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Introduction
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The subject of Statistics was first introduced at Government College
Lahore in 1955 under the auspices of Ch. Sultan Buksh who was the
Chairperson of the Department of Mathematics. In 1956, the Department of
Mathematics was renamed as the Department of Mathematics and Statistics,
under the Chairpersonship of Dr. Lal Muhammad Chawla, a prominent
Educationist and Mathematician. The teaching of Statistics was limited
to Degree classes in those days.
The Department of Statistics started working independently in 1964.
Prof. Sher Muhammad Chaudhry was appointed as Chairperson. Under his
guidance, the Department continued to progress and the Postgraduate
Programme was launched in 1987. Mr. Abdul Sabur took over charge as
Chairperson and served the Department from 1990 to 1998. Prof. Dr.
Khalid Pervaiz recently retired as Professor having served the
Department for more than 03 decades.
The Department has been organizing refresher courses for teachers of
Statistics for many years. In 1986, a Summer School was also organized
to train Postgraduate teachers in Statistics. The Department is also
rendering invaluable services to the Directorate of Staff Development (DSD),
the Pakistan Institute of Statistical Training and Research (PISTAR),
the National Institute of Public Administration (NIPA), the Educational
Management Education Information System (EMIS) and the Higher Education
Commission (HEC), Pakistan.
The Department also imparts instructions to faculty members from other
Departments such as the Departments of Botany, Computer Science,
Economics, Management Studies, Physics, Psychology and Clinical
Psychology. MPhil and PhD Programmes were launched at the Department in
1999.
Our
mission is to develop market oriented teaching and research of
Applied/Theoretical Statistics for the enhancement of Economy, Health,
Industry and Agricultural sectors.
Facilities
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Library
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GCU Library offers easy access to all research material and books on
unique topics. The Statistics Section of the Library holds numerous
updated research journals and publications catering to almost every
need of students conducting research or preparing assignments. This
Section of the Library stocks more than 5,000 books at present.
Research
The Department
of Statistics has been publishing its research journal "Journal
of Statistics" since 1993. The ISSN of the research
journal is 1684-8403. The Editorial Board comprises eminent
educationists. Prominent scholars are regular subscribers to the
Journal. The Journal is approved by the Higher Education Commission
of Pakistan (HEC).
Research
Groups
Following research groups are actively working in the
Department of Statistics:
Statistics Society
The Statistics
Society was established in 1987 to solve the problems of students and to
encourage academic and co-curricular activities at the Department. The
Society arranges Seminars on different topics by eminent professionals
on a regular basis.
 Statistics
Laboratory
The department has set up its own well equipped Computer
Lab divided into two sections. Latest Statistical Packages like SPSS,
MATHEMATICA, E-VIEWS, STATISTICA, STATA, MINITAB and R-Language etc. are
available in this Laboratory. A section of the Lab is reserved for MPhil
and PhD students; the other is reserved for BSc (Hons) students.
Seminars, Lectures, Workshops
The Department of Statistics has always been regular in
organizing research and learning activities. The Department has been
organizing seminars of prominent Statisticians. Our participants include
Prof. Dr. Kazim Khan (Kent State University, USA), Prof. Dr. A.Z. Memon,
Prof. Dr. Muhammad Hanif Mian and Prof. Dr. G.R. Pasha. The Department
also has the honour of successfully holding a National and an
International Conference on Statistical Sciences with special reference
to Survival Data Analysis.
Future Prospects
A Higher Degree in the subject of Statistics in the need
of the day. Degree holders can join departments in the public and
private sectors like Education, Provincial and Federal Bureau of
Statistics, State Bank of Pakistan, Agriculture Census and the National
Database and Registration Authority (NADRA), Medical Colleges and
Hospitals as Bio-Statisticians, Marketing Research Organizations etc.
Academic Programmes
The Department of Statistics offers BSc (Hons.), MPhil and PhD Degree
Programmes.
Courses
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Year – 1 |
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Semester - I |
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Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
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STAT –
1101 |
Introductory Statistics |
3 |
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Semester - II |
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STAT –
1201 |
Introduction to Probability Distributions
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3 |
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Year – 2 |
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Semester - III |
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Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
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STAT –
1201 |
Basic
Statistical Inference |
3 |
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Semester - IV |
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STAT –
2201 |
Applied Statistics |
3 |
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STAT –
2202 |
Statistical Packages – I (MS
Excel & SPSS) |
3 |
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Year – 3 |
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Semester - V |
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Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
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STAT –
3101 |
Probability and Probability Distribution – I |
3 |
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STAT –
3102 |
Sampling Techniques – I |
3 |
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STAT –
3103 |
Non-Parametric Methods |
3 |
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STAT –
3104 |
Design
and Analysis of Experiments – I |
3 |
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STAT –
3105 |
Regression Analysis (Linear Models) |
3 |
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STAT –
3106 |
Statistical Packages – II (STATISTICA & MINITAB) |
3 |
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Semester - VI |
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STAT –
3201 |
Probability and Probability Distribution – II |
3 |
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STAT –
3202 |
Sampling Techniques – II |
3 |
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STAT –
3203 |
Design
and Analysis of Experiments – II |
3 |
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STAT –
3204 |
Econometrics |
3 |
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STAT –
3205 |
Population Studies |
3 |
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STAT –
3206 |
Statistical Packages – III (E – View
& MATHEMATICA) |
3 |
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Year – 4 |
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Semester - VII |
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Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
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STAT –
4101 |
Statistical Inference – I |
3 |
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STAT–
4101P |
Statistical Inference – I |
1 |
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STAT –
4102 |
Survey
and Research Methods |
3 |
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STAT –
4299 |
Research Project/ Internship |
3 |
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Any two of the following
Courses |
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STAT-4103 |
Actuarial Statistics I |
3 |
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STAT-4104 |
Bio-Statistics |
3 |
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STAT-4105 |
Operations Research |
3 |
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STAT-4106 |
Statistical Quality Control |
3 |
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STAT-4107 |
Stochastic Process |
3 |
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Semester - VIII |
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STAT –
4201 |
