Name: Rachel M.

Navarro_________________________________ Date: September 1 2022

Section: II-D HRDM Professor: Julius Labonete_______Score: ___________________

Activity 1

I. Directions: Classify whether the statement describes Descriptive statistics or

Inferential statistics:
_ Descriptive _______1. Effect of sunlight in the growth of a plant
__Inferential _______2. Median sale for the month of January
__Inferential _______3. To find the more effective method between cooperative and discovery
approach in teaching.
__Inferential _______4. Assuming that 15% of the crops were destroyed because of drought, we would
expect an increase in the price of commodities this year
__ Inferential _______5. It is predicted that the average number of automobile each households owns
will increase next year
__ Descriptive ______6. The average number of customers in a restaurant at the Mcdonald’s is 52.6
__ Descriptive ______7. Last year’s total attendance at Palarong Pambansa was 18 345
__ Descriptive ______8. A recent study showed that garlic can lower blood pressure
__ Inferential_______9. A manager determines the top 10 employees by comparing his employee’s
averages
__ Inferential ______10. The chance that a person will be robbed at a certain city is 15%

II. In each situation, identify the population and sample.

1. A study of 33,043 infants in the Philippines was conducted to find the link between a heart rhythm
abnormality and sudden infant death syndrome.
Population: All infants in the Philippines
Sample: The 33,043 infants who are conducted

2. A group of 30,000 randomly selected executives were surveyed and asked whether they have TV in their
household. Only 55% said yes to the question.
Population: All members of the executives
Sample: The group of 30,000 randomly selected executives

3. An employee at the local coffee emporium asked five customers if they liked Batangas coffee.
Population: All customers of a local coffee emporium

Sample: Five customers who were asked if they liked Batangas coffee
III. Classify whether Qualitative or Quantitative.
_ Quantitative __ ___1. Student identification number
_ Quantitative _ ____2. Number of years of service in teaching profession
_ Qualitative _______3. Speed of train
_ Quantitative ____ _4. Monthly salary of an employee
_ Qualitative _______5. Colors of jackets in a men’s clothing store.
_ Quantitative _____ 6. Number of seats in a regular office
_ Qualitative _______7. Classification of children in a day care center as infant, toddler or preschool

IV. Classify as Discrete or Continuous.

_ Continuous_______1. The time and speed it takes to drive to work
_ Discrete _________2. The number of cars sold each week in Metro Manila
_ Continuous ____ __3. The number of hours’ children watch television
_ Discrete _________4. Number of television stations in the Philippines
_ Continuous __ ____5. Daily temperature
_ Discrete _________6. Number of telephones each household has
_ Discrete ____ __7. Job applications in a certain company
_ Discrete _________8. Number of subjects a student enrolled in a semester

V. State the level of measurement for each of the following:

_ Ratio Level ___ _ __1. Height of trees along the highway
_ Ordinal Level _ _ _ _2. The vote of “yes” or “no” in a plebiscite
_ Interval Level _____3. Temperature of patient recorded by a nurse
_ Ordinal Level _____4. Ratings of newscast in ABS–CBN as poor, fair or good
_ Nominal Level ____5. Marital status of respondents in a given survey
_ Ordinal Level __6. A person’s position in a beauty contest
_ Ordinal Level _____7. Classification of applicants according to major field
_ Ratio Level ___ _ __8. Monthly income of an employee in a certain company
_ Nominal Level _ _9. Favorite flavor of ice cream
_ Interval Level_____10. Calendar years