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Statistical Methods for Data Analysis

This document provides information and learning tasks related to a statistics course. It includes instructions for calculating sample size using Slovin's formula, categorizing variables, constructing frequency distribution tables from data sets, and a prompt to explain how statistics are used in one's work. It also assigns additional research on frequency polygons, histograms, and stem-and-leaf plots.

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Statistical Methods for Data Analysis

This document provides information and learning tasks related to a statistics course. It includes instructions for calculating sample size using Slovin's formula, categorizing variables, constructing frequency distribution tables from data sets, and a prompt to explain how statistics are used in one's work. It also assigns additional research on frequency polygons, histograms, and stem-and-leaf plots.

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Eastern Samar State University-Graduate School

MAED 602: STATISTICAL METHODS (2nd Term, AY 2016-2017)


NAME: ___________________________________________

LEARNING TASK NO. 1

THE NATURE OF DATA AND THE


FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION TABLE

PROGRAM: ________________________________________
DATE: ______________________________________________

Part One. A political analyst wants to do a survey on the popularity of a certain politician in five of the
municipalities under the politicians jurisdiction. (a) Compute for the appropriate sample size using the
Slovins formula at 90 percent confidence level; and (b) if stratified random sampling is to be employed,
determine the number of samples per municipality based on the data below.
Computation of the sample size

Municipality
Aros
San Julio
Barangon
Salcado
Bakalngayan
TOTAL

Distribution of
Population
85, 642
74, 320
230, 911
58, 234
41, 098

Percentage

Distribution
of Sample

Part Two. Complete the table below by categorizing the given variables according to its nature as
described in each column.
Quantitative or
Discrete or
Variable
Scale of Measure
Qualitative
Continuous
Blood Type
Shirt Size (e.g. small)
Number of Facebook
friends
Monthly Electric
Consumption
Distance travelled
SSS Number
Temperature in
Fahrenheit

Part Three. Construct frequency distribution tables based on the data provided per item.
A. Twenty families in a squatters area have been
asked to provide the number of children in their
family. Their responses are given below.
7
7
9
5

5
6
9
8

9
8
10

10
8
5

11
10
5

No. of Children
in the Family

f
rf (relative
(frequency) frequency)

6
6
7

Eastern Samar State University-Graduate School


MAED 602: STATISTICAL METHODS (2nd Term, AY 2016-2017)
B. Forty-five individuals were asked regarding the number of text messages they receive per day as
part of a survey of a telecommunications company. The following were the responses.
52
18
76
43
55
91
36
12
5
18
29
33
31
48
55
112
94
13
26
39
30
43
33
26
85
58
104
65
68
71
54
58
43
84
81
75
75
57
65
44
58
58
60
63
70
(Indicate necessary computations)

Class
Intervals

Tally

Boundaries

Class
mark

rf

cf>

cf<

Part Four. Explain how you use statistics in the work that you do.

Value-Added Work: Do a research on frequency polygons, histograms, and stem-and-leaf plots.

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