LESSON 1

Question 1

CONCEPT IN STATISTICS

CONSISTS OF BODY OF METHODS FOR OBTAINING AND ANALYZING DATA

Answer 1

STATISTICS

Question 2

CONCEPT IN STATISTICS

HELPS IN DECISION MAKING TO VARIOUS PROBLEMS

Answer 2

STATISTICS

Question 3

CONCEPT IN STATISTICS

PROVIDE METHODS FOR ________, ________, and ________

Answer 3

DESIGN, DESCRIPTION, AND INFERENCES

Question 4

CONCEPT IN STATISTICS

IS OBSERVED CHARACTERISTICS OF INTEREST

Answer 4

DATA

Question 5

CONCEPT IN STATISTICS

REFERS TO THE TOTAL SETS OF SUBJECTS OF INTEREST IN A STUDY

Answer 5

POPULATION

Question 6

CONCEPT IN STATISTICS

IS THE SUBSET OF THE POPULATION ON WHICH THE STUDY COLLECTS DATA

Answer 6

SAMPLE

Question 7

CONCEPT IN STATISTICS

REFERS TO THE ENTITIES OF STUDY OBSERVED

Answer 7

SUBJECTS

Question 8

CONCEPT IN STATISTICS

VARIABLES THAT INVOLVES CHARACTERISTICS OR ATTRIBUTES

Answer 8

QUALITATIVE VARIABLES

Question 9

CONCEPT IN STATISTICS

VARIABLES ARE NUMERICAL AND CAN RANKED OR ORDERED

Answer 9

QUANTITATIVE VARIABLES

Question 10

TERMS IN STATISTICS

A VARIABLE THOUGHT TO BE THE CAUSE OF SOME EFFECT

Answer 10

INDEPENDENT VARIABLES

Question 11

TERMS IN STATISTICS

A VARIABLE THOUGHT TO BE AFFECTED BY THE CHANGES IN
AN INDEPENDENT VARIABLE

Answer 11

DEPENDENT VARIABLES

Question 12

TERMS IN STATISTICS

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN WHAT IS BEING MEASURED AND THE NUMBERS THAT REPRESENT WHAT IS BEING MEASURED

Answer 12

LEVEL OF MEASUREMENT

Question 13

TERMS IN STATISTICS

ASSIGNMENT OF NUMBERS TO OBJECTS OR EVENTS USING RULES TO REPRESENT SPECIFIED ATTRIBUTES OF THE OBJECTS

Answer 13

MEASUREMENT

Question 14

TERMS IN STATISTICS

DIMENSION ALONG WHICH INDIVIDUALS CAN BE MEASURED AND ALONG WHICH THEY VARY

Answer 14

ATTRIBUTES

Question 15

TERMS IN STATISTICS

IS ONE THAT NAMES DISTINCT ENTITY

Answer 15

CATEGORICAL VARIABLE

Question 16

TERMS IN STATISTICS

IS ONE THAT NAMES DISTINCT ENTITY BUT WITH MORE THAN
TWO CATEGORIES

Answer 16

NOMINAL VARIABLE

Question 17

TERMS IN STATISTICS

THE CATEGORIES HAS LOGICAL ORDER

Answer 17

ORDINAL VARIABLE

Question 18

TERMS IN STATISTICS

EQUAL INTERVALS ON THE VARIABLE REPRESENT EQUAL DIFFERENCES IN THE PROPERTY BEING MEASURED

Answer 18

INTERVAL VARIABLE

Question 19

TERMS IN STATISTICS

THE SAME AS AN INTERVAL VARIABLE, BUT THE RATIOS OF SCORES ON THE SCALE MAKE SENSE

Answer 19

RATIO VARIABLE

Question 20

DATA COLLECTION METHODS

Answer 20

• TELEPHONE SURVEY
• MAILED QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY
• PERSONAL INTERVIEW
• DIRECT OBSERVATION
• SECONDARY DATA

Question 21

TYPE OF VARIABLE

• SMOKER OR NON-SMOKER
• MANILA OR NON-MANILA RESIDENT
• YES OR NO
• MALE OR FEMALE

Answer 21

CATEGORICAL VARIABLE

Question 22

TYPE OF VARIABLE

• CATHOLIC, ISLAM, BORN-AGAIN CHRISTIAN
• LIBERAL, NATIONALISTA, MAKABAYAN, AKBAYAN
• MANILA, QUEZON CITY, PASIG, TAGUIG, MAKATI
• SMOKER, OCCASIONAL SMOKER, NON-SMOKER

Answer 22

NOMINAL VARIABLE

Question 23

TYPE OF VARIABLE

• 1ST PLACE, 2ND PLACE, 3RD PLACE
• 1ST BORN, MIDDLE-BORN, YOUNGEST

Answer 23

ORDINAL VARIABLE

Question 24

TYPE OF VARIABLE

• TEST SCORES: 10-11; 12-13
• WEIGHT: 45KG-50KG; 60KG-65KG

Answer 24

INTERVAL VARIABLE

Question 25

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

Answer 25

RATIO VARIABLE

Question 26

TYPE OF VARIABLE

AGE, HEIGHTS, BODY TEMPERATURE, CAR SPEED

Answer 26

QUANTITATIVE VARIABLES

Question 27

TYPE OF VARIABLE

SEX (MALE/ FEMALE), GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION (NCR, REGION II, REGION V)

Answer 27

QUALITATIVE VARIABLE