Engineering Data Analysis 1

This document is an introduction to statistics and data analysis course presented by the Civil Engineering Department at Cabarroguis Campus. It discusses key topics that will be covered in the course, including the science of statistics, types of statistical applications, fundamental elements of statistics, types of data, and collecting data through sampling. The course is aimed at providing efficient engineering solutions and building a community of engineers through statistical analysis.

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CABARROGUIS CAMPUS

` Cabarroguis, 3400 Quirino

CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT www.qsu.edu.ph
Efficient Engineering Solutions for the Society”
“Let us Build a Community of Engineers Tasked to Provide

[email protected]
m 0917-126-
9160

INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICS
1 AND DATA ANALYSIS

1.1 The Science of Statistics

1.2 Types of Statistical Applications

1.3 Fundamental Elements of Statistics
1.4 Types of Data

1.5 Collecting Data: Sampling and

Related Issues

Prepared and Compiled By:

ENGR. CHERRY PIE T. MIGUEL
Instructor
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CABARROGUIS CAMPUS
` Cabarroguis, 3400 Quirino
CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT www.qsu.edu.ph
[email protected]
Efficient Engineering Solutions for the Society” 0917-126-9160
“Let us Build a Community of Engineers Tasked to Provide

1.1 THE SCIENCE OF STATISTICS

1.2 TYPES OF STATISTICAL APPLICATIONS

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CABARROGUIS CAMPUS
` Cabarroguis, 3400 Quirino
CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT www.qsu.edu.ph
[email protected]
Efficient Engineering Solutions for the Society” 0917-126-9160
“Let us Build a Community of Engineers Tasked to Provide

(Source: www.girlscouts.org)

Since 1917, the Girl Scouts of America have been selling boxes of cookies. Currently,
there are 12 varieties for sale: Thin Mints, Samoas, Lemonades, Tagalongs, Do -si-dos,
Trefoils, Savannah Smiles, Thanks -A-Lot, Dulce de Leche, Cranberry Citrus Crisps,
Chocolate Chip, and Thank U Berry Much. Each of the approximately 150 million boxes
of Girl Scout cookies sold each year is classified by variety. The results are summarized
in Figure 1.1. From the graph, you can clearly see that the best -selling variety is Thin
Mints (25%), followed by Samoas (19%) and Tagalongs (13%). Since the figure describes
the various categories of boxes of Girl Scout cookies sold, the graphic is an example of
descriptive statistics.

(Source: Human Factors, Vol. 56, No. 31, May 2014)

Researchers at the Universities of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign) and Central Florida

conducted a study to determine whether video game players are better than non-video game
players at crossing the street when presented with distractions. Each in a sample of 60
college students was classified as a video game player or a non-gamer. Participants entered
a street crossing simulator and were asked to cross a busy street at an unsigned intersection.
The simulator was designed to have cars traveling at various high rates of

speed in both directions. During the crossing, the students also performed a memory
task as a distraction. The researchers found no differences in either the street crossing
performance or memory task score of video game players and non-gamers. “These

results,” say the researchers, “suggest that action video game players [and non-gamers]
are equally susceptible to the costs of dividing attention in a complex task.” Thus, inferential
statistics was applied to arrive at this conclusion.

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(Source: Academy of
Management
Journal, Oct. 2007)

Previous studies have established that rudeness in the workplace can lead to retaliatory

and counterproductive behavior. However, there has been little research on how rude
behaviors influence a victim’s task performance. Consider a study where college students
enrolled in a management course were randomly assigned to one of two experimental
conditions: rudeness condition (45 students) and control group (53 students). Each student
was asked to write down as many uses for a brick as possible in five minutes; this value
(total number of uses) was used as a performance measure for each student. For those
students in the rudeness condition, the facilitator displayed rudeness by berating the
students in general for being irresponsible and unprofessional

(due to a late-arriving confederate). No comments were made about the late-arriving

confederate for students in the control group. As you might expect, the researchers
discovered that the performance levels for students in the rudeness condition were

generally lower than the performance levels for students in the control group; thus, they
concluded that rudeness in the workplace negatively affects job performance. As in
Study 1.2, this study is an example of the use of inferential statistics. The researchers
used data collected on 98 college students in a simulated work environment to make an
inference about the performance levels of all workers exposed to rudeness on the job.