COLEGIO DE DAGUPAN

Institute of Graduate Studies

Arellano St., Dagupan City

MASTER IN EDUCATION
Major in Educational Leadership and Management

COURSE SYLLABUS

SUBJECT: MED 03 - EDUCATIONAL STATISTICS WITH SOFTWARE

APPLICATION

CREDIT: 3 UNITS

TIME
54 HOURS
ALLOTMENT

I. COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This course introduces the graduate students to various statistical methods which can
be applied in solving problems related to social and education research. It puts emphasis on
statistical tools which are often encountered in action research and thesis writing. It includes
discussions on the application of computers to statistical data processing.

II. COURSE OBJECTIVES:

After the completion of this course, the graduate students should be able to:
1. Understands the different statistical terms used.
2. Apply the different measures of central tendency and dispersion.
3. Practice the basic concepts of probability, probability distributions, estimation and
hypothesis testing.

III. COURSE CONTENTS:

1. INTRODUCTION
 Definition, Nature and Importance of Statistics
 Definition of Some Basic Statistical Terms
 Levels of Measurement

2. DATA COLLECTION AND PRESENTATION

  Methods of Data
 Sampling
 Methods of Data Presentation

3. MEASURES OF CENTRAL TENDENCY AND LOCATION

 Summation Notation
 Measures of Central Tendency
 Measures of Location or Fractiles

4. MEASURES OF DISPERSION

 Measures of Absolute Dispersion

 Measures of Relative Dispersion

5. PROBABILITY

 Random Experiments, Sample Spaces, Events

 Counting Techniques
 Basic Concepts of Properties of Probability

6. PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS

 Concept of Random Variable

 The Normal Distribution and Its Application
 The Binomial Distributions

7. ESTIMATION

 Basic Concept of Estimation

 Point Estimation of the mean and the Standard Deviation
 Interval Estimation of the Mean on Single Population
 Error in Estimating the Population Mean
 Sample Size for Estimating the Population Mean

8. HYPOTHESIS TESTING

 Basic Concepts of Statistical Hypothesis Testing

 Test on the Mean of a Single Population
 Test on the Difference of Means of Two Populations

IV. METHODOLOGIES:
 Lecture Method
 Reportorial Method
 Individual Research
 Group Research
V. COURSE REQUIREMENTS:

Regular Attendance 15%

Active Class Participation 15%
Examination 25%
Research Work 25%
Oral Reporting 20%
TOTAL 100%

VI. REFERENCE:

Advanced Educational Statistics I

(Text/Workbook)
Carmela O Zamora-Reyes
Loreli B. Ladao-Saren

JIMMY A. LAROYA, Ph.D.

Professor