ESPONILLA, DANICA V.
2019-04959-MN-0
Problem Set #1
1. TRUE OR FALSE. Write TRUE if the statement is true for all times and FALSE if
not.
FALSE a. Studying the whole population requires inferential statistics.
FALSE b. The statement “Last school year, the ages of students at PUP is 16
to 21 years old” uses descriptive statistics.
FALSE c. The level of measurement of “Questions in a quiz bee” is
Nominal.
FALSE d. The level of measurement of “exponent of polynomials is
Ratio.
TRUE e. The level of measurement of “favorite song” is ordinal.
FALSE f. Zip code is a quantitative variable.
TRUE g. license number of professional teachers is qualitative
variable.
FALSE h. Blood type is a continuous variable.
FALSE i. The probability of getting an ace from a standard deck is a
discrete variable.
FALSE j. Inferential statistics describe the information collected
through numerical measurements, charts, graphs, and
tables.
2. DEFINITIONS. Define the following terms.
a. Statistics – is one of the branches of Mathematics that deals with the
collection, classification, analysis and interpretation of data.
b. Data Collection – is the act of collecting and measuring data from a
variety of sources to answer specific questions, gather and analyze the
collected data.
c. Secondary Data - is data that has already been obtained from other
sources and is readily accessible, such data is cheaper and quicker to
collect than the primary ones.