2. Learning Insights

2.1 The Measure of Central Tendency

In this lesson, i have learned the concepts of Mean, Median and Mode which I thought were difficult topics.... I thought it was really difficult to integrate them with Microsoft Excel but I was definitely wrong! It's a lot easier than solving using a calculator.
Through a good report of no less than Mr. Ricahard Agapay,  I learned that the measure of central tendency is a single figure which represents the general level of magnitude or values of items in a set of data. The most common concepts such as Mean, Median and Mode have become clear to me... I knew that mean is simply the average or the middle of the set of data which considered as the most reliable, most able and less probable to error. Median on the other hand is the middle value or the mean of the middle two values, when data are arranged in numerical order. "It is best to use it when the distribution  is irregular or skewed. Mode is the value or a number which appears the most. It is also possible to have more than one mode or even have no mode at all. In this topic, I also learned about weighted Mean and grand Mean.

1. Introduction

Statistics is an indispensable tool in many research designs in education, social and natural sciences and other related disciplines.

Knowledge of Statistics is vital for students and professionals as well as investigators in all fields of human endeavor. But sad to say, for someone like me who's inclination is in Languages the subject seems to be uninteresting. My attitude towards the subject matter is really negative and self-defeating. I have it in mind that Statistics is difficult to comprehend.

As I enrolled myself with the graduate program, I am now faced with the challenge to engage myself with Statistics.

So bare with me guys, as I, Sheila G. Ancino venture to the world of numbers and analysis of data with my newly found friends and mentors with high hopes not just to survive this subject but definitely learn a lot from it especially with it being integrated with technology.


I. The Contents of My Portfolio in Educ 216
       Chapter 1 Introduction to Statistics
       Chapter 2 Variables : The Subject Matter for Statistics & Research
       Chapter 3 Measures of Central Location
       Chapter 4 Measures of Variation
       Chapter 5 Simple Correlation
       Chapter 6 Simple Regression
       Chapter 7 The Normal Probability Distribution
       Chapter 8 Statistical Estimation & Sampling Theory
       Chapter 9 Statistical Inference

       Chapter10 Z-Test of One Sample Means

       Chapter11 T-Test of Significance

       Chapter12 ANOVA

       Chapter13 Factorial ANOVA

       Chapter14 The Chi-Square Test

       Chapter15 Computer Statitical Applications using MS Excel

       

II. My Circle of Friends at' E-PORTFOLIO

     1. Richard A. Agapay
      2. Melvin S. Calixton
      3. Ariel Macaranas
      4. Clarence Baron
      5. Rosemarie F. Delos Reyes
      6. Marmae C. Pilapil
      7. Marites B. Agustin
      8. Mary B. Laride
      9. Sheila G. Ancino
     10.Chellyn Mae P. Dalut
     11. Robert B. Pasion  
 

III. STUDENTS' OUTPUTS of E-PORTFOLIO
      1. Powerpoint Presentations
       2. Video for Demo Teaching
       3. Resources / Links
       4. Multimedia
       5. Games