Name: Muhammad Khairul Azman bin Mohd Lani

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IC. No: 921028-10-5709
Group: KJ 3
Lecturer’s Name: Nabilah Fikriah
Statistics
1. The field of mathematics that deals with the collection, organization, analysis, and
interpretation of numerical data. Statistics is especially useful in drawing conclusions about a
set of data from a sample of the data.[ CITATION sta \l 1033 ]
2. The classification and interpretation of such data in accordance with probability theory and
the application of methods such as hypothesis testing to them.

Descriptive Statistics
1. The use of statistics to describe a set of known data in a clear and concise manner, as in
terms of its mean and variance, or diagrammatically, as by a histogram.
2. It deals with the methods of organization, reduction, summarization and presentation of
data in order to make them amenable to rational analysis and interpretations.
3. We use descriptive statistics simply to describe what's going on in our data.

Inferential Statistic
1. With inferential statistics, conclusions scope that extend beyond the immediate data only.
2. It used to make judgments of the probability that a pragmatic difference between groups is
a dependable one or one that might have happened by chance.
3. So, it inference the data to more general condition.

Population
1. The intact aggregation of items from which samples can be drawn; "it is an approximation of
the mean of the population"
2. In applied mathematics it branch with the anthology and interpretation of quantitative data
and the use of probability theory to estimate population parameters.
Sample

1. Sample is that part of statistical practice concerned with the selection of a subset of
individual observations within a population of individuals intended to yield some knowledge
about the population of concern, especially for the purposes of making predictions based on
statistical inference. It is an important aspect of data collection.

2. The advantages of sampling are that the low cost, data collection is faster, and since the data
set is smaller it is possible to ensure homogeneity and to improve the accuracy and quality
of the data.

3. For an instance, observation measures one or more properties (such as weight, location,
color) of observable bodies distinguished as independent objects or individuals. In survey
sampling, survey weights can be applied to the data to adjust for the sample design. Results
from probability theory and statistical theory are employed to guide practice.

Parameter
1. Is a quantity that serves to relate functions and variables using a common variable (often t)
when such a relationship would be difficult to explicate with an equation.

2. In other words, is a computation made from a population is a computation from data values
recorded- but it is not actually a data value recorded from a subject .

3. For example, for a population of test scores, a parameter would not be an actual score, but
perhaps an average computed from all scores, or a percent computed from all scores.

Discrete Data
1. A set of data having finite number of values or data points.
2. Data that represents an individual characteristic or a count. Also known as attribute data,
discrete data cannot be added to or subtracted from other discrete data.
3. For an example, the total of hours a student classes in a week for all the in a semester. The
data is number of hours of class in a week (finite) for the student will be more specific.

Continuous Data
1. Data that can be measured on a scale and compared with other data. Also known as variable
data, it can be added to or subtracted from other continuous data.
 2. Data which can take any numerical value within certain restrictions. It is data which is not
discrete.
3. Example of continuous data is potential difference of laptops, time to complete assignments,
and weight of students.

Qualitative Data

1. Qualitative data described items in terms of some quality or categorization that may be
'unceremonious' or may use relatively ill-defined characteristics such as warmth and flavour.
2. It deals with descriptions; data can be observed but cannot be measured.

3. For an example, an oil painting have blue/green colour, gold frame, it smells old and
musty, the texture shows brush strokes of oil paint, was a peaceful scene of the country and
filled with masterful brush strokes.

Quantitative Data

1. Quantitative data (or Numerical data) is data measured or identified on a numerical scale.
Numerical data can be analyzed using statistical methods, and results can be displayed using
tables, charts, histograms and graphs.

2. It deals with numbers and the data can be measured.

3. As from the oil paint, quantitative data that can be got is the size of the painting is 10’’ by
14’’, with frame 14’’by 18’’, weigh 8.5 pounds, surface area is 140 sq. Inches and it cost
€5000.

References
1. www.wikipedia.com

2. www.icoachmath.com

3. www.regentsprep.org

4. www.businessdictionary.com