Statistics – derived from Statistik
Data, or information necessary to interpret the
results for solving the problem (hypothesis)
For statistical analysis, divided to 2 categories
Descriptive statistics Inferential statistics
Descriptive statistics
numbers that are used to summarize and describe data collected from an experiment, a survey, a historical record
Average (Means)
Median
Standard deviation,
Inferential statistics
infer from the sample to the population
determine probability of characteristics of population based on the characteristics of sample or data
Inferential statistics
One sample test of difference/One sample hypothesis test
Confidence Interval
Contingency Tables and Chi Square Statistic T-test or Anova, etc.
Types of research report
Research proposal Research report Research article
Review article Thesis/dissertation