M2L1: Conceptual Foundations

Question 1

is a branch of mathematics that deals with the systematic collection of data, summarizing and presenting data in an organized manner and analyzing data to interpret and draw conclusions from data analysis

Answer 1

Statistics

Question 2

involves describing, organizing, and presenting data in an understandable form

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Descriptive statistics

Question 3

is concerned with analyzing, interpreting, making predictions, inferences, and conclusions about the data

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Inferential statistics

Question 4

is a collection of all the elements under consideration in the statistical study

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Population

Question 5

is a part or subset of the population from which information is usually collected

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Sample

Question 6

is a numerical summary (or characteristic) of the population

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Parameter

Question 7

is a numerical summary (or characteristic) of the sample

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Statistic

Question 8

Researchers do not usually collect observations or information from samples

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False

Question 9

(plural) are measurements or observations

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Data

Question 10

is a collection of measurements or observations

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Data set

Question 11

(singular) is a single measurement or observation

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Datum

Question 12

commonly called as “score”

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Datum

Question 12

Data that have not been processed

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Raw scores

Question 13

are numerical in nature

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Quantitative data

Question 14

are attributes or characteristics which cannot be subjected to meaningful arithmetic computations

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Qualitative data

Question 15

assume exact values only and can be obtained by counting

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Discrete data

Question 16

assume infinite values and can be obtained by measurement

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Continuous data

Question 17

is a characteristic or property of a population or sample which makes the members different from each other

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Variable

Question 18

is a characteristic or property of a population or sample which makes the members like each other

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Constant

Question 19

Who are your favorite professors in psychology?

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Descriptive statistics

Question 20

Is there a correlation between gender and mathematical ability?

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Inferential statistics

Question 21

All the COVID-19 patients in the entire Philippines

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Population

Question 22

COVID-19 patients in Barangay New Era only

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Sample

Question 23

Type of data:
Age, height, weight

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Quantitative

Question 24

Type of data:
Gender, civil status

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Qualitative

Question 25

Type of data:
No. of teeth, no. of children in your family

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Discrete

Question 26

Type of data:
Scores in an exam, size of one’s shoes

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Continuous

Question 27

Gender in a coed school is a _______.

Answer 27

variable

Question 28

Gender in a class of all girls is ________.

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constant