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Methods of Data
Gathering
Interview Method
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Questionnaire
Registration
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Observation
Experiments
Mathematics in the
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STATISTICS A. Interview (Direct) Method – a method of person-to-person

exchange between the interviewer and the interviewee.
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Interview Method
Questionnaire
Registration
Observation
Experiments
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C. Registration Method – this method of gathering
STATISTICS information is enforced by law.
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Example:
Gathering
Interview Method
Questionnaire
Registration
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D. Observation Method – the investigator observes the
STATISTICS behavior of the subject/respondent. It is used when the
Methods of Data
subjects cannot talk or write.
Gathering
Interview Method
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Experiments
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E. Experiment Method - this method is used when the

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objective is to determine the cause-and-effect relationship
Methods of Data of certain phenomena under controlled conditions.
Gathering
Interview Method
Questionnaire
Registration
Observation
Experiments
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Measures of Central
Tendency
Mean
Median
Mode
Midrange

Measures of Location
Percentiles
Deciles
Quartiles
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MEAN
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Measures of Central Example: Suppose you chose ten people who entered the
Tendency
Mean
campus and whose ages are as follows:
Median 15 25 18 20 25 18 18 20 20 25
Mode
Midrange
What is the mean age of this sample?
Solution:
Measures of Location
Percentiles
Deciles
Quartiles
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Measures of Central
Tendency
Mean
Median
Mode
Midrange

Measures of Location
Percentiles
Deciles
Quartiles
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Measures of Central
Tendency
Mean
Mode
Median
Midrange

Measures of Location
Percentiles
Deciles
Quartiles
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Example: Observe the given ungrouped data below:
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❖ 1,2,3,4,5,6,7
Measures of Central
Tendency
Mean
Mode
❖ 15.2, 12.3, 4.6, 12.3, 6.5, 12.3, 5.5
Median
Midrange

Measures of Location ❖ 15,12,4,15,4,6,5

Percentiles
Deciles
Quartiles
❖ 3,4,5,1,3,2,4,5,7,10
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Measures of Central
Tendency
Mean
Mode
Median
Midrange

Measures of Location
Percentiles
Deciles
Quartiles
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DATA MANAGEMENT
Example: During the first marking period, Nicole's math quiz
scores were 90, 92, 93, 88, 95, 88, 97, 87, and 98. What was
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the median quiz score?
Measures of Central Solution: Ordering the data from least to greatest, we get:
Tendency
Mean
Median
Mode
Midrange

Measures of Location
Percentiles
Deciles
Quartiles
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DATA MANAGEMENT
Example: The ages of 10 college students are listed below.
Find the median.
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18, 24, 20, 35, 19, 23, 26, 23, 19, 20
Measures of Central
Tendency
Mean Solution: Ordering the data from least to greatest, we get:
Mode
Median
Midrange

Measures of Location
Percentiles
Deciles
Quartiles
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Measures of Central
Tendency
Mean
Median
Mode
Midrange

Measures of Location
Percentiles
Deciles
Quartiles
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Measures of Central
Tendency
Mean
Median
Mode
Midrange

Measures of Location
Percentiles
Deciles
Quartiles
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Measures of Central
Tendency
Mean
Median
Mode
Midrange

Measures of Location
Percentiles
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Mathematics in the
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Example. As part of a quality-control study aimed at

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improving a production line, the weights (in ounces) of 50
Measures of Central bars of soap are measured. The results are as follows, sorted
Tendency
Mean from smallest to largest. Find , first quartile, the 9th decile,
Median and the 43rd percentile.
Mode
Midrange

Measures of Location
11.6 12.6 12.7 12.8 13.1 13.3 13.6 13.7 13.8 14.1
Percentiles 14.3 14.3 14.6 14.8 15.1 15.2 15.6 15.6 15.7 15.8
Deciles
Quartiles
15.8 15.9 15.9 16.1 16.2 16.2 16.3 16.4 16.5 16.5
16.5 16.6 17.0 17.1 17.3 17.3 17.4 17.4 17.4 17.6
17.7 18.1 18.3 18.3 18.3 18.5 18.5 18.8 19.2 20.3
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Measures of Central
Tendency
Mean
Median
Mode
Midrange

Measures of Location
Percentiles
Deciles
Quartiles
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Measures of Central
Tendency
Mean
Median
Mode
Midrange

Measures of Location
Percentiles
Deciles
Quartiles
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Measures of Central
Tendency
Mean
Median
Mode
Midrange

Measures of Location
Percentiles
Deciles
Quartiles