The Aptitude Test

Question:

1. How do you put a giraffe into a refrigerator?

Answer:
Open the refrigerator, put in the giraffe, and close
the door.

This question tests whether you

tend to do simple things in an
overly complicated way.
Question:

2. How do you put an elephant into a refrigerator?

Answer:
Did you say, “open the refrigerator, put in the elephant,
and close the refrigerator?”
WRONG!!!
Correct answer:
Open the refrigerator, take out the giraffe,
put in the elephant and close the door.

This tests your ability to think through the

repercussions of your previous actions
Question:

3. The Lion King is hosting an animal conference. All

the animals attend except one. Which animal does
not attend?
Answer:
The Elephant. The elephant is in the refrigerator. You
just put him there. This tests your memory.

OK, even if you did not answer the first three questions
correctly, you still have one more chance to show your
true abilities.
Question:

4. There is a river you must cross but it is

inhabited by crocodiles. How do you manage
it?
Answer:
You swim across. All the crocodiles are attending the
animal meeting. This tests whether you learn
quickly from you mistakes.
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A Taxonomy of Statistics
 What is
Statistics?
Statistics: The science of collecting,
describing, and interpreting data.
Two areas of statistics:
Descriptive Statistics: collection,
presentation, and description of sample
data.
Inferential Statistics: making decisions
and drawing conclusions about
populations.
Unit 1: INTRODUCTION
1. Statistics: Brief Historical Background
2. Definition of Statistics & Some Related Terms
3. Division of Statistic
4. Role and Importance of Statistics
5. Basic Statistical Concepts
6. Discrete and continuous variable
7. Independent and dependent variables
8. Level of Measurements ( nominal, ordinal, interval
& ratio)
9. Types of Data - Qualitative & Quantitative;
- Discrete & Continuous
UNIT 2- SAMPLING AND DATA GATHERING
1. Sampling Techniques.
2. Sampling Error and Margin of Error
3. Determination of Sample Size
4. Methods of Collecting Data
5. Advantages and Disadvantages of Sampling
6. Methods of presenting data( tabular, textual)
7. Frequency distribution Table
8. Graphical presentation of a frequency
distribution
Unit 3: MEASURES OF CENTRAL TENDENCY

1. Summation Notation and the Use of

Calculator
2. The Arithmetic Mean
3. The Weighted Mean
4. The Median
5. The Mode
6. Mean, Median Mode ( Group Data)
Unit 4: MEASURES OF VARIABILITY

1. The Range
2. Variance and Standard Deviation
3. Variance and Standard ( Group)
4. Deviation ( Group)
5. Skewness
6. kurtosis
UNIT 5: TESTS OF HYPOTHESIS AND
SIGNIFICANCE
1. Test of Significant
2. Basic Concepts in Hypothesis Testing
2. Null and Alternative Hypothesis
3. Level of Significance , Errors and
Rejection/ Acceptance
4. Hypothesis Approaches: Critical and P Value
5. The Five Step Solution
SPSS HANDS ON
UNIT 6: ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE

1. Uses and Assumptions of ANOVA

2. One-Way ANOVA
3. Two-Way ANOVA
4. Post Hoc Analysis
UNIT 7: CORRELATION AND REGRESSION

1. The Concept of Correlation

2. The Pearson Product Moment of
Correlation
3. Spearman-Rank Order Correlation
4. Regression Analysis
UNIT 8: T- TEST

1. Test of Independence
2. Test of Dependence
3. Pair T - test
40% - Class Standing (Oral reports)
20% - Output and other course requirements
40% - Written Examination
100% Total

30% Midterm
70% Final Term
100% Total
 Course Requirements

1. The students are required to participate actively in the

class discussion.
2. The students are required to render report, provide hard
copy of the report for each students
3. The students are required to take midterm and final
exam
4. Submit e-portfolio in cd containing the following:
a. Soft copy of the report
b. Soft copy of power point presentation report
c. Soft copy of reflection word format with picture (
whole body
d. E-copy of video clips if any
5. Attendance.
 Classroom Policy

1. Maximum of 3 absences is given to the student, then referral to the OSA

office
2. Students who are late of more than 15 minutes are considered absent.
3. A prescribe uniform of the university should be strictly followed. Student
who are not in complete uniform are marked absent.
4. Students who cannot delivered report on the scheduled date will not be
allowed to report and will be given a failing grade, unless there is a
justifiable reason, he/she will be given a make up requirements.
5. Requirements should be submitted 1 week before the final examination.
Failure to submit on the scheduled date, will be dealt with accordingly.
6. CAPSU is strictly imposes ban on the use of cell phones by the students
during class hours.