Facts and Statistics (2024)

FAQs

What are 5 interesting facts or statistics? ›

Statistics is challenging for students because it is taught out of context. Most students do not really learn and apply statistics until they start analyzing data in their own researches.

The basics of statistics include the measure of central tendency and the measure of dispersion. The central tendencies are mean, median and mode and dispersions comprise variance and standard deviation. Mean is the average of the observations. Median is the central value when observations are arranged in order.

The average person spends about 2 years on the phone in a lifetime. The fist product to have a bar code was Wrigleys gum. The largest number of children born to one woman is recorded at 69. From 1725-1765, a Russian peasant woman gave birth to 16 sets of twins, 7 sets of triplets, and 4 sets of quadruplets.

Examples of shocking statistic

The maternal mortality rate is 1,600 women for every 100,000 live births—a shocking statistic. That is a truly shocking statistic and one which should spur us on to immediate action. Several of you have cited the shocking statistic: 41 600 people die on the roads.

If you enjoy analyzing trends and drawing conclusions from data, you may find AP Statistics less daunting and more interesting. On the other hand, AP Calculus can be relatively more challenging because it covers more advanced mathematical concepts, such as derivatives, integrals, and limits.

What is the hardest thing about statistics? ›

The connection between theory and observation is not easily made; no matter how many times we, as statisticians, profess it. Events occur and the student neither knows how nor why. The link between specific observation and general inference is opaque to the student.

Statisticians must have strong mathematical abilities. Some of this talent is likely to be innate. A person who is naturally inclined and likes math could do well as a practitioner of statistics.

The Five Basic Words of Statistics

The five words population, sample, parameter, statistic (singular), and variable form the basic vocabulary of statistics. You cannot learn much about statis- tics unless you first learn the meanings of these five words.

A summary consists of five values: the most extreme values in the data set (the maximum and minimum values), the lower and upper quartiles, and the median. These values are presented together and ordered from lowest to highest: minimum value, lower quartile (Q₁), median value (Q₂), upper quartile (Q₃), maximum value.

What are some examples of statistics? Statistics can be used in real life to plan budgets, determine the best routes to travel, find the best prices for products bought and sold, and the best times to perform various daily activities.