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Statistics involves methods for planning experiments, collecting data, and analyzing it to draw conclusions. It is divided into descriptive statistics, which organizes data, and inferential statistics, which makes conclusions about populations based on samples. Key terminologies include data, variables, population, and sample, with variables classified as qualitative or quantitative.

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Exploring-Variables - Edited

Statistics involves methods for planning experiments, collecting data, and analyzing it to draw conclusions. It is divided into descriptive statistics, which organizes data, and inferential statistics, which makes conclusions about populations based on samples. Key terminologies include data, variables, population, and sample, with variables classified as qualitative or quantitative.

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STATISTICS

- It is a collection of methods for


planning experiments, obtaining
data, and then analyzing, interpreting
and drawing conclusions based on
the data.
TYPES OF STATISTICS
Descriptive Statistics – deals primarily
with the collection and organization of
data
Inferential Statistics - deals with making
inferences or conclusions about a
population based on the findings of the
study conducted on a sample.
TERMINOLOGIES
Data – are the values that variables can
assume.
Variable – is a charateristics that is
observable or measurable in every unit of
universe.
Population – is a set of all possible values
of variable
Sample – is subgroup of population
CLASIFICATION OF
VARIABLES
1. Qualitative Variables
- words or codes that represent a class
or category
- express a categorical attribute

Example : gender, religion, marital status,


highest educational attainment
2. Quantitative Variables
- number that represent an amount or
count.
- numerical data, sizes are meaningful
and answer questions as “how many” or
“how much”.
Example : height, weight, number of
registered cars.
EXPLORING RANDOM
VARIABLE
OBJECTIVES:
At the end of the lesson you are
expected to do the following:
a. Illustrate a random variable;
b. Find the possible values of a random
variables;
c. Classify random variables as discrete
or continuous; and
d. Actively participate in the discussion.
EXPERIMENT
EXPERIMENT – any activity
which can be done repeatedly
under similar condition.
SAMPLE SPACE
SAMPLE SPACE – set of all
possible outcomes of an
experiment.
If two coins are tossed, what
numbers can be assigned for the
frequency of heads that will
occur?
- The answer to this question requires an understanding of random
variables.
RANDOM VARIABLES
If two coins are tossed, what
numbers can be assigned for the
frequency of heads that will
occur?
GROUP ACTIVITY 3

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