Department Of Statistics

DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS

The Certificate to be awarded and the programme title shall read: “NATIONAL DIPLOMA IN STATISTICS” A transcript showing all the courses taken and grades obtained shall be issued on demand.

National Diploma Programme:

The National Diploma programme in Statistics is aimed at producing assistant statisticians capable of collecting data, analyzing and making inferences under supervision. On the completion of this programme, the diplomat should be able to

  1. Acquire a good knowledge of basic statistics and statistical methods:
  2. Understand the applications of statistics in commercial, industrial and scientific environment;
  3. Acquire a practical skill in data collection, analysis and research methods;
  4. Understand the use of computers for various purposes.
  5. Set out statistical projects under supervision.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS: NATIONAL DIPLOMA

Applicants with any of the following qualifications may be considered for admission into the National Diploma programme by direct entry:

  1. Five credit level passes in the West African School Certificate, Senior Secondary School Certificate or General Certificate of Education (GCE) Ordinary level and National Examination Council (NECO), TCII, NTC, in not more than two sittings. The subject must include Mathematics and any four of the following: Statistics, Geography, Further Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics, Biology, Agricultural Science, and Economics. At least, pass in the English language is compulsory.
  2. JAMB result with a score not less than the prescribed cut off mark for Polytechnic for that admission year.

HIGHER NATIONAL DIPLOMA PROGRAMME:

GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

The Higher National Diploma Programme in Statistics is designed to produce Statisticians capable of collecting data, analyzing and making inference.
The Higher National Diploma Programme in Statistics is a post National Diploma, two-year programme aimed at producing professional statisticians. The programme is designed to give the students:

  1. A thorough knowledge of statistics and statistical method;
  2. A deep understanding of statistics and its application within the commercial, industrial and scientific environment;
  3. Practical skills in research methodology, analysis and design of experiments leading to decision making and /or prediction.
  4. Ability to use a computer when the need arises;
  5. Development of their ability to think logically, organize their thought well, and communicate such thoughts clearly, so that diplomates of the programme will be able to work in research centers; government establishments; industries and commercial houses as statisticians.
  6. Set up a statistical project without supervision

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS - NATIONAL DIPLOMA

The general entry requirements for the HND Accountancy programme shall be:

  1. all the requirements for admission into the ND Accountancy/Financial Studies programme, plus
  2. a minimum of lower credit pass (GPA 2.50 and above) in the ND Accountancy/Financial Studies and
  3. a minimum of one year Post ND cognate work experience

Note: In few exceptional cases ND graduates with a pass (CGPA of 2.00-2.49) in the ND that have worked for two or more years in the field may be considered for admission into the HND programme. The number of such candidates, however, should not be more than 20% of the number of students in the class.