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Commission on Higher Education

Felipe R. Verallo Memorial Foundation College
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MASTER OF ARTS IN EDUCATION

Major in Administration and Supervision

Statistics in Research
Activity 1

Define each of the following:

1. Variable- are the basic units of the information studied and interpreted in
research studies. It refers to a person, place, thing or phenomenon that you
are trying to measure in some way.

2. Statistics as a subject- a branch of knowledge which deals with the

collection, presentation, analysis, and interpretation of data.

3. Population (Sampling frame)- the entire group of individuals or objects

that we wish to know something about.

4. Sample- is a smaller set of data that a researcher chooses or selects from

a larger population.

5. Nominal Data- is a type of data that is used to label variables without

providing any quantitative value.

6. Ratio Scale- is a quantitative scale where there is a true zero and equal
intervals between neighboring points.

7. Standard Deviation- is the average amount of variability in data-set.

8. Variance- is a measurement of the spread between numbers in a data-set.

9. Analysis of Data- is the process of collecting large volumes of data and

then using statistics and other data analysis techniques to identify trends,
patterns and insights.

10. Parameter- is a number describing a whole population.

Define Statistics and indicate its applications.

Statistics is a discipline of mathematics concerned with the collection,

analysis, and interpretation of data. Statistics can be used to forecast the
future, calculate the likelihood of a given occurrence occurring, or answer
survey questions. Statistics is utilized in a wide range of disciplines, including
business, health, biology, psychology, education, and the social sciences.
Statistics is an important field because it enables us to comprehend broad
trends and patterns in a particular data collection. Statistics can be used to
analyze data and draw conclusions. It can also make predictions about future
events and behaviors. Statistics also assist us in understanding how things
change over time. Statistics are classified into two kinds. One type is
descriptive statistics, which focus on data summarization. Inferential statistics,
on the other hand, focus on drawing conclusions about populations based on
samples.

Submitted by:

CANDIES O. PRADILLA
MAED Student

Submitted to:

DR. AGAPITO P. PINO, JR.

Professor