Statistics

Statistics…
… It deals with methods
of collecting , organizing,
summarizing, presenting,
analysing and interpreting
quantitative data..
DESCRIPTIVE
STATISTICS

INFERENTIAL
STATISTICS
 DESCRIPTIVE
• It is STATISTICS
stating a fact.
• It uses main
descriptive statistical
treatment (mean,
median, mode, and
standard deviation).
 Example
1.) At least 5 % of all
fires reported last year in
Metro Manila were
deliberately set by
arsonist.
 Example
2.) Of all babies who
have received BCG
vaccine at Malolos
Provincial Hospital in the
first quarter of 1998,
75% did not develop
fever.
 Example
3.) The average score of
students who took
General Mathematics
final examination is 35.
Inferential Statistics
- It uses probability
- It involves hypothesis testing
- The statistician tries to makes
inferences from samples to
population
Inferential Statistics
- Consist of generalizing samples
to populations, estimations and
hypothesis test, determining a
relationship among variables
and realizing predictions.
Example:
1.) As a result of recent survey,
President Arroyo’s popularity
has gone down dramatically.
Example:
2.) In year 2030, the
Philippine population is
expected to increase by 35
%.
Example:
3.) As a result of recent
implementation of the E-vat
law, we can expect the prices to
go higher during the holiday
season.
 Exercise
Directions: In each of these statements,
identify whether DESCRIPTIVE
or INFERENTIAL statistics have
been used.
1. In year 2019, 148 million
Americans will be enrolled in an
HMO (source: USA Today).
_________________________

2. Nine out of ten job fatalities

are men (Source: USA Today)
_______________________
3. Expenditures for the cable industry
we re $5.66 billion in 1996
(Source:USA Today).
__________________________

4. The median household income

for the people aged 25-34 is $
35.88. (Source: USA Today).
________________________
5. Allergy therapy makes bees
go away .
_____________________

6. Drinking decaffeinated coffee

can raise cholesterol levels by 7%
(Source: Amercian Hearty
Association)
_______________________
7. The National Average annual
medicine, expenditure per person is $
1052 (Source: The Greenburg
Tribune Review)
________________________

8. Experts says that mortgages rates

may soon hit bottom (Source : USA
Today)
________________________
9. The average life expectancy in
New Zealand is 78.49 years
(Source World Factbook 2004)
_______________________

10 . A diet in fruits and vegetables

will lower blood pressure.
Source : Institute of Medicine.
_______________________
11. The total amount of estimated
losses from hurricane Hugo was $ 4.2
billion. (Source: Insurance Service
Office. ________________________

12. Researchers stated that the shape

of a person’s ears is related to the
person’s aggression. (Source :
American Journal of Human Biology)
________________________
13. In 2020, the number of high
school graduates will be 3.2 million
students. Source: National Center for
Education.
_________________________
Answer:
1. IS 8.IS
2.DS 9.DS
3.DS 10.IS
4.DS 11.DS
5.IS 12.IS
6.IS 13.IS
7.DS