Supplementary 1

Nature of Statistics

Name : Section:

A. Classify each variable as qualitative or quantitative.

1. Colors of cars parked 6. Marital status of teachers

along the highway. in a college.

2. Ages of children in a day 7. Profit loss in thousands of

care center. pesos.

3. Brand of cellular phones 8. Monthly income of

owned by students. households surveyed

4. Number of trees illegally 9. Services offered by the

cut from the forest. government institutions.

5. Crime rates in Davao City 10. Medicines found in a

for the last 5 years. pharmacy.

B. Classify each quantitative variable as discrete or continuous.

1. Examination scores 6. Pages in the 25 best-

obtained by a student. selling mystery novels.

2. Number of children in 7. High blood pressure of a

every household. patient.

3. Price per kilo of rice in the 8. Loudness of radio in a

market. public utility jeepney.

4. Total number of subjects 9. No. of comments received

enrolled this semester. in her facebook account.

5. Population rate in Davao 10. No. of vehicular accidents

City. along a superhighway.

C. State whether the following statements suggests the use of descriptive or inferential
statistics.
_____________ 1. The average life expectancy at birth in the Philippines for 2014 is 72.48 yrs.
(source:www.index mundi.com)
_____________ 2. Taking slimming pills will help you lose weight
_____________ 3. The total amount of estimated losses from typhoon Sydney is P 11 B.
(source:www.rappler.com
_____________ 4. The studies shows that gender is related to excellence in Mathematics.
_____________ 5. In 2016, the government projects that some 1.2 to 1.6 million students will enter
Senior High School.