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Educational Statistics with Computer Education Assessment Task

KNOWLEDGE CHECK #1
I. Indicate whether the given is an example of a QUANTITATIVE or QUALITATIVE
data. Write A for Quantitative, B for Qualitative. Use the space provided for your answer.

____B_____1. a student’s work sample with comments from their teacher

____B_____2. a transcript of interview with the principal
____A_____3. a student’s score in mathematics test
____A_____4. a teacher’s over performance rating
____A_____5. the mean of the days a student got absent from class
____B_____6. a collection of student’s reaction in a certain issue at the comment
section of a social media post
____A_____7. length of time spent by students online everyday
____B_____8. an opinion of an expert regarding a certain issue
____A_____9. weight of students undergoing a certain feeding program
____B_____10. parents’ reactions regarding a new school policy
II. Directions: Determine whether the given is DISCRETE or CONTINUOUS. Write D for
Discrete, or C for Continuous. Use the space provided for.
____C_____1. Baby’s weight
____D_____2. Number of underweight children
____D_____3. Score in a multiple choice test
____C_____4. General Weighted Average of students
____D_____5. Number of student who who will graduate
____D_____6. Number of schools compliant to No Smoking Policy
____D_____7. Frequency of absences of a student
____C_____8. Extent of exercise
____C_____9. Height of school children
____C____10. The day’s temperature
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Educational Statistics with Computer Education Assessment Task

KNOWLEDGE CHECK #2

Directions: Classify the following data according to their level of measurement. Fill out the table
according to what level the data fall.

 Academic Ranks of Teachers

 Score in a quiz

 Birthplace of pupils

 Amount of Tuition fee

 Assigned Room Number to a LET taker

 Typhoon Signal Warning

 Annual Salary of Teachers

 Storage Temperature for Baked Products

 Shoe size in inches

 Sizes Small, Medium, Large of a T-shirt

Nominal Ordinal Interval Ratio

 Birthplace of  Academic Ranks  Storage  Score in a quiz
pupils of Teachers Temperature for
Baked Products  Amount of
 Assigned Room  Typhoon Signal Tuition fee
Number to a LET Warning
taker  Annual Salary of
 Sizes Small, Teachers
Medium, Large of
a T-shirt  Shoe size in
inches
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Educational Statistics with Computer Education Assessment Task

KNOWLEDGE CHECK #3
Directions: You will need to use your SPSS Software in performing this task. Fill in the needed
information. Use data file _____.

For each variable write a sentence or two indicating which measure(s) of central tendency would be
appropriate to use to describe the center of the distribution and what the values of those statistics
mean.

 hap2_happy
 p1_partyid
 r8_reliten
 s1_nummen
 s2_numwomen
 d1_age

Variable Appropriate Computed Reason for Using Interpretation

Measure of Mean, the Chosen
Central Median or Measure of
Tendency Mode Central Tendency
Hap2_happy (General Median 2.00 First, the data is in Pretty happy is the
Happiness) ordinal scale of middle category of
measurement. the general
Second, the happiness.
skewness is 0.202 Wherein, 55.3% of
which means the the cases mark
data or the graph themselves as
of data is fairly pretty happy.
symmetrical. Further, 87.8% of
the cases have
general happiness
of very happy or
pretty happy.
p1_partyid (Political Median 3.00 First, the data is in Independent is
Party Affiliation) ordinal scale of the middle
measurement. category of the
Second, the political party
skewness is 0.176 affiliation.
which means the Whereas, 21.2%
data or the graph or most of the
of data is fairly cases are
symmetrical. politically
 affiliated with it.
Moreover, 67.1%
of the cases are
politically
affiliated with
Strong Democrat
party (15.7%), Not
Strong Democrat
(16.4%),
Independent Near
Democrat (13.8%),
and Independent
Party.
r8_reliten (Perceived Mode 1 First, the data is in Strong (36%) is
Strength of Religious ordinal scale of the most common
Affiliation) measurement. perceived
Second, the strength in
histogram clearly religious affiliation
shows that two from the 2,503
categories are the respondents.
most common However, not far
values. behind is the not
very strong
(35.7%) perceived
strength.
Therefore, we can
say that these two
are the most
common
responses.
s1_nummen (Number Mode 0 First, the data Zero or no (46.1%)
of Male Sex Partners have outliers. male sex partners
Since 18) Second, the since 18 is the
distribution is most common
highly skewed. response from
Third, the data is 2,219
scale. respondents.
Fourth, the
histogram clearly
shows one
category is the
most common
value.
s2_numwomen(Number Mode 0 First, the data Zero or no (54.4%)
of Female Sex Partners have outliers. female sex
Since 18) Second, the partners since 18
distribution is is the most
highly skewed. common response
Third, the data is from 2529
scale. respondents.
Fourth, the
histogram clearly
shows one
category is the
most common
value.
d1_age (Age of Mean 47.46 or First, there is no The average age
Respondent) 47 outlier. of respondent is
Second, the 47.
skewness is 0.244
which means the
data or the graph
of data is fairly
symmetrical.
Third, the data is
scale.
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Educational Statistics with Computer Education Assessment Task

KNOWLEDGE CHECK #4
Let us test how much you have learned in this lesson. Perform the tests for dispersion using the
following SPSS data: s1_nummen, s2_numwomen and d9_sibs
For each of the variable, write a number or two indicating what the values of these statistics
mean. Compare the variation of the two groups. Use the space below to write your answers.

The number of male sex partners in 18 has a mean of 3.20, a standard deviation of 10.585, and a
variance of 112.032. The standard deviation is high. Basing from the mean and variance, the data
fall further away from the mean and the data are spread out.

The number of female sex partners in 18 has a mean of 6.00, a standard deviation of 18.945, and
a variance of 358.904. The standard deviation is high. Basing from the mean and variance, the
data fall further away from the mean and the data are spread out.

The number of brothers and sisters has a mean of 3.74, a standard deviation of 2.972, and a
variance of 8.834. The standard deviation is low. Basing from the mean and variance, the data
are clustered around the mean and the data are close to the mean.

Both the number of male and female sex partners in 18 have a high standard deviation. This
indicates that the data is highly dispersed. Consequently, the data fall further away from the
mean. On the other hand, the number of brothers and sisters has a low standard dispersion. This
implies that the data are clustered around the mean.