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Lesson 12 - Parameter and Statistic

This document discusses parameters and statistics. It defines parameters as descriptive measures of populations, while statistics are descriptive measures of samples. Parameters are denoted with lowercase Greek letters and describe the entire population. Statistics are denoted with lowercase Roman letters and describe samples from populations. Examples are provided of population parameters like the mean height of all Latvian women versus sample statistics like the mean height of a sample of 200 German Shepherd dogs. The document emphasizes that parameters describe entire populations while statistics describe samples taken from populations.

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Lesson 12 - Parameter and Statistic

This document discusses parameters and statistics. It defines parameters as descriptive measures of populations, while statistics are descriptive measures of samples. Parameters are denoted with lowercase Greek letters and describe the entire population. Statistics are denoted with lowercase Roman letters and describe samples from populations. Examples are provided of population parameters like the mean height of all Latvian women versus sample statistics like the mean height of a sample of 200 German Shepherd dogs. The document emphasizes that parameters describe entire populations while statistics describe samples taken from populations.

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PARAMETER AND

STATISTIC
Lesson 12
SAMPLING AND SAMPLING DISTRIBUTION
INTRODUCTION
The goal of quantitative research is to understand
characteristics of populations by finding parameters.
In practice, it’s often too difficult, time -consuming or
unfeasible to collect data from every member of a
population. Instead, data is collected from samples.

With inferential statistics, we can use


sample statistics to make educated guesses about
population parameters.
CREATIVE PORTFOLIO

OBJECTIVES
1. Illustrate and identify
parameters and statistic
2. Differentiate parameter
and statistic

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WHAT IS IT?
PARAMETER STATISTIC
is a descriptive is a descriptive
measure measure
that describes a that describes a
population . sample
DESCRIPTIVE MEASURE
PARAMETER
2019 STATISTIC
2019
denoted by denoted by
lower-case GREEK letters lower-case ROMAN letters

M e a n (𝝁) M e a n (ഥ 𝐱)
𝟐 𝟐
V a r i a n c e (𝝈 ) V a r i a n c e (𝒔 )
Standard Deviation 𝝈 Standard Deviation 𝒔
Proportion 𝝆 Proportion 𝒑 ෝ
What kinds of numbers are
parameters and statistics?
✓ Statistics and parameters are numbers that summarize
any measurable characteristic of a sample or a population.
✓ For categorical variables (e.g., political affiliation), the
most common statistic or parameter is a proportion.
✓ For numerical variables (e.g., height), the commonly
reported statistics or parameters are the
mean or standard deviation
EXAMPLES
POPULATION PARAMETER SAMPLE STATISTIC
Proportion of all US residents that Proportion of 2000 randomly sampled
support the death penalty. participants that support the death penalty.
Median income of all college students Median income of 850 college students in
in Massachusetts. Boston and Wellesley.
Standard deviation of weights of all Standard deviation of weights of avocados
avocados in the region. from one farm.
Mean screen time of all high school Mean screen time of 3000 high school
students in India. students in India.
Proportion of all US residents that Proportion of 2000 randomly sampled
support the death penalty. participants that support the death penalty.
Telling the difference between
a parameter and a statistic?
To figure out which type of number you’re dealing with, ask
yourself the following:
1. Does the number describe a whole, complete
population where every member can be reached for
data collection?
2. Is it possible to collect data on this characteristic from
every member of the population in a reasonable time
frame?
ACTIVITY
PARAMETER OR STATISTIC?
More than 1 in 20 US teens have
diagnosed anxiety or depression.
STATISTIC
PARAMETER OR STATISTIC?
Latvian women are the tallest on the
planet, with a mean height of 170cm

PARAMETER
PARAMETER OR STATISTIC?
The average annual income of all 37
employees at Company X is
P42,000.
PARAMETER
PARAMETER OR STATISTIC?
The average final math exam scores of
seniors from High School A have increased
from 70% to 78% over the past decade.

PARAMETER
PARAMETER OR STATISTIC?
The percentage of half of the voters who
chose Candidate B is higher than those
who voted CandidateA

STATISTIC
P 1. Mean weight of all German Shepherd dogs.
S 2. Mean weight of a random sample of 200 German
Shepherds.
P 3. Median income of a county.
4. Median income of a random sample of 50 from that
S county.
P 5. Standard deviation of all transaction times in a
particular bank.
S 6. Standard deviation of a random sample of 500
transaction times at that bank.
P 7. Proportion of all people who prefer Coke over Pepsi.
S 8. Proportion of a random sample of 100 people who
prefer Coke over Pepsi.
THANK YOU!

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