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INTRODUCTION
TO
Statistics
1.1 WHAT IS STATISTICS?
• The word statistics derives from classical Latin roots, status which means
state.
• As potential users of statistics, we need to master both the “science” and the
“art” of using statistical methodology correctly.
Specific definition:
Statistics is a collection of procedures and principles for
gathering data and analyzing information to help people
make decisions when faced with uncertainty.
• Nowadays statistics is used in almost all fields of human effort such as:
Example applications
1. Sport of Statistics
• Sports
A statistician may keeps records of the number of hits a baseball player gets in
a season.
• Financial
Financial advisor uses some statistic information to make reliable predictions
in investment.
• Public Health
An administrator would be concerned with the number of residents who
contract a new strain of flu virus during a certain year.
• Others
Any Idea?…..
2. Applied Statistics
o Involves the applications of those theorems, formulas, rules and laws to
solve real world problems.
o Applied Statistics can be divided into two main areas, depending on how data
are used. The two main areas are:
ASPECTS OF STATISTICS
Theoretical/Mathematical Applied
Statistics Statistics
Descriptive Inferential
Statistics Statistics
a. Of all U.S kindergarten teachers, 32% say that “knowing the alphabet” is an
essential skill.
b. Of the 800 U.S kindergarten teachers polled, 32% say that “knowing the
alphabet” is an essential skill.
Population
Sample
Inference
Statistic
Parameter
Population Sample
Infinite population
When the membership is unlimited.
e.g. the population of all people
who might use aspirin.
Average/Mean - µ Average/Mean - s
Standard deviation - σ Standard deviation -
• Variable
A characteristic of interest about each individual element of a population
or sample.
e.g. : A student’s age at entrance into college, the color of student’s hair.
• Data value
The value of variable associated with one element of a population or
sample. This value may be a number, a word, or a symbol.
e.g. : Farah entered college at age “23”, her hair is “brown”.
• Data
The set of values collected from the variable from each of the elements
that belong to sample.
e.g. : The set of 25 heights collected from 25 students.
i) Population : the collection of all cars owned by all faculty members at our
university.
ii) Sample : any subset of that population. For example, the cars owned by
members the statistics department.
iv) Data value : one data value is the ringgit value of a particular car. Ali’s
car, for example, is value at RM 45 000.
vi) Parameter : which we are seeking information is the “average” value of all
cars in the population.
vii) Statistic : will be found is the “average” value of the cars in the sample.
e.g. Number of courses for which e.g. Weight of books and supplies
you are currently registered. you are carrying as you attend class
today.
EXERCISE 1
1. Of the adult U.S. population, 36% has an allergy. A sample of 1200 randomly
selected adults resulted in 33.2% reporting an allergy.
a. Describe the population.
b. What is sample?
c. Describe the variable.
d. Identify the statistics and give its value.
e. Identify the parameter and give its value.
allergies as well as any adverse side effects (viral infection, nausea, drowsiness,
etc)
a. What is the population being studied?
b. What is the sample?
c. What are the characteristics of interest about each element in the
population?
d. Are the data being collected qualitative or quantitative?
3. Postal questionnaire
A set of questions to obtain related information of
conducted study.
Questionnaires are posted to every respondent.
Advantages:
Wider respondent coverage.
Respondent have enough time to answer
questions.
Interviewer influences can be avoided.
Lower cost.
Chapter 1: Introduction to Statistic 8
Disadvantages:
One way interaction.
Low response rate.
QQS1013 Elementary Statistics
Any Idea?.......
Another technique to collect primary data
is observation. List the advantages and
disadvantages of this technique.
EXERCISE 2
1) Classify each as nominal-level, ordinal-level, interval-level or ratio-level.
5) Some hotels ask their guests to rate the hotel’s services as excellent,
very good, good, and poor. This is an example of the
a. ordinal scale.
b. ratio scale.
c. nominal scale.
d. interval scale.
EXERCISE 3
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TUTORIAL CHAPTER 1
1. You asked five of your classmates about their height. On the basis of this
information, you stated that the average height of all students in your university
or college is 65 inches. This is an example of:
a. descriptive statistics
b. statistical inference
c. parameter
d. population
2. A company has developed a new computer sound card, but the average lifetime
is unknown. In order to estimate this average, 200 sound cards are randomly
selected from a large production line and tested and the average lifetime is
found to be 5 years. The 200 sound cards represent the:
a. parameter
b. statistic
c. sample
d. population
5. When data are collected in a statistical study for only a portion or subset of all
elements of interest, we are using a:
a. sample
b. parameter
c. population
d. statistic
9. A politician who is running for the office of governor of a state with 4 million
registered voters commissions a survey. In the survey, 54% of the 5,000
registered voters interviewed say they plan to vote for her. The population of
interest is the:
a. 4 million registered voters in the state
b. 5,000 registered voters interviewed
c. 2,700 voters interviewed who plan to vote for her.
d. 2,300 voters interviewed who plan not to vote for her
10. A company has developed a new battery, but the average lifetime is unknown.
In order to estimate this average, a sample of 500 batteries is tested and the
average lifetime of this sample is found to be 225 hours. The 225 hours is the
value of a:
a. parameter
b. statistic
c. sample
d. population
11. The process of using sample statistics to draw conclusions about true population
parameters is called
a. inferential statistics
b. the scientific method
c. sampling method
d. descriptive statistics
13. Researchers suspect that the average number of credits earned per semester by
college students is rising. A researcher at Michigan State University (MSU)
wished to estimate the number of credits earned by students during the fall
semester of 2003 at MSU. To do so, he randomly selects 500 student
transcripts and records the number of credits each student earned in the fall term
2003. He found that the average number of semester credits completed was
14.85 credits per student. The population of interest to the researcher is
a. all MSU students
b. all college students in Michigan
c. all MSU students enrolled in the fall semester of 2003
d. all college students in Michigan enrolled in the fall semester of 2003
14. The collection and summarization of the graduate degrees and research areas of
interest of the faculty in the University of Michigan of a particular academic
institution is an example of
a. inferential statistics
b. descriptive statistics
c. a parameter
d. a statistic
17. A study is under way in a national forest to determine the adult height of pine
trees. Specifically, the study is attempting to determine what factors aid a tree
in reaching heights greater than 50 feet tall. It is estimated that the forest
contains 32,000 pine trees. The study involves collecting heights from 500
randomly selected adult pine trees and analyzing the results. The sample in the
study is
a. the 500 randomly selected adult pine trees
b. the 32,000 adult pine trees in the forest
c. all the adult pine trees taller than 50 feet
d. all pine trees, of any age in the forest
20. For each of the following examples, identify the data type as nominal, ordinal,
or interval.
a. The letter grades received by students in a computer science class
________________
b. The number of students in a statistics course
________________
c. The starting salaries of newly Ph.D. graduates from a statistics
program
________________
d. The size of fries (small, medium, large) ordered by a sample of
Burger King customers. _____________________
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