Lesson 1 Meaning and Importance of Statistics

Question 1

(from the German word-Statistik, which means” description of a state, a country”) is the science of dealing with numbers. It is the discipline that concerns with the collection, organization, presentation, analysis, and interpretation of data.

Answer 1

Statistics

Question 2

provides a way of organizing data to get information on a wider and more formal (objective) basis than relying on personal experience (subjective).

Answer 2

Statistics

Question 3

Concerned with the development of the mathematical foundations of the methods used in applied statistics.

Answer 3

Theoretical of Mathematical Statistics

Question 4

It deals with the collection and presentation of data and summarizing values that describe the group’s characteristics.

Answer 4

Descriptive Statistics

Question 5

Concerned with the procedures and techniques used in the collection, presentation, organization, analysis, and interpretation of data.

Answer 5

Applied Statistics

Question 6

It deals with predictions and inferences based on the analysis and interpretation of the results of the information

Answer 6

Inferential Statistics