Statistics

Mathematics SSS 1 Third Term

WEEK 8

Statistics

Performance Objectives

Students should be able to;

1. Tabulate data into specific categories
2. List various presentation of dates, table from given data
3. Drawbar chat and histogram

Revision on collection, tabulation and presentation of data

Content

Statistics can be considered as a way or method used in the collection and organisation of data in order to interpret, predict and get other information required out of the data.

This data could be information about some people e.g. ages, weights, heights, examination scores, etc.

Collection of Data

Let us remind ourselves that there are two kinds of data namely:

(a) discrete data (b) continuous data

Discrete data

Are those which are obtained by direct counting e.g…