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Merlyne M. Paunlagui / Joe Marvin P.

Alpuerto
SECOND SEMESTER, SY 2022-2023 Faculties-in-Charge
FMDS, UP Open University

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WELCOME
• At the end of the session, the students should be able to:
• Meet and know your classmates and your FIC
• Be familiar with the PM299.1 Course
• Objectives of the Course
• Course Content
• Schedule
• Requirements
• Grading System
• Get introduced to the world of Statistics

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Introduction: Member of the Class and FIC
• Introduce yourself
• Name/Nickname
• Office/Position, if applicable
• State a word or phrase of how statistics relate to you (either formal or
informal application of Statistics / statistics in your work or daily life)
• E.g. GDP (gross domestic product), average salary

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Introduction
Each of us is an informal
statistician (Fox, 1986)
We constantly gather, organize, and
analyze information and using the data
to make judgments and decisions that
will affect our actions.

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Course Description
• Starts with statistical
concepts
• Followed techniques
needed to organize,
measure, and evaluate
secondary and primary
data to support
decision making in
your fields.

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Basic Resource Materials

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Course
Outline
&
Schedule

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Course
Outline
&
Schedule

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Course Requirements
Requirements Grade Percentage
1. 3 Exercises (by pair) 25%
2. 2 Assignments (by pair) 25%
3. Participation in the Chat Sessions/
Posts in the Discussion Board 5%
4. Final examination – 06 May 45%
Total 100%

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Grading System
Raw Score Final Grade
95-100 1.00
90 – 94 1.25
85 – 89 1.50
80 – 84 1.75
75 – 79 2.00
70 – 74 2.25
65 – 69 2.50
60 – 64 2.75
55 – 59 3.00

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CONTACT DETAILS
• EMAIL ADDRESS:

• Merlyne Paunlagui ([email protected])


• Joe Alpuerto ([email protected])

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Any questions?

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Statistics

“When you don’t know for sure, but not doing


anything is not an option. »

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Statistics vs statistics
• Statistics is the study of • statistics are numerical facts
collection, organization, derived from a sample of
population
analysis, presentation, and
interpretation of data • processed data
• Can either be descriptive or • Sources: government
(Philippine Statistics Authority,
inferential Department of Agriculture, );
for profit and not-for-profit
private sector (research firms,
banks); academe; international
organizations
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Examples of statistics
• Average annual livestock production in the Philippines
• Standard deviation of daily number of people who visit Laguna
Doctor’s Hospital
• Minimum passing rate among courses taught in UPOU
• Maximum price of red onion among all supermarkets in the
Philippines
• Global unemployment rate by sector
• Efficacy rate of various COVID-19 vaccines

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Why study Statistics?
• The field of Statistics is the science of learning from data.
• Statistical knowledge helps you use the proper methods to
collect the data, employ the correct analyses, and effectively
present the results.
• Statistics is an important tool behind how we make discoveries
in science, make decisions based on data, and make
predictions.

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Examples of application of Statistics
• TV ratings surveys
• Election surveys
• Efficacy analysis of COVID-19 vaccine
• Policy analysis
• Disaster damage and loss assessment
• Crime statistics
• Macroeconomic statistics
• Agricultural statistics, etc.

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What Statistics is NOT for

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Interesting application of Statistics:
The Survivorship Bias
• Albert Wald, an
American statistician
was commissioned by
the US military to help
reinforce the fighter
jet during World War II
• Data from the planes
that survived were
analyzed

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University Source: The Statistics That Kept Countless Allied Fighter Planes In The Sky - World War Wings
THANK YOU

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