33rd NSM Online Quiz Contest

1.  This month is the 33^rd National Statistics Month (NSM) pursuant to Presidential Proclamation No. 647, “Declaring the Month of October of Every Year as the National Statistics Month (NSM).”  It aims to (a) promote, enhance, and instill nationwide awareness and appreciation of the importance and value of statistics; and b) elicit the cooperation and support of the general public in upgrading the quality and standard of statistics in the country.  What is the theme for this year’s celebration?

(a)  

2.     Who is the Socioeconomic Planning Secretary and Chairperson for the PSA Board?

(a)  

3.     Who is the spearhead of this month’s celebration?

(a)  

General knowledge

4. The median is always:

• The most frequently occurring score in a data set

• The middle score when results are ranked in order of magnitude

• The same as the mean

• The difference between the maximum and minimum scores.

General knowledge

5. What is the variance for the following set of scores: 2, 2, 2, 2, 2 ?

• 0

• 2

• 4

• 10

General knowledge

5. A researcher is curious about the IQ of students at the Utrecht University. The entire group students is an example of a:

• Parameter

• Statistic

• Population

• Sample

7. What is the average family income of Filipinos from January to December 2021? 

•   500,000   

• 400,000  

• 307,190

8. What is the employment rate in July 2022? 

• 100%  

• 94.8%     

• 93.6%

9. Who is the Undersecretary for National Statistician and Civil Registrar General and Chairperson? 

(a)  

10. The Vision of PSA ...

(a)