What is the PSQ?

The Philippine Statistics Quiz (PSQ) is an annual contest designed to test freshman college students' knowledge of statistics. The National Statistics Office (NSO) and the Philippine Statistical Association (PSA) have conducted the PSQ since 1992.

The 2006 PSQ, the 15th in the series, will be conducted on a nationwide basis involving students enrolled in colleges and universities in the 17 regions of the country.




What are the objectives of the PSQ?


The PSQ has the following objectives:

  1. To assess the competency and skills of students in statistics as acquired from the secondary education curriculum;

  2. To promote, enhance, and instill awareness and appreciation of the importance and value of science, statistics in particular, among the students, and

  3. To generate public awareness on the important uses of statistics in all development-planning activities and win overall support for all government statistical activities.




What is the significance of the PSQ?


PSQ contributes to the building of scientific and technological manpower by helping identify and nurture talents especially in the field of statistics. Results of the contest can show indications of the effectiveness of the statistics component of mathematics as a subject of the secondary curriculum.




Who may compete in the PSQ?


The PSQ is open to all Filipino first-time college freshmen currently enrolled in the second semester for the school year 2006-2007 in any recognized tertiary academic institution in the country. First-time college freshmen are those who have enrolled for not more than two semesters (or its equivalent term) in college.

Contestants are entitled to one coach and must be officially endorsed by an official of the academic institution where he/she is enrolled.

Interested students and coaches should register with the PSQ Regional Steering Committee (RSC) through the NSO Regional Office for the regional championships. The number of contestants should not exceed three contestants per school.

Relatives within the third degree of consanguinity of members of the various working committees of the 2006 PSQ and of the PSA Board of Directors are not eligible to participate in the contest.




What are the Prizes at stake?


All regional champions will be awarded, during the PSQ national finals, with a PSQ medal and a certificate of recognition. Likewise, their coaches will be given a certificate of recognition.

The college or university where the 17 regional champions are enrolled, as well as the high school where they graduated, shall all be awarded with Certificates of Recognition.

The top five winners in the PSQ national finals shall be given a PSQ trophy. In addition, they will receive cash prizes. During the 2005 PSQ, the winners and their respective coaches received the following cash prizes:


  Contestant     Coach  
1st  Place   P25,000 12,500
2nd  Place     20,000 10,000
3rd   Place      15,000   7,500
4th   Place     10,000   5,000
5th  Place       5,000   2,500



When and where will the competition be held?


The 2006 PSQ regional championships will be held in the regional centers on November 14, 2006, while the national finals will be held on December 5, 2006 in Metro Manila.




How to be a PSQ Partner?


For the successful conduct of the competition, the 15th PSQ is looking for partners who may provide any of the following:


  • Financial assistance for the prizes and incidental expenses of the PSQ.

  • Assistance in kind such as prizes, streamers, posters, brochures and other dissemination materials about PSQ.


If you are interested to be a PSQ partner, you may visit the National Statistics Office nearest you or get in touch with any of the persons listed below. Thank you in advance for your support to this important undertaking.




Any questions about the PSQ may be directed to:


THE PSQ SECRETARIAT


Clemente S. Manaog
National Statistics Office
R. Magsaysay Blvd. Sta. Mesa, Manila
Tel. Nos. 715-6502/713-7074

LOGISTICS COMMITTEE


Dir. Lourdes J. Hufana
National Statistics Office
Vibal Bldg., Times St. cor. EDSA
Tel. Nos. 926-7333/926-7329

PSQ-Secretariat@census.gov.ph