In Partial Fulfilment

of the requirements of

the subject

Probability and Statistics

Submitted by:

Denver Louis T. Bermeo

Submitted to:

Dr. Dalia M. Reconalla

October 04, 2017

 INTRODUCTION

Statistics is a branch of mathematics dealing with the collection, analysis,

interpretation, presentation, and organization of data. Its mathematical foundations

were laid in the 17th century with the development of probability theory by Blaise

Pascal and Pierre de Femat. Today, statistics is widely employed in government,

business, and natural and social sciences. Statistical methods are applied in all

fields that involve decision making, for making accurate inferences from a collated

body of data for making decisions in the face of uncertainty based on statistical

methodology. Statistics continues to be an area of active research, for example on

the problem of how to analyze big data.

Height is the measurement from base to top or from head to foot.

Height measurements are used to calculate a person’s body mass index, or BMI,

a measure of healthy versus unhealthy weight. Height measurements are also

important when tracking a child's growth.

Objective of the Exercise

This study aims to:

1. Distinguish the average height of the selected 4 th year students of Bachelor

of Science in Mechanical Engineering of University of Southeastern

Philippines.

2. Analyze the data gathered, determine what height range has the most and

least number of respondents

3. Know how to make a frequency table and calculate the measures of central

tendencies.
 METHODOLOGY

This study uses a descriptive-quantitative design, as the researcher computes

for numerical values that describe and distinguish the average height of the 30 4 th

year students enrolled in Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (BSME)

program at the University of Southeastern Philippines. The data is gathered by using

convenience sampling technique. The goal of this statistic study is to gather the

height of the respondents and create a frequency table. In data gathering, the first

step is to choose 30 respondents. The researcher chooses 30 out of 67 students in

BSME. After the researcher list down their height, the researcher put it in the

frequency table, sorted the heights ranging from 147 cm -188 cm. To determine the

interval, solve for the range and class interval of the given data. Solve for the

increment of the class intervals to find the class boundaries and find the relative

frequency and also solve for the measures of central tendencies, the mean, median,

and mode. Quota sampling is also used in this study because we only need to

choose 30 out of 67 respondents.

The following solution shown below is how the no. of class interval, range, and

interval size was determined:

R
Range = max. – min. Interval size =
n

41
= 188 – 147 = 6

R = 41 i = 6.83

Class interval = 1 + 3.3log N i≈7

= 1 + 3.3log (30)

n = 5.87

n≈6
 A. Frequency Distribution

Frequency distribution of the height of 30 students of 4th year BSME

Class Frequency Classmark, Class Cumulative Relative Frequency

Interval f xm boundaries Frequency, Frequenc x
<cf
in cm y Classmark
f xm
147 – 153 2 150 146.5 – 2 6.68% 300
153.5

154 – 160 0 157 153.5 – 2 0% 0

160.5

161 – 167 16 164 160.5 – 18 53.33% 2624

167.5

168 – 174 7 171 167.5 – 25 23.33% 1197

174.5

175 – 181 4 178 174.5 – 29 13.33% 712

181.5

182 – 188 1 185 181.5 – 30 3.33% 185

188.5

B. Measures of Central Tendencies

Mean, x́ =
∑f xm Median, mdn = XLB +
(0.5 n−Cfp)
i
n fm

300+2624+1197 +712+185 n 30
x́ = ≥ = = ≥ 15
30 2 2

x́ = 167.3 ≈ 168 mdn class = 161 – 167

(0.5( 30)−0)
mdn = 160.5 + (7) = 167
16
Mode (Mo)

In terms of median and mean: In terms of values in the interval:

d1
Mo = 3mdn - 2x́ Mo = XLB + i
d 1−d 2

= 3(167) – 2(167.3) Modal class = 161 – 167

Mo = 167.8 XLB = 160.5

d1 = 16 – 0 = 16

d2 = 16 – 7 = 9

16
= 160.5 + (7)
16−9

Mo = 176.5

Findings

In this statistical study, the average height of selected 4 th year BSME students

is 168 cm. Based on the Frequency Table, the height ranging 161 cm to 167 cm has

the most number of respondents while the height ranging from 154 cm and 160 has

the least number of respondents. On the other hand, the data results of the

measures of Central Tendencies help the researcher to classify the measure of

position of the given data such as the mean of the data, median and the mode. This

study helps the researcher to determine the average height of selected 4 th year BSME

students.