1. Statistics –Meaning and Uses

2. Statistics means:
•It refers to numerical facts
•Collection of numerical data Ex: birth and death rate,
school attendance, census, employment market, output of
industrial plants etc.
•It refers to method or method of dealing with
numerical facts.
•It is a science of collection, summarizing and
interpreting numerical data.
•It is a summarized figures of numerical facts such as
percentages, average, mean, mode, standard
deviation etc.

3. Statistics refers to one of the subjects of
study that helps us in the scientific
collection, presentation, analysis and
interpretation of numerical facts.

5. Uses of statistics in education:

6. Research:

7. Using supportive systems:

8. •Continuous series:
•When data has non-integers
•Eg. Height of students, weight of students
•Discrete series:
•When data is only in integers.
•Eg. No. of students, score of cricketer