PSYCHOLOGICAL STATISTICS

SLP 1- UNIT 1- LESSON 1: INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICS

ACTIVITY 1
A. Tell whether the following situations will make use of descriptive statistics or inferential.

______________1. A teacher computes the average grade of her students and then determines the top
ten students.

______________2. A manager of a business firms predicts future sales of the company based on the
present sales.

______________3. A psychologist investigates if there is a significant relationship between mental age

and chronological age.

______________4. A researcher studies the effectiveness of a new fertilizer to increasing food

production.

______________5. A janitors count the number of various furniture inside the school.

______________6. A sports journalist determines the most popular basketball player for this year.

______________7. A school administrator forecast future expansion of a school.

______________8. A market vendor investigates the most popular brand of vinegar.

______________9. An engineer calculates the average height of the building along Taft Avenue.

______________10. A dermatologist tests the relative effectiveness of a new brand of medicine in

curing pimples and other skin diseases.

B. Classify the following as quantitative or qualitative data:

1. Monthly salary of a government employee _________________________

2. Course taken by TRACE freshmen students _________________________

3. Employment status of a worker _________________________

4. Address ________________________

5. Student Number _________________________

6. Height of basketball player in inches _________________________

7. Price of commodities in peso _________________________

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8. Speed of cars _________________________

9. Number of typewriters in the room _________________________

10. Score in mathematical examination ________________________

C. Identify each of the following as continuous or discrete:

1. Weight of a body _________________________

2. Number of chairs in the room _________________________

3. Dimensions of a table _________________________

4. Length of the rod _________________________

5. Number of hairs on your head _________________________

6. Area of land _________________________

7. All rational numbers _________________________

8. Speed of light _________________________

9. Life span of a person _________________________

10. Amount of sales in a business firm ________________________

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