Statistics Week6
Statistics Week6
the Nature
of Bivariate Data
Statistics and Probability Week 6
Objectives:
Describe the nature of
bivariate data;
Differentiate bivariate data
from univariate data; and
Determine the variables
involved in the given bivariate
data.
Learning Task 1
Identify the variables involved in the following
situations.
Example:
Situation: Luffy measured the
height of his 10 classmates
and determined their average
height.
Variable: Height
Learning Task 1
Identify the variables involved in the following
situations.
Situation:
1. Zoro surveyed his
cousins’ shoe sizes and
weight
D. Measures of central
B. Correlation analysis tendency
3. A pre-service teacher concluded that based on his
study, the number of minutes a student spends in
browsing Facebook is significantly related to his
scores in a set of tests. How many variables are
involved in the study?
A. one C. three
B. two D. four
4. Determine the variables involved in the given
situation: Cardo surveyed for the daily allowance and
the arm span of his classmates and he found out that
there is no correlation between the variables
involved.
A. Height and arm span of students
B. Weight and height of the students
C. Daily allowance and height of the students
D. Daily allowance and arm span of students
5. “Chester’s average grade from his 9 subjects is
92.38.” Which of the following words will make you
decide that the data presented is univariate?
A. subjects C. average
B. grade D. 92.38
ANSWERS:
1. B
2. B
3. B
4. D
5. C
What is it?
DEFINITION:
A variable is an attribute or characteristic
that may take more than one value which
can be either be measured or classified.
Examples:
Height and weight of students, Number of
hours spend by the students in studying at
home, Daily allowance of students
UNIVARIATE VS BIVARIATE
DATA ANALYSIS MATRIX
Learning Task 3
Determine whether the following situations involve
univariate or bivariate data.
univariate
Learning Task 3
Determine whether the following situations involve
univariate or bivariate data.
univariate
Learning Task 3
Determine whether the following situations involve
univariate or bivariate data.
bivariate
Learning Task 3
Determine whether the following situations involve
univariate or bivariate data.
bivariate
Learning Task 3
Determine whether the following situations involve
univariate or bivariate data.
bivariate
Learning Task 3
Determine whether the following situations involve
univariate or bivariate data.
univariate
What I Have Learned?
Complete the following statements.
one
1. Univariate data consists of only ________
variable.
D. Measures of central
B. Scatter diagram tendency
3. A Grade 11 student learned from his Economics
subject that when the supply of a product is limited,
its price gets higher than the average price. On the
other hand, if there is an increase in supply, its price
gets lower. What type of data is being presented?
A. bivariate C. trivariate
B. multivariate D. univariate
4. From an experiment conducted by a group of
researchers, they found out that those students who
perform well in English may not perform well in
Mathematics based on the results of their test
scores. What are the variables involved in the study?
A. Tests in Mathematics and English
B. Scores in Mathematics and English tests
C. Scores in the tests and the test questions
D. Tests questions in Mathematics and English
5. Which of the following situations involve bivariate
type of data?
A. Joan recorded the daily allowance of her 50
classmates.
B. Kassandra recorded the number of minutes 25
gym enthusiasts spend doing their workout routines.
C. Zoe estimated that the average number of students
with internet connection in a class of 50 students is 17.
D. Cedrick surveys the purchasing power and the number of hours
spent for overtime work of 50 employees of a certain company.
ANSWERS:
1. B
2. D
3. A
4. B
5. D