Statistical Inference – II |
3 |
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STAT–
4201P |
Statistical Inference – II |
1 |
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STAT –
4202 |
Applied
Multivariate Analysis |
3 |
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STAT –
4299 |
Research Project/Internship |
3 |
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Any two of the following
Courses |
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STAT-4203 |
Actuarial Statistics II |
3 |
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STAT-4204 |
Categorical Data Analysis |
3 |
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STAT-4205 |
Reliability Analysis |
3 |
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STAT-4206 |
Survival Analysis |
3 |
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STAT-4207 |
Time Series Analysis and
Forecasting |
3 |
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STAT-4208 |
Bayesian Statistics |
3 |
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Year – 1 |
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Semester - I |
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Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
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STAT –
1101 |
Introductory Statistics |
3 |
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Semester - II |
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STAT –
1201 |
Introduction to Probability Distributions
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3 |
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Year – 2 |
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Semester - III |
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Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
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STAT –
2101 |
Basic
Statistical Inference |
3 |
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Semester - IV |
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STAT –
2201 |
Applied Statistics |
3 |
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Year – 1 |
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Semester - I (any four
of the following courses are to be selected) |
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Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
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STAT –
7101 |
Multivariate Analysis |
3 |
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STAT –
7102 |
Sampling Techniques |
3 |
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STAT –
7103 |
Survey Research Methods 1 |
3 |
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STAT –
7105 |
Data
Analysis using Computer Softwares |
3 |
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STAT –
7106 |
Distribution Theory |
3 |
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STAT –
7107 |
Statistical Analysis using R |
3 |
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STAT –
7213 |
Bio-Statistics |
3 |
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Semester - II (course
comprising 12 credit hours will be studied) |
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STAT –
7104 |
Statistical Theory |
3 |
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STAT –
7201 |
Statistical Quality Control |
3 |
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STAT –
7202 |
Time
Series Analysis 2 |
3 |
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STAT –
7203 |
Contingency Table Analysis 2 |
3 |
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STAT –
7204 |
Applied Regression Analysis 3 |
3 |
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STAT –
7205 |
Casual
Models |
3 |
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STAT –
7206 |
Linear
Statistical Models |
3 |
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STAT –
7207 |
Regression Methods |
1.5 |
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STAT –
7208 |
Survival Data Analysis |
1.5 |
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STAT –
7209 |
Generalized Linear Models |
3 |
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STAT –
7210 |
Categorical Data Analysis |
3 |
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STAT –
7211 |
Industrial Statistics |
1.5 |
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STAT –
7212 |
Survival Models |
3 |
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STAT –
7214 |
Bayesian
Statistics |
3 |
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STAT –
7215 |
Reliability Theory |
3 |
NOTE:
1- Any one of
STAT-7103 or STAT-7104
2- Any one of
STAT-7202 or STAT-7203
3- Any one of
STAT-7204 or STAT-7205
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Year – 2 |
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Semester - III & IV
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Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
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STAT –
7499 |
Thesis |
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Semester - I (Any
three of the following courses are to be selected) |
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Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
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STAT –
8101 |
Probability Distributions and Survival Analysis
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3 |
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STAT –
8102 |
Time Series Models and Econometrics |
3 |
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STAT –
8103 |
Fertility and Population
Studies |
3 |
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STAT –
8104 |
Ordered Random Variables |
3 |
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STAT –
8105 |
Mixed
Models |
3 |
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STAT –
8106 |
Research |
3 |
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Semester - II (Any
three courses will be studied) |
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STAT –
8201 |
Calibrated Estimators in Sampling |
3 |
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STAT –
8202 |
Reliability Analysis |
3 |
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STAT –
8203 |
Quantitative Methods |
3 |
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STAT –
8204 |
Quality Management
and
Quality Assurance |
3 |
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STAT –
8205 |
Accuracy, Bias and Non-response in Surveys |
3 |
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STAT –
8206 |
Selected Topics in
Economics |
3 |
Faculty
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Name |
Designation |
Area of Interest |
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Mr. Jaffer Hussain,
MPhil (GCUL) |
Chairperson |
Design and Analysis of Experiments
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Hina Khan,
MPhil (GCUL) (on Study leave) |
Assistant Professor |
Sampling Techniques |
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Nighat Zahra,
MPhil (GCUL) |
Assistant Professor |
Econometrics & Regression Analysis |
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Amina Shahzadi,
MPhil. (PU) |
Assistant Professor |
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Sharoon Hanook,
MPhil (GCUL) (on PhD Study leave) |
Lecturer |
Generalised Order Statistics |
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Muhammad Kashif Ali Shah,
MPhil (GCUL) |
Lecturer |
Time Series Analysis &
Forecasting, Econometrics. |
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Maliha Butt,
M.Phil (GCUL) |
Lecturer |
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Tahir Abbas Malik
MPhil (QAU) |
Lecturer |
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Shan E Fatima,
B.Sc Hons. (GCUL) |
Lecturer |
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Visiting Faculty |
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Masood Amjad Khan,
M.Phil (Southampton) |
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Inam ul Haq,
MSc (PU) |
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Dr. Zahid Ahmad,
PhD (GCUL) |
Journals & Publications
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The Department of Statistics has been publishing its
research journal "Journal of Statistics"
since 1993. The ISSN of the research journal is 1684- 8403. The
Editorial Board comprises eminent Professors from different countries.
Prominent scholars are regular subscribers to the journal. The Journal
is approved by the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan.
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