LESSON 1 Flashcards
CONCEPT IN STATISTICS
CONSISTS OF BODY OF METHODS FOR OBTAINING AND ANALYZING DATA
STATISTICS
CONCEPT IN STATISTICS
HELPS IN DECISION MAKING TO VARIOUS PROBLEMS
STATISTICS
CONCEPT IN STATISTICS
PROVIDE METHODS FOR ________, ________, and ________
DESIGN, DESCRIPTION, AND INFERENCES
CONCEPT IN STATISTICS
IS OBSERVED CHARACTERISTICS OF INTEREST
DATA
CONCEPT IN STATISTICS
REFERS TO THE TOTAL SETS OF SUBJECTS OF INTEREST IN A STUDY
POPULATION
CONCEPT IN STATISTICS
IS THE SUBSET OF THE POPULATION ON WHICH THE STUDY COLLECTS DATA
SAMPLE
CONCEPT IN STATISTICS
REFERS TO THE ENTITIES OF STUDY OBSERVED
SUBJECTS
CONCEPT IN STATISTICS
VARIABLES THAT INVOLVES CHARACTERISTICS OR ATTRIBUTES
QUALITATIVE VARIABLES
CONCEPT IN STATISTICS
VARIABLES ARE NUMERICAL AND CAN RANKED OR ORDERED
QUANTITATIVE VARIABLES
TERMS IN STATISTICS
A VARIABLE THOUGHT TO BE THE CAUSE OF SOME EFFECT
INDEPENDENT VARIABLES
TERMS IN STATISTICS
A VARIABLE THOUGHT TO BE AFFECTED BY THE CHANGES IN
AN INDEPENDENT VARIABLE
DEPENDENT VARIABLES
TERMS IN STATISTICS
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN WHAT IS BEING MEASURED AND THE NUMBERS THAT REPRESENT WHAT IS BEING MEASURED
LEVEL OF MEASUREMENT
TERMS IN STATISTICS
ASSIGNMENT OF NUMBERS TO OBJECTS OR EVENTS USING RULES TO REPRESENT SPECIFIED ATTRIBUTES OF THE OBJECTS
MEASUREMENT
TERMS IN STATISTICS
DIMENSION ALONG WHICH INDIVIDUALS CAN BE MEASURED AND ALONG WHICH THEY VARY
ATTRIBUTES
TERMS IN STATISTICS
IS ONE THAT NAMES DISTINCT ENTITY
CATEGORICAL VARIABLE
TERMS IN STATISTICS
IS ONE THAT NAMES DISTINCT ENTITY BUT WITH MORE THAN
TWO CATEGORIES
NOMINAL VARIABLE
TERMS IN STATISTICS
THE CATEGORIES HAS LOGICAL ORDER
ORDINAL VARIABLE
TERMS IN STATISTICS
EQUAL INTERVALS ON THE VARIABLE REPRESENT EQUAL DIFFERENCES IN THE PROPERTY BEING MEASURED
INTERVAL VARIABLE
TERMS IN STATISTICS
THE SAME AS AN INTERVAL VARIABLE, BUT THE RATIOS OF SCORES ON THE SCALE MAKE SENSE
RATIO VARIABLE
DATA COLLECTION METHODS
- TELEPHONE SURVEY
- MAILED QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY
- PERSONAL INTERVIEW
- DIRECT OBSERVATION
- SECONDARY DATA
TYPE OF VARIABLE
- SMOKER OR NON-SMOKER
- MANILA OR NON-MANILA RESIDENT
- YES OR NO
- MALE OR FEMALE
CATEGORICAL VARIABLE
TYPE OF VARIABLE
- CATHOLIC, ISLAM, BORN-AGAIN CHRISTIAN
- LIBERAL, NATIONALISTA, MAKABAYAN, AKBAYAN
- MANILA, QUEZON CITY, PASIG, TAGUIG, MAKATI
- SMOKER, OCCASIONAL SMOKER, NON-SMOKER
NOMINAL VARIABLE
TYPE OF VARIABLE
- 1ST PLACE, 2ND PLACE, 3RD PLACE
- 1ST BORN, MIDDLE-BORN, YOUNGEST
ORDINAL VARIABLE
TYPE OF VARIABLE
- TEST SCORES: 10-11; 12-13
- WEIGHT: 45KG-50KG; 60KG-65KG
INTERVAL VARIABLE
TYPE OF VARIABLE
- SCORE ON RESILIENCE SCALE OF 40, IN REALITY IS MORE HAPPY ON
SOMEONE SCORING 10 - TEST SCORES OF 45 IN REALITY IS MORE HIGHER ON SOMEONE SCORING 30
- BLOOD PRESSURE OF INDIVIDUAL
RATIO VARIABLE
TYPE OF VARIABLE
AGE, HEIGHTS, BODY TEMPERATURE, CAR SPEED
QUANTITATIVE VARIABLES
TYPE OF VARIABLE
SEX (MALE/ FEMALE), GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION (NCR, REGION II, REGION V)
QUALITATIVE VARIABLE
