Statistical indicators of milk consumption in Slovakia

The aim of the paper is to analyse the total milk consumption, consumption of selected types of milk in Slovakia. The consumption of fresh cheese and cottage cheese is also presented in comparison with selected types of milk in Slovakia. The paper presents data from the Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. The data consist of milk and dairy products, cow's milk and dairy products, goat's milk, sheep's milk, drinking milk, drinking cow's milk, drinking goat's milk, fresh cheese, and cottage cheese. The analysis was carried out using basic mathematical statistics; other values of mathematical statistics were examined: skewness expression, sample variance, z - test etc. The results of the research indicated a behaviour change in consumption (an increase in the consumption of the last dairy product)