Course outline
STAT 328 (Statistical Packages) 3 credit hours
Instructor: Prof. Khalaf S. Sultan
Office: 2B20 Building #4, Phone (office): 4676263
Room: AB17 Building #4
E-mail: ksultan@ksu.edu.sa
Text Books:
1.Minitab Guide, Second Edition Desmond J. Higham and Nicholas J. Higham A-Jin Publishing Company. . Latest version
2. SPSS Guide to Data Analysis by Marija Norusis. . Latest version
3. Hector Guerrero. Excel Data Analysis: Modeling and Simulation, Springer. . Latest version
4. SPSS Survival Manual: A Step by Step Guide to Data Analysis Using IBM Spss. Latest version
5. Alain F. Zuur l Elena N. Ieno lErik H.W.G. Meesters. A Beginner’s Guide to R, Springer. Latest version
Course Scope Contents:
Using program code in a statistical software package (Excel – Minitab – SAS – SPSS - R - Maple - Matlab) to write a program for data and statistical analysis. Topics include creating and managing data files, graphical presentation - and Monte Carlo simulations.
| Week | Date | Topics Covered |
| 1 | 26/12/1438 | Introduction to statistical analysis using excel |
| 2 | 4/1/1439 | Some mathematical, statistical and logical functions in excel |
| 3 | 11/1/1439 | Descriptive statistics using excel |
| 4 | 18/1/1439 | Statistical tests using excel |
| 5 | 25/1/1439 | Correlation and regression using excel |
| 6 | 2/2/1439 | Introduction to Minitab- Descriptive statistics using Minitab |
| 7 | 9/2/1439 | Statistical distributions in Minitab |
| 8 | 16/2/1439 | Statistical tests using Minitab |
| Correlation and regression using Minitab | ||
| Mid-1 exam 18/2/1439 Tuesday, 7:00- 8:30 pm | ||
| 9 | 23/2/1439 | Introduction to SPSS |
| 10 | 1/3/1439 | Descriptive statistics using SPSS |
| 11 | 8/3/1439 | Statistical tests using SPSS |
| 12 | 15/3/1439 | Correlation and regression using SPSS |
| 13 | 22/3/1439 | Introduction to R |
| Statistical and mathematical functions in R | ||
| Descriptive statistics using R | ||
| Mid-2 exam 24/3/1439 Tuesday, 7:00- 8:30 pm | ||
| 14 | 29/3/1439 | Statistical distributions in R |
| Statistical tests using R | ||
| 15 | 6/4/1439 | Correlation and regression using R |
| Programming and simulation in R | ||
| Final exam 15/4/1439 Tuesday, 1:00- 4:00 pm | ||
Assignments and Tests:
| Assignments and Labs | Will be given during the classes | 10 marks |
| Midterm test I | Mid-1 exam 18/2/1439 Tuesday, 7:00- 8:30 pm | 25 marks |
| Midterm test II | Mid-2 exam 24/3/1439 Tuesday, 7:00- 8:30 pm | 25 marks |
| Final Exam | Final exam 15/4/1439 Tuesday, 1:00- 4:00 pm | 40 marks |
Attendance:
Student missing more than 25% of the total class hours won't be allowed to write the final exam.
Course Materials