Basic Terms2

STATISTICS
IS A COLLECTION OF METHODS
FOR PLANNING EXPERIMENTS,
OBTAINING DATA, AND THEN
ANALYZING, INTERPRETING AND
DRAWING CONCLUSIONS BASED
ON THE DATA
DESCRIPTIVE
BASIS FOR COMPARISON INFERENTIAL STATISTICS
STATISTICS
Meaning Descriptive Statistics is Inferential Statistics is a type of

that branch of statistics statistics, that focuses on drawing
which is concerned with conclusions about the population,
describing the population on the basis of sample analysis and
under study. observation.
What It does? Organize, analyze and Compares, test and predicts data.
present data in a
meaningful way.
Form of final Result Charts, Graphs and Tables Probability
Usage To describe a situation. To explain the chances of

occurrence of an event.
Function It explains the data, which It attempts to reach the conclusion

is already known, to to learn about the population, that
summarize sample. extends beyond the data available.
. Identify the following statements if they
belong to descriptive statistics or inferential
statistics
LAST SEMESTER, THE AGES OF

STUDENTS AT A CERTAIN COLLEGE
RANGED FROM 16 TO 25 YEARS OLD.
DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS
statistics
BASED ON THE SURVEY CONDUCTED

BY THE NATIONAL STATISTICS
OFFICE, IT IS ESTIMATED THAT 24%
OF UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE ARE
WOMEN
INFERENTIAL STATISTICS
statistics
A SURVEY SAYS THAT 1 OUT OF 10

FILIPINOS IS A MEMBER OF A
FITNESS CENTER
DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS
statistics
CIGARETTES WERE ASSOCIATED

WITH 31% OF THE 4, 700 CIVILIAN
FIRE DEATHS IN 2020
statistics
A RECENT STUDY SHOWED THAT

EATING GARLIC CAN LOWER BLOOD
PRESSURE
Common Terms in Statistics
Population – A population is
the complete and entire
collection of elements to be
studied
Sample – A part of the

population
Parameter- is a numerical
measurement describing some
characteristics of a population
Statistic- is a numerical
measurements describing
some characteristics of a
sample
Population – A population is
the complete and entire
collection of elements to be
studied
Variable- is characteristic of
interest measurable on each
and every individual in the
universe, denoted by any
capital letter in the English
alphabet
Survey- is often conducted to

gather opinions or feedbacks
about a variety of topics
Data-the statistical facts,

historical facts, principles,
opinions and items of various
sources like scores ages, IQ,
income, etc
Ungrouped data- data which

have not been organized or
classified and usually exhibit
no pattern
Tabulation- the process of

grouping or classifying data
for purposes of ,interpretation
Statistical Method- Any

method of research involving
mathematical operations both
simple or complicated
In the A group of 25
given students selected to
statements
indicate test a new teaching
which technique
phrase
refer to
population 25 Students - sample
or sample
In the The total number of
given machines produced
statements
indicate by a factory in one
which week
phrase
refer to
population Total number of machines-
or sample population
In the The yearly expenses
given on food for 10
statements
indicate families
which
phrase
refer to
population 10 families- sample
or sample
In the The ages of
given employees of all
statements
indicate companies In Metro
which Manila
phrase
refer to
population All employees - population
or sample
In the The number of
given subscribers of
statements
indicate telephone
which companies
phrase
refer to
population Subscribers - Population
or sample
Identify the population and sample in this setting
options
1.A factory oversees A. The population is all threaded

rods ever produced at the factory;
selects 40 threaded the sample is the threaded rods
rods at random from produced that week.
those produced that B. The population is threaded rods

produced at the factory that week;
week at the factory, the sample is the 40threaded rods
then she tests their selected.
tensile strength. C. The population is all threaded rods

in the world; the sample is all threaded
rods produced at the factory.
options
2. Lucio wants to know A. The population is all of the hot

whether the food he entrees Lucio serves; the sample
serves in his restaurant is the entrees that are a safe
are within a safe range temperature
of temperatures. He B. The population is the 70 selected
randomly entrees; the sample is the entrees
selects 70 entrees and that are a safe temperature.
measures their
C. The population is all of the entrees
temperatures just Lucio serves; the sample is
before he serves them to the 70selected
his customers. entrees
options
A. The population is all high

3. Administrators at
school seniors in the world; the
Riverview High School sample is all of the seniors at
surveyed a random Riverview High
sample of 100 of their B. The population is all students at
seniors to see how Riverview High; the sample is all of
seniors at the school the seniors at Riverview High.
felt about the lunch
C. The population is all seniors at
offering at the school's Riverview High; the sample is
cafeteria. the 100 seniors surveyed.
.
REVIEW
Determine whether the following statements
use descriptive or inferential statistics
A bowler wants to find

his bowling average
for the past 12 games
A manager would like to

predict based on previous
years’ sales, the sales
performance of a company
for the next five years
A politician would like

to estimate, based on an
opinion poll, his chance
for winning in the next
senatorial election
A teacher wishes to
determine the
percentage of students
who passed the
examination
A student wishes to
determine the average
monthly expenditures
on school supplies for
the past five months
A basketball player wants to

estimate his chance of winning
the most valuable player
(MVP) award based on his
current season averages and
the averages of his opponents
Quiz 1
1.Yesterday’s records
show that five
employees were
absent due to Dengue
fever
2. If the present trend

continues, architects will
construct more
contemporary homes than
colonials in the next 5
years
3. In a certain city,
arsonists deliberately
set 3% of all fires
reported last year
4.At least 30% of all

new homes being built
today are of a
contemporary design
5.As a result of a
recent poll, most
Filipinos are in favor
of finding work
employment abroad
6. Philippines’ Gross
Domestic Product (GDP)
grows by 4.6% in 2012, 1.4
percentage points higher
than its 3.2%
performancein 2011.
7. The average grade

of 10 students in
English is 89.46%
8. Based from the

present sales trend, it
is expected that after
two years, this year’s
sales will be doubled.
9. All four provinces

of ARMM are among
the 10 poorest
provinces in the
Philippines for 2017
10. During the period 2015

to 2016, unemployment
rates among men were
consistently higher
compared to women except
in 2018

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STATISTICS

Meaning Descriptive Statistics is Inferential Statistics is a type of

Form of final Result Charts, Graphs and Tables Probability

Usage To describe a situation. To explain the chances of

Function It explains the data, which It attempts to reach the conclusion

LAST SEMESTER, THE AGES OF

BASED ON THE SURVEY CONDUCTED

A SURVEY SAYS THAT 1 OUT OF 10

CIGARETTES WERE ASSOCIATED

A RECENT STUDY SHOWED THAT

Sample – A part of the

Survey- is often conducted to

Data-the statistical facts,

Ungrouped data- data which

Tabulation- the process of

Statistical Method- Any

1.A factory oversees A. The population is all threaded

those produced that B. The population is threaded rods

tensile strength. C. The population is all threaded rods

2. Lucio wants to know A. The population is all of the hot

A. The population is all high

A bowler wants to find

A manager would like to

A politician would like

A basketball player wants to

2. If the present trend

4.At least 30% of all

7. The average grade

8. Based from the

9. All four provinces

10. During the period 2015

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