Data Collection Methods

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These are information collected, studied, or processed, whether they are from the field or laboratory experiments.

• data

• note-taking

• lab notes

• field notes

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In this technique, data are collected in a scientific way that involves taking measurements in a controlled setting.

• Observation

• Survey

• Experiment

• Documentary Analysis

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It takes place in an uncontrolled setting and gives a more realistic report of what is happening.

• Survey

• Content Analysis

• Experiment

• Observation

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It is the variable that is manipulated by the researcher to determine its effect on the other.

• dependent variable

• control variable

• independent variable

• extraneous variable

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A ___ is a large group that includes everything being studied.

• Sample

• Stratified Sampling Method

• Population

• Census

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A ___ is a small portion of the population used to gather data from.

• Group

• Sample

• Population

• Bias

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What is qualitative data (choose 2)

• this data type is numerical in nature. This type of data is collected through questionnaires, one-to-one interview, conducting focus groups and similar methods

• this data type is non-numerical in nature. This type of data is collected through methods of observations, one-to-one interview, conducting focus groups and similar methods

• this data are data about numeric variables (e.g. how many; how much; or how often).

• this data are measures of 'types' and may be represented by a name, symbol, or a number code

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Interview every 10th student who enters the school in the morning. Determine the sampling method used.

• simple random sampling

• cluster sampling

• systematic sampling

• convenience sampling

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Marianne wanted to know students' opinion on the new schedule at school. She survey's the first 30 students who come into her class. Determine the sampling method that she used.

• Convenience Sampling

• Systematic Random Sampling

• Simple Random Sampling

• Judgemental Sampling

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A teacher wants to know the average time spent doing homework by the students in her class of 20 girls and 5 boys.

She selects the five closest to her desk.

• Simple Random Sampling

• Stratified Sampling

• Convenience Sampling

• Systematic Sampling

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Disneyland often surveys its guests as they exit a restaurant during their visit. The surveyor stands at the restaurant exit, counts the number of people leaving, and surveys every 25th guest.
This is a form of:

• Simple Random Sample

• Stratified Random Sample

• Voluntary Response

• Systematic Random Sampling

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An independent research company wants to go door to door to survey people in the city. The company decides to number all blocks within the city limit, randomly choose 1 block and survey all households on that block.

This is an example of:

• Simple Random Sample

• Stratified Random Sample

• Cluster Random Sample

• Systematic Random Sampling

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A teacher wants to know how well her students are doing on a topic. She randomly picks one class to survey.

• Simple Random

• Cluster

• Stratified

• Systematic

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A teacher splits her classes up by period. She then randomly picks 3 students from each period to do a survey.

• Stratified Sampling

• Systematic Sampling

• Cluster Sampling

• Quota Sampling

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What is an independent variable in a science experiment/investigation?

• The part of the experiment that we measure.

• The part of the experiment that we manipulate or change.

• The part of the experiment that we keep the same between trials.

• When we make a prediction about what we think the results will show.

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What is the first thing you should do before starting to collect data?

• Decide what the purpose of the data collection is.

• Write your questions.

• Collect personal information about respondents.

• Contact potential participants.

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Data collection is the process of...

• gathering and measuring information on variables of interest

• gathering and measuring books on variables of interest

• gathering and measuring newspapers on variables of interest

• gathering and measuring diaries on variables of interest

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The Quantitative