POPULATION

vs SAMPLE
May 5, 2023
 Population
Definition. Population is a set of all
objects like people, animals,
measurements, events, happenings or
anything that one wishes to make
conclusions on.
 Sample
Definition. A sample is a subset or
part taken from a population.
 Example 1
Tell whether the given statement involves a population or a
sample
1. All female students of Padapada NHS. Population
2. Registered voters in the municipality of Santa Ignacia.
Population
3. One candidate of Mutya ng Padapada
Sample Assoc.
4. Ten percent of the members of the PNHS Alumni
5. List of presidential candidates for election 2016.
Sample

Population
 Example 2
Study the following situations and identify the phrase that
indicates population and the phrase that indicates sample.
 E x a m p l e 2
1. The principal wants to determine the communication
skills in Grade 7 studnts from section A in their school for
his research. He invites 10 students to represent their
section.
POPULATIO Grade 7 students from section A
N:
SAMPLE: Ten students to represent section A
 E x a m p l e 2
2. A medical technologist extracted 10 cc of blood from a
patient because the doctor requested for the patient’s blood
examination to know the cause of patients infection.

POPULATIO
N:
SAMPLE:
 E x a m p l e 2
3. Zaneth wants to check if the food in the casserole tastes
good. So she tastes a spoonful of it.

POPULATIO
N:
SAMPLE:
 E x a m p l e 2
4. Elvie examines a sack of rice before she buys from a
store. She took a handful from the sack to check if this is the
variety that she us looking for.

POPULATIO
N:
SAMPLE:
 E x a m p l e 2
5. A scientist investigates the effectiveness of a new drug to
prevent the attack of asthma among 7 to 15 year old
children. He administers the drug to 50 children suffering
from asthma.
POPULATIO
N:
SAMPLE:
Why do we need samples?
Save time
Save money and resources
Variable and
Data
 Variable
Definition. Any characteristic or
fundamental quantity that can be
measured, counted or categorized.
 Data
Definition. Values that variable
consume
C l a s s i f i c a t i o n o f Va r i a b l e s
1. Quantitative Variables
Variables that take on numerical
values that can be ordered or
ranked.
Examples: time, age, height, grades
C l a s s i f i c a t i o n o f Va r i a b l e s
2. Qualitative Variables
Variables whose values can be
categorized based on some
attributes
Examples: gender, name, address
Classification of Quantitative
Va r i a b l e s
1. Discrete Variables
Numeric that have whole number
values.

Examples: number of students in

class.
Classification of Quantitative
Va r i a b l e s
2. Continuous Variables
Numeric that have an infinite
number of possible values.

Examples: height, weight, distance

 Example
Classify the following variables as quantitative and
qualitative . If the variable is quantitative, classify this as
discrete or continuous.
 Example
1. Opinion of parents about the K to 12 curriculum
2. Brand of television
3. Height of basketball players
4. Color of nursery books
5. Age of senators in years
6. Number of students in 7-Kings
7. Number of hours kids watch cartoon television
programs
 Example
8. Cellphone number
9. Values obtained in rolling a die
10. Number of cars parked in the school quadrangle.
 ACTIVITY 2
A. Classify each as population or sample.
1. All schools in the Philippines
2. Selected freshmen students
3. All owners of bus companies
4. World population
5. All Grade 7 students
 ACTIVITY 2
B. Determine whether the following are qualitative or
quantitative data.
1. Scent of perfume
2. Language
3. Nationality
4. Monthly Electric Bill
5. Number of hamburgers sold
 ACTIVITY 2
B. Determine whether the following are qualitative or
quantitative data.
6. Weight of fish caught in a lake
7. Volume of a water
8. Colors of bags in a store
9. Heights of chess players
10. Civil Status
 ACTIVITY 2
C. Classify the given variable as discrete or continuous.
1.Number of cellphones sold
2.Weight of a person
3.Length of a rod
4.Number of wins in a ML tournament
5.Scores in a basketball match
 ACTIVITY 2
C. Classify the given variable as discrete or continuous.
6. Strand of hairs
7. Number of days in a calendar
8. speed of a vehicle
9. area of a playground
10. dots on a pair of dice