SOUTHERN LEYTE STATE UNIVERSITY

Sogod, Southern Leyte

Course Outline
Advanced Statistics

Course Description: A comprehensive study of descriptive and inferential statistics techniques

and procedures and their application to research in education and educational management.

Course Objectives: At the end of the term, graduate students are expected to:

1. demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the various statistical methodologies

appropriate in presenting, analysing, and interpreting research data;
2. show competence in the following skills in conducting statistical research:
a. summarizing and organizing data in tabular and graphic form,
b. formulating and testing hypotheses in research,
c. selecting the appropriate statistical test in assessing the validity of a given null
hypothesis, and
d. interpret properly results of statistical analysis.
3. appreciate the indispensability of statistics not only in research but also in the various
aspects of life in the society.

Course Requirements:

 Practicum worksheets  Midterm/Final Examination

 Critical Analysis of a completed research

Course Methodology:

 Professor’s Inputs  Library Research

 Case Analysis  Data Analysis using Statistical Software

Grading System:

 Written Outputs (30%)

 Involvement and Participation (30%)
 Term Exam (40%)

Course Content:

1. A General Introduction to the Course

1.1. What is statistics?

1.2. Why Study Statistics?
1.3. Categories of Statistics (Descriptive vs. Inferential)
1.4. Population vs. Sample
1.5. Variables and Measurement
1.5.1. According to Nature
1.5.2. According to Values
1.5.3. According to Functional Relation
1.5.4. According to the Level of Measurement

Learning Tasks: Case analysis of a completed study defining properly its population, sample, and the
variables involved.

2. Data Collection and Sampling Techniques

2.1 Methods of Data Collection

2.2 Sampling Techniques
2.2.1 Probability/Random Sampling
2.2.2. Non-Probability/Non-Random Sampling
 Learning Task: Critiquing a completed paper as to the appropriateness of the method of data collection and the
sampling techniques.

3. Presentation of Data

3.1. Textual Presentation

3.2. Graphical Presentation
3.2.1. Characteristics of a Graph
3.2.2. Types of Graphical Presentation
3.3. Tabular Presentation
3.3.1. Parts of a Table
3.3.2. Function of a Table

Learning Task: Constructing a table/graph of a mined data or randomly created data (using minitab) cross-
tabulating at least three variables.

4. Descriptive Measures

4.1. Measure of Central Tendency

4.2. Measures of Variation
4.3. Measures of Correlation (Pearson, Spearman, Point-Biserial, Eta, Phi and Cramer’s V)
4.4. Regression Analysis

Learning Task: Analysis and presentation of data in a tabular form reflecting the various summary measures
guided by a problem.

6. Basic Concepts of Hypothesis Testing

6.1 Hypothesis and Hypothesis Testing

6.2 Components of Formal Hypothesis Testing
6.2.1 Null and Alternative Hypothesis
6.2.2 Test of Significance
6.2.3 Types of Errors
6.2.4 Test Statistic
6.2.5 6 p-value

Learning Task: Formulate null and alternative hypotheses form the study of interest.

7. Test of Difference Between Populations

7.1 Test of Normality and Equality of Variance
7.2 Two Independent Samples
7.2.1 Z-test and t-test
7.2.2 Wilcoxon Sign Rank Test
7.3 Two Dependent Samples
7.3.1 Paired t-test
7.3.2 Mann-Whitney U
7.4 Three or more Independent Samples
7.4.1 ANOVA
7.4.2 Repeated Measure ANOVA
7.4.3 Kruskall-Wallis
7.4.4 Freidman Test

Learning Task: (1) Application of different statistical tools in testing the difference between populations.
(2) Generate results using statistical software.
(3) Interpretation of Results.

References:

1. Bluman, A.G. (2012). Elementary Statistics: A Step by Step Approach. 8th Ed. McGraw-Hill Companies,
Inc., New Jersey.
2. Kaltenbach, H.M. (2012). A Concise Guide to Statistics. Springer, New York.
3. Johnson, R.A. & Bhattacharyya, G.K. (2010). Statistics: Principles and Methods. 6 th Ed. John Wiley &
Sons, Inc., USA.
4. Albert, J.R. G. (2008). Basic Statistics for the Tertiary Level. Rex Book Store. Manila, Philippines.
5. Spiegel, M.R. & Stephens, L.J. (2008). Schaum’s Outlines: Statistics. 4 th Ed. McGraw-Hill Companies,
Inc., USA.
6. Tattao, L.A. (2007). Basic Concepts in Statistics. Rex Book Store. Manila, Philippines.
7. Mann, P.S. (2004). Introductory Statistics. 5th Ed. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Singapore.

Prepared by:

MARVIN S. DAGUPLO, Ph.D.

Faculty, Graduate Studies

Approved:

VIRGINIA M. VALDEZ, Ed.D.

Dean, Graduate Studies