Sunday, April 27, 2008

Importance of Statistics


Statistics or statistical method is playing an important role in nearly all fields of human endeavor. The influence of statistics has spread out in almost all fields such as education, agriculture, business, psychology, economics, physics, government, chemistry, sociology, and other branches of science and engineering.

We are aware of the activities in our school. Our teacher give us the grades which are the result of our performance based in recitation, quizzes, tests, homework and other classroom activities. Evaluation of student’s performance in the classroom makes use of statistical method. The school administrator evaluates teachers’ performance, keeps record of no. of students enrolled, gathers information about the students and collect data pertinent to efficient operation, These data are then analyzed and interpreted such activities make use of statistics.

In the sciences, statistical methods are used in the formulation of laws, principles, and established facts. In companies, results of statistics serve as bases for the formulation of policies for a more efficient operation of the business.

Some of the most important subject areas which make use of statistical theory and techniques are as follows:

Biology – Research and experimentation in life processes of plants and animals to promote growth or prolong life

Education – Teaching – Learning processes, measurement and evaluation, educational studies, enrollment, management and finance.

Engineering – Design and Test of performance and quality control

Sports – Points made out of so many attempts from the field or foul from the line such as in basketball, football, etc.

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