UNIT I: THE MEANING

AND IMPORTANCE OF
STATISTIC IN RESEARCH
MARY CHRISTIANE N.ALVENDIA
 FUNCTION OF STATISTICS

1. To present Facts in definite Form

Statistics helps in presenting the complex facts in definite form to the
users.
Statistics makes use of various analysis techniques to present the
collected data in the useful and definite form.
2. STATISTICS PRESENT THE
COMPLEX DATA IN EASY FORM

STATISTICS IS ALSO ASSOCIATED WITH THE ORGANIZATION AND

CLASSIFICATION OF THE DATA. THIS IS DONE TO REMOVE ALL THE
INCONSISTENCIES, IRREGULARITIES OUT OF THE DATA AND TO
GIVE A CLEAR VIEW OF THE WHOLE DATA.
3. STATISTICS HELPFUL IN COMPARISONS

ONE OF THE FUNCTIONS OF STATISTICS IS PRESENTATION OF FACTS IN

DEFINITE FORM MAKING THE COMPARISONS. THE SIMPLIFIED DATA IS
COMPARED WITH ANOTHER SET OF DATA TO GIVE MEANINGFUL
RESULTS.
4.STATISTICS HELPFUL IN ANALYSIS
OF DATA

STATISTICS IS HELPFUL IN THE ANALYSIS OF

NUMERICAL DATA. 
5.FORMULATION AND TESTING
OF HYPOTHESIS

STATISTICS IS HIGHLY USEFUL IN THE FORMULATION AND

TESTING OF THE HYPOTHESIS. A RESEARCHER MAY FORMULATE
THE HYPOTHESIS ON THE BASIS OF THE OBSERVATION. THE
HYPOTHESIS IS TESTED WITH THE HELP OF STATISTICS AND IF
THE HYPOTHESIS IS SELECTED, A NEW THEORY COMES INTO THE
EXISTENCE.
6. STATISTICS HELPS IN POLICY
FORMULATION

ALL THE POLICIES TO BE MADE OR MODIFIED REQUIRE

SOME KIND OF DATA WHICH IS COLLECTED WITH THE HELP
OF STATISTICS.
7.HELPFUL IN FORECASTING AND
PREDICTION

FORECASTING AND PREDICTION IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF

STATISTICS. ALL STATISTICAL TECHNIQUES ARE HELPFUL
IN PREDICTION OF FUTURE TRENDS. THE DATA COLLECTED
HELPS IN PREDICTING ABOUT THE BEHAVIOR OF THE
VARIABLES IN THE FUTURE.
8.TO ENLARGE HUMAN KNOWLEDGE
AND EXPEREINCE

STATISTICS HELPS IN INCREASING THE KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE

OF THE HUMAN. THE USES OF THE STATISTICAL TECHNIQUES HELPS IN
GAINING THE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE NEW CONCEPTS AND IMPROVE
THE POWER OF REASONING IN HUMAN BEINGS.
9.HELPS IN MEASURING AFTER EFFECTS

STATISTICS ARE ALSO HELPFUL IN MEASURING THE AFTER

EFFECTS OF THE POLICIES IMPLEMENTED. THE POLICIES CAN
BE REFRAMED AFTER CONSIDERING THE EFFECTS BY
ANALYZING AND STUDYING THE PREVIOUS SUBJECTS.
10.HELPFUL IN REALIZING MAGNITUDE OF
THE PROBLEM

STATISTICS IS HELPFUL IN REALIZING THE

INTENSITY OR MAGNITUDE OF THE PROBLEM. IT
TELLS ABOUT THE DEGREE OR SEVERENESS OF THE
ISSUE.
 IMPORTANCE OF
STATISTICS TO RESEARCH
1. VALIDITY OF RESEARCH

IN RESEARCH, ACCURACY OF RESULTS IS SIGNIFICANT, AND

STATISTICS HELP WITH THIS. BY USING STATISTICAL METHODS TO
ANALYZE DATA, RESEARCHERS CAN AVOID ANY POSSIBLE BIASES
THAT COULD LEAD TO MISINTERPRETATION OF DATA. THROUGH
THE USE OF STATISTICS, RESEARCHERS CAN BE MORE CONFIDENT
THAT THEIR RESULTS ARE VALID, RELIABLE AND THAT THEY CAN
HAVE CONFIDENCE IN THE APPLICATION OF SUCH RESULTS
2.GENERALIZABILIT
Y

RESEARCH SEEKS TO UNDERSTAND AND SOLVE REAL-WORLD PROBLEMS.

