NOVA JANE ORIACEL

BSME 1A-GM

Activity 1

A. Identify the population under study, define your sample and variable/s of interest.
1. The Department of Health is interested in determining the percentage of vulnerable members of
society who are over 59 years old infected by the CORONA Virus in NCR.
Population: Members of society vulnerable of CORONA Virus
Sample: Members of society who are over 59 years old infected by the CORONA Virus in NCR
Variable of interest: Percentage of vulnerable members of society of Corona Virus

2. The Office of the Student Admissions is studying the relationship between the score in the entrance
exam during application and the General Weighted Average (GWA) upon graduation among graduates
of the university from 2017-2020

Population: Graduate Students of the University

Sample: Graduates of the university from 2017-2020
Variable of interest: Relationship between the score in the entrance exam during application and
the General Weighted Average (GWA) upon graduation

B. Determine if the situations below describe a parameter or a statistic.

1. The total number of people in the province of Laguna is 3,035,081 as of 2015 according to PSA 2015
census. PARAMETER

2. A researcher surveyed 10 selected animal farms in a municipality and found out that the average
weight of chicken is 0.8 kilograms. STATISTIC

3. There are 53 nurses in the local health unit of Sariaya, Quezon. PARAMETER

4. The true proportion of all students in SLSU who applied for scholarship grant for the academic year
is 0.75. PARAMETER

5. A student used regression as statistical analysis in a study and determined the beta which is 𝛽 =
1.4563. STATISTIC

C. Below are some variables under study, determine possible observation values (at least 3 possible
observations if possible) and levels of measurement in each of the following:

Note: refer to the actual values of each variable in determining the level of measurement,
example: Variable: Height, Possible Observations: in cm, in m, or in inches, Level of
measurement: Ratio (Ratio since values in height can be 170 cm., or 1.70m)

VARIABLE POSSIBLE OBSERVATIONS LEVEL OF MEASUREMENT

1. Sex Male, Female Nominal

2. Employment status Full time employee, Part time Nominal

of an employee employee, Seasonal employee

3. Monthly Income ₱1,500, ₱3,000, ₱8,000 Ratio

4. Program of Study Business Communications, Nominal

Church Administration,
Biomedical Sciences

5. Learning Modality Face to face learning, Distance Nominal

Learning, Blended Learning

6. Civil Status Married, Single, Widowed Nominal

7. IQ Scores 100, 110, 120 Interval

8. Blood Type A+, A-, B+, B-, O+ Nominal

9. Weight 45kg, 50kg, 65kg Ratio

10. Faculty Rank Professor, Assistant Professor, Ordinal

Instructor