MfE Chapter 2 Lesson 1
MfE Chapter 2 Lesson 1
CHAPTER 2 – LESSON I
“Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler.” –Albert Einstein
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INTRODUCTION
Definition of Terms
Statistics – has the same meaning in Latin word datum which
means a fact or information.
- is the science of collecting, organizing, presenting,
analysing and interpreting numerical data.
Data – are the raw material which the statistician works.
Descriptive Statistics – is concerned with collecting,
organizing, presenting, and analysing numerical data.
INTRODUCTION
Definition of Terms
Inferential Statistics – also called statistical inference or
inductive statistics
- its main concern is to analyse the organized data
leading to prediction or inferences.
Population – refers to the groups or aggregates of people,
objects, materials, events, or things of any form.
Sample – consists of few, or more members of the
population. Samples were taken from the population
so as to represent the population characteristics or
traits.
INTRODUCTION
Definition of Terms
Note: The measures of population are called “parameters”,
while those of the sample are called “estimates” or
“statistics”
TYPES OF DATA
PRIMARY DATA
1. Direct observation or measurement
2. Interview using questions called questionnaires or rating
scales as guides in collecting objective and measurable
data
3. Mail of recording or of reporting forms via ordinary and
special mails, courier services, e-mail and fax to reach
out distant data providers
4. Registration such as registry of births, deaths, marriages.
SAMPLING TECHNIQUES
4. Cluster Sampling
can be done by subdividing the population into smaller
units and then selecting only at random some primary
units where the study would then be concentrated. It is
frequently applied on geographical basis. In general, we
can get more precise results under cluster sampling when
each cluster contains as a varied mixture as possible and
at the same time one cluster is as nearly alike as the
other.
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ASSIGNMENT
FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION
- the representation of raw data in tabular form by the
frequencies. The table is called frequency table.
Three Steps:
1. Deciding on a set of groupings called classes
2. Sorting or tallying the data into classes
3. Counting the number of tallies in each class called class
frequencies.
DATA PRESENTATION
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