THEREFORE, THE RESULTS OBTAINED FROM RESEARCH SHOULD BE
GENERALIZABLE FROM THE SAMPLE TO THE ENTIRE POPULATION BEING
STUDIED. STATISTICS MAKES THIS POSSIBLE BY ENABLING RESEARCHERS
TO CALCULATE THE PROBABILITY OF RANDOM ERRORS OCCURRING IN
THE OBSERVED RESULTS OF THE STUDY. BY UNDERSTANDING THIS,
RESEARCHERS CAN CONFIDENTLY GENERALIZE THE RESULTS OF THEIR
RESEARCH.
3.PREDICTIONS
RESEARCH IS UTILIZED TO MAKE PREDICTIONS, AND
STATISTICAL ANALYSIS PLAYS A CRITICAL ROLE IN MAKING
ACCURATE PREDICTIONS. A WELL-EXECUTED RESEARCH
STUDY THAT UTILIZES STATISTICAL TOOLS CAN PROVIDE
RELIABLE AND VALID PREDICTIONS. THIS IS IMPORTANT, AS
PREDICTIONS ARE USED TO MAKE DECISIONS IN FIELDS
SUCH AS PUBLIC POLICY AND STRATEGIC PLANNING.
4. SIGNIFICANCE

STATISTICS HELPS DETERMINE THE SIGNIFICANCE OF A

PARTICULAR STUDY. STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE IN RESEARCH IS
USED TO ESTABLISH THE LEVEL OF CONFIDENCE ONE HAS IN THE
RESULTS. DETERMINING THE SIGNIFICANCE OF A PARTICULAR
STUDY CAN BE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ACTING ON THE
RESEARCH'S FINDINGS OR IGNORING IT ALTOGETHER.
5.  VISUALIZATION OF RESULTS
STATISTICS CAN CREATE A VISUAL REPRESENTATION OF DATA,
MAKING IT EASIER FOR RESEARCHERS TO INTERPRET THE RESULTS
OF THE STUDY. DATA VISUALIZATION TECHNIQUES SUCH AS
GRAPHS AND CHARTS CAN PROVIDE A QUICK AND EFFICIENT WAY
TO INTERPRET DATA, WHICH CAN LEAD TO BETTER DECISION
MAKING.
CONCLUSION
IN CONCLUSION, THE USE OF STATISTICS IN RESEARCH IS ESSENTIAL AS IT
ENABLES RESEARCHERS TO MAKE SENSE OF THEIR DATA, MAKE INFORMED
AND VALID CLAIMS, AND GENERALLY SUPPORT SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY. THE
ROLE OF STATISTICS IN RESEARCH CANNOT BE OVERSTATED AS IT HAS
BECOME INCREASINGLY CRUCIAL IN TODAY'S DATA-DRIVEN WORLD.
RESEARCHERS CAN NOW USE ADVANCED STATISTICAL METHODS TO MODEL
A BROAD RANGE OF PHENOMENA, ANALYZE DATA SETS OF VARIOUS SIZES
AND COMPLEXITY, AND DRAW RELIABLE CONCLUSIONS. STATISTICS
CONTINUES TO PLAY A CRITICAL ROLE IN RESEARCH, HELPING SCIENTISTS
MAKE SENSE OF LARGE, COMPLEX DATA SETS, ENABLING THEM TO MAKE
PREDICTIONS AND ALLOWING THEM TO DRAW VALID AND RELIABLE
CONCLUSIONS.
 Thank you!
“THE PROGRESSIVE WORLD IS NECESSARILY DIVIDED INTO
TWO CLASSES-THOSE WHO TAKE THE BEST OF WHAT THERE
IS AND ENJOY IT- THOSE WHO WISH FOR SOMETHING BETTER
AND TRY TO CREATE IT.”
-FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE