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UNIVERSITY OF NORTHEASTERN PHILIPPINES IRIGA CITY EDUC. 202 INFERENTIAL STATISTICS IMELDA A. TANGALIN, DPM/Ph.D Blatistics - refer to the science that deals with the collection, tabulation or presentation, andlysis, and interpre- tation of numerical or quantitative data. Gollection of Data- refer to the process of obtaining numerical measurements. Abulation or preséntation of data~ refers to the organization ‘of data into tables, graphs, ‘or charts, so that Togical and statistical conclusions can be derived from the collected measurements. . lysis of data- pertains to the process of extracting from the given data relevant information from which numerical description can be formulated. Piterpretation of data~ ‘refers to,the task of drawing conclu sions from the analyzed data. It normally involves the formulation of forecasts or predictions about larger groups based on the data collected from small groups. he field of Statistics may be divided into: Descriptive Statistics Inferential Statistics Inferential Statistics can be grouped into’ two. The data must be normally distributed interval or 1. Parametric tests - and the level of measurement. must either be mparametric tests - The data do not require normality of e distribution. The levels of measurement are the nomine+ 5S and ordinal data. lifference units are me as he basic that the © has an f length, zsts_ do 5 is the mal. If Fe. the there is nal. If jen the ’ The interval data provide numbers that reflect difference among items. With interval scales the measurement units are “ FXamples are scores of intelligence tests, and time as Stasi » true zero value, calle. The basie terval and the ratio scales is that the © zero value while the ratio scale has an value. Common ratio s¢ are measures of length, iy and loudness and others, Inferential statistics deals with the The nonparametri¢ tests. The nonparamettie tests do nferentia ee Pot require normaliny ribution. Since skewness is the Btls and interpretation of data. This Whether the data is normal or abnormal, If istics consists of different statistical tools aaa ised in the analysis of interval, ratio. and ordinal data. These tests are in making inferences ~ from or lusions on larger groups, populations. or izations about them on the basis of Mation obtained by the study of one or pimples. The extent to which the use of Matistics can be done will Inds on the goodness of sam ling tec is either positive or negative. the q ss. there is her the data is normal or abnormal. If s Nominal data are dai harevard? eure een: Fesponses, political affiliations like LP, LDP, Lakas, and r re: Rene rina groupings Christian and non feren’

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