Statistical literacy among barangay officials and senior high school students: a university outreach program

Abstract

This paper presents on how I conducted the statistical literacy program among barangay (village) officials and how these officials applied what they have learned in their respective barangays. Moreover, I portrayed in this paper how I provided an intensive program for an introductory statistics course which is called “Senior High School Students Literacy Program” with an objective of providing initial knowledge in Statistics to the participants, win statistics quiz contest as well as encouraging them to pursue a degree in Statistics. The programs for both barangay officials and senior high school students gained positive results as manifested on: 1). how the barangay officials collected, presented and analyzed data on their respective barangays 2). how the senior students won statistics quiz contest conducted by the NSO of the Philippines and the PSA and 3). the number of students who pursued BS Statistics degree.