STA 113 2.0 Descriptive Statistics
Lecturer-in-charge
Dr Thiyanga S. Talagala
ttalagala@sjp.ac.lk
Policies and regulations
To access important information regarding the unit STA 113 2.0 Descriptive Statistics, please go to the course Learning Management System (LMS) page and Google Classroom. Click here to go directly to the LMS. You must carefully read the “Course Information and Logistic” slide set for essential details. It is your responsibility to be aware of important details by thoroughly reviewing the “Course Information and Logistic” slides.
Course outline
Available on Google Classroom
Weekly schedule
Here’s your roadmap for the semester!
Lectures
Week 1: May 21, 2025
Week 2: May 28, 2025
Slides 1.1: Course Information and Logistics
Slides 1.2: Definition of Statistics and Role of Statistics
Reading 1.1: American Statistical Association (ASA) Statement on The Role of Statistics in Data Science …
Exercise: Find history of statistics.
Week 3: June 04, 2025
Week 4: June 11, 2025
Slides 4: Data Collection
Slides 5 Types of Data
Week 5: June 18, 2025
Slides 6: Analysing Categorical Data
Week 6: June 29, 2025
Slides 8: Frequency Distributions
Slides 9: Measures of Central Tendency
Week 7
Week 8
Mid semester examination (Wk1-Wk6) will be evaluated