Statistics - Activity 1
Statistics - Activity 1
Statistics - Activity 1
DARAUG
EDU 602 STATISTICS
Instructor: Dr. Felix Costan
October 23, 2021
ACTIVITY 1
1. Study the following problems and determine what is more appropriate to use – descriptive or inferential
statistics and why
a. An ecologist says that the fish in a certain pond has 400 units of mercury on the average.
Inferential Statistics. Because, it’s not practical to catch all the fish in the pond and kill them. Instead, select a
smaller set of fish to perform a test, observe and draw conclusion out of it.
c. A pollster would like to predict the mayoralty winner of a certain municipality. However, he has budget for
a quick survey for only 25 out of the 100 barangays of that municipality.
Inferential Statistics. Because, it cost a lot of money if they’re going to have surveys of all 100 barangays
rather take a 25 out of 100 barangays into a survey, perform test, observe and draw conclusion.
e. Last year, 80% of the employees of a company were absent for at least 10 working days.
Descriptive Statistics. It describes the data of percentages of absent employees from a population of a certain
company last year
g. Does Manny Pacquiao’s income from the pay-per-view TV exceed his prize money, considering his last four
boxing bouts?
Descriptive Statistics. The subject of the question is limited to a certain sample, Manny Pacquiao’s pay per
view versus prize money in his last four boxing bouts. We can summarize the data from the records provided and
make tabulated or graphical representations to make the conclusions easier to generate.
2. Identify the following as qualitative or quantitative variable. If quantitative, classify whether discrete or
continuous. Also, indicate the minimum level of measurement required in each.