MATH154-1 MODULE 1 EXERCISE #1

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

been used
1. The Philippine Regulation Commission (PRC) ranks the result of the
Certified Public Accounts Professional Examination in 2013.
2. Enrolment record of all colleges and universities in the Philippines
3. A researcher tested the difference on the customers buying preference in
different brands of milk.
4. One hundred customers have their corresponding age and buying
preference results. The manager wants to determine its relationship.
5. An 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.
6. The average price of houses in Laguna.
7. Birth rate of selected urban areas in the Philippines.
8. The forecast of PAGASA in the number of typhoons that will hit the
Philippines in the upcoming years due to global warming.
9. The effects COVID 19 virus to the death rate worldwide.
10. The political views of the youth in the rural areas with respect to
inflation rate in the Philippines.
II. Classify each variable as Qualitative or Quantitative
1. Number of bankrupt corporations per month in the Philippines.
2. Useful lifetimes (in hours) of 100-watt light bulbs.
3. Cost of personal computers.
4. Amount of money spent on clothing in the last month.
5. Number of one time arrivals per hour at large airport.
6. Amount of time spent in playing basketball.
7. Primary type of transportation used by students.
8. Marital status of nurses in a hospital.
9. Colors of automobiles in a shopping center parking lot.
10.Ages of people living in a personal care home.
III. Identify each item as Discrete or Continuous
1. F(x) = x+3
2. Number of online purchases made in a week.
3. Toyota Vios sale for the last 3 months.
4. The number of rented DVDs and VCDs rented each day in Video City.
5. Number of pizzas sold by Pizza Express each day.
6. Blood pressure of runners in a marathon.
7. Number of students who make appointments with a math tutor at a local
college.
8. Number of bananas in a bunch at several local supermarkets.
9. Weights of the backpacks of first graders on a school bus.
10.Weight of students in a private high school.