LAVILLA, RICKY H.

BSBA FM- III

In each of these statements, tell whether descriptive or inferential statistics have been used.

1. The average price of houses in Rizal Province. DESCRIPTIVE

2. Birth rate in rural areas in the Philippines. INFERENTIAL

3. Financial analysts say that mortgage may soon hit bottom. INFERENTIAL

4. The monthly average expenditure of per household is P12,000. DESCRIPTIVE

5. Enrolment record of all colleges and universities in the Philippines. DESCRIPTIVE

6. The effects of AHINI (Swine Flu) virus to the death rate worldwide. INFERENTIAL

7. The guard in the SM Mall of Asia records the number of shoppers for the past 15 days.
DESCRIPTIVE

8. A campaign manager analyzes the effect of TV ads on the promotion of a presidential

candidate. DESCRIPTIVE

9. The political views of the youth in the urban areas with respect to inflation rate in the
Southeast Asia. INFERENTIAL

10. A researcher tested the difference on the customers buying preference in different coffee
shops. DESCRIPTIVE

11. The forecast of PAG-ASA in the number of typhoons that will hit the Philippines in the
upcoming years due to global warming. INFERENTIAL

12. Five thousand customers have their corresponding age and buying preference results. The
manager wants to determine its relationship. INFERENTIAL

13. The Philippine Regulation Commission (PRC) ranks the result of the Certified Public
Accountants professional examination in 2015. DESCRIPTIVE

14. The human research manager determines the association of Educational attainment and the
performance level of call center agents in a certain company. DESCRIPTIVE

15. An financial analyst recorded the sales revenue statistics of his textile company for the last
10 months; he wants to determine if there will be a relative increase or decrease in the sales
revenue for the next month. INFERENTIAL
Ricky H. Lavilla

BSBA FM III

Classify each variable as quantitative or qualitative.

1. Type of telephone. Qualitative

2. Cost of smart phones. Quantitative

3. Favorite department store. Qualitative

4. Brand of personal computer used. Qualitative

5. Automobile ownership by students. Qualitative

6. Number of international calls made per month. Quantitative

7. Net weight (in grams) of packaged cereal. Quantitative

8. Word processing package primarily used. Qualitative

9. Number of women's "shoes" owned. Quantitative

10. Amount of time spent playing tennis. Quantitative

11. Number of pairs of women's gloves used. Quantitative

12. Political party affiliation of civil service. Qualitative

13. Useful lifetime (in hrs.) of 20-watt LED light bulbs. Quantitative

14. Amount of money spent on wardrobe in the last month. Quantitative

15. Number of one time arrivals per hour at a large airport. Quantitative

16. Amount of time the personal computer is used per week. Quantitative

17. Primary type of transportation used for clothing shopping. Qualitative

18. Number of bankrupt corporations per month in Philippines. Quantitative

19. Number of persons in the household who use personal

desktop counter. Quantitative

20. Most likely time period during which shopping for clothing

takes place (weekday, weeknight, or weekend). Quantitative