Question

According to Tippet, Statistics is____.
(A) A science
(B) An art
(C) Both a science and an art
(D) Social science

Answer 1

Hint:Statistics is the discipline that concerns the collection, organization, analysis, interpretation and presentation of data.

Complete step-by-step answer:
Descriptive statistics is all about numerical data. This data represents the observations which are obtained either through counting or some other measurement process.
Random number tables have been used in statistics for tasks such as selected random samples. This was much more effective than manually selecting the random samples (with dice, cards, etc.). Nowadays, tables of random numbers have been replaced by computational random number generators.
Tables of random numbers have the desired properties no matter how chosen from the table: by row, column, diagonal or irregularly. The first such table was published by L.H.C. Tippett in 1927, and since then a number of other such tables were developed.
According to L.H.C. Tippett statistics is both science and art. Statistical methods are systematic and have a general application which makes it a science. Further, the successful application of these methods requires skills and experience of using the statistical tools. These aspects make it an art.

So, the correct answer is “Option C”.

Note:Descriptive statistics also includes techniques like the collection and tabulation of data, averages or measures of the central tendency, dispersion, index number, skewness, etc. These techniques help in the summarization and description of the primary features of the data. Further, it pays a lot of attention to the characteristics of data which a user might otherwise overlook due to its sheer size.
Applied Statistics concerns itself with the application of statistical methods and techniques to specific problems in real life. Some such techniques are sample surveys, quantitative analysis for business decisions, quality control, etc.