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Ñas, Russel Ann Gabasa, Rachelle Manonggiring, Mohammad Harvey Montañez, Avianne Simpron, Rufa

Statistics involves collecting and analyzing data to make educated guesses about unknown information. It can be broken down into three main areas: sampling methods which ensure valid data collection; descriptive statistics which summarize important aspects of the data; and inferential statistics which make predictions from the data. Probability also forms an important part of statistics as the framework that allows other statistical tools and methods to work properly. Technology can help with calculations but students still need to understand which statistical tools and methods are most appropriate.

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Ñas, Russel Ann Gabasa, Rachelle Manonggiring, Mohammad Harvey Montañez, Avianne Simpron, Rufa

Statistics involves collecting and analyzing data to make educated guesses about unknown information. It can be broken down into three main areas: sampling methods which ensure valid data collection; descriptive statistics which summarize important aspects of the data; and inferential statistics which make predictions from the data. Probability also forms an important part of statistics as the framework that allows other statistical tools and methods to work properly. Technology can help with calculations but students still need to understand which statistical tools and methods are most appropriate.

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Members: Class Schedule: TTh 7:30 - 9:00

Arañas, Russel Ann


Gabasa, Rachelle
Manonggiring, Mohammad Harvey
Montañez, Avianne
Simpron, Rufa

INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICS

Statistics is often hailed as one of the most useful areas of mathematics. It


helps us to make educated guesses of the unknown, and find useful
information in an ocean of data. But despite its usefulness, many people
struggle with statistics.
What is it, how does it work?
For many statistics can feel like an unending collection of rules and
formulas. Even worse, if its misapplied, statistics can lead to false
conclusions, causing some people to develop a mistrust in the subject all
together.

So, what is it all about then?


Well, statistics is the area of mathematics which primarily deals with
collecting and analyzing data. Some great examples might be keeping
track of your favorite team as they rack up wins and losses, or perhaps
using data to try and predict the outcome of an election.

To be more specific statistics can be broken down into the areas of:
Sampling Methods, Descriptive Statistics, and Inferential Statistics.

Sampling methods covers on how to collect data. This is arguable


because it is the most important area of all of statistics. It’s important
because it ensures that we collect our data in just the right way so that we
can make valid conclusions later on. It also helps us know when we have
just enough information for further analysis.

Remember that even if you use the best formulas and techniques, a
study can quickly fall apart if you do not collect your data in just the right
way.

Descriptive Statistics is about summarizing or highlighting important


aspects of our data. When people think of statistics the often think about
this area. The tools here are about describing the information you have
collected and task such as using a graph or calculating a simple average
fall under the area of descriptive statistics.
Inferential Statistics is about making predictions from our data. Here
the goal is to take just a small bit of information, analyse it carefully and
then see what conclusions we can infer about the bigger picture. It is the
part of statistics that can seem the most mysterious, but in reality is one of
the most powerful and it allows us to find even more information from the

Now when you take statistics you may find that there are many other
topics that don’t seem to fall under these three areas. That’s because
statistics is not complete without exploring why the formulas and methods
actually work, or more importantly when they should be used. For this
reason other topics like probability form a healthy part of any statistics
course. Think of these other topics as the framework and foundation that
allows us to build so many other useful tools.

Lastly, when taking statistics, you may find that you need a little help.
I’m not talking about your friend who happens to be great at math. I’m
talking about using a calculator or computer. Although at some level, many
of the formulas can be very simple, using them for even a handful of data
points can quickly become tedious and cumbersome. The good news is
technology can really help with the required calculations.

Remember even though you will certainly become familiar with using
technology, you will still need to know when a tool needs to be applied or
what method is the most appropriate. In this summary we covered what
statistics is and its 3 main areas of focus. We also pointed out that
technology ca be your ally but in the end you have to make the decisions.

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