Answer to Question #266585 in Statistics and Probability for Jess

Question

Discuss how Statistical concepts can be applied in a person’s daily activities (or in the field of science or engineering or business). Give real-world scenarios as examples. 

Answer 1

Solution:

Real-world examples:

(a) Government Agencies

The government uses statistics to make decisions about populations, health, education, etc. It may conduct research on education to check the progress of high schools students using a specific curriculum or collect characteristic information about the population using a census.

(b) Science and Medicine

The medical field would be far less effective without research to see which medicines or interventions work best and how the human bodies react to treatment. Medical professionals also perform studies by race, age, or nationality to see the effect of these characteristics on health.

(c) Psychology

Although this is attached to both the science and medical field, success in psychology would be impossible without the systematic study of human behavior, often analyzing results statistically.

(d) Education

Teachers are encouraged to be researchers in their classrooms, to see what teaching methods work on which students and understand why. They also should evaluate test items to determine if students are performing in a statistically expected way. At all levels of education and testing there are statistical reports about student performance, from kindergarten to an SAT or GRE.

Large Companies

Every large company employs its own statistical research divisions or firms to research issues related to products, employees, customer service, etc. Business success relies on knowing what is working and what isn't.