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Statistics 1
Statistics 1
Accounting
Grade: Twelfth
Unit of Study: Statistics
1) Descriptive Statistics:
It shows the statistical information by means of charts, tables
and graphs.
2) Inferential Statistics:
It infers the characteristics of a “whole” called population by the
observation and analysis of a little part of this population called “sample”
Population: It’s the entire set of individuals in which a statistical study is interested.
Observation:
An observation in statistics is a value of something of interest you're
measuring or counting during a study or experiment: a person's height, a bank account
value at a certain point in time, or number of animals.
Statistical Unit:
A statistical unit is a unit of observation or measurement for which data
are collected or derived.
The statistical unit is therefore the basic element for compiling and tabulating statistical
data.
Category:
It´s a group of statistical units that share a specific characteristic.
Frequency:
In statistics the frequency (or absolute frequency) of an event is the
number. of times the event occurred in an experiment or study.
Variable: It´s the characteristic of interest in the statistical unit.
a) Ordinal Variable:
The categories can be created and arranged before the statistical
study is carried out.
Examples:
Category fr
Excellent
Very Good
Good
Regular
Bad
Very bad
b) Nominal Variable:
The categories can be created and arranged after the statistical
study is carried out. The rank is based on frequency.
Example:
Category fr
c) Binary variable:
It shows the presence or absence of a characteristic in the statistical
unit.
Examples:
2) Gender:
a) Continuous Variable: It gives to the statistical unit a “Real Number” (A number that
can be expressed in decimals).
Examples:
VT - 1
VT - 2
VT - 3
VT - 4
VT - 5
VT - 6
Category fr
5)
The height of a patient:
Years Months
Category
Technician
Bachelor
Magister
PhD
18) What’s your opinion about how the government has managed the current
Coronavirus crisis in Costa Rica?
Positive _________
Negative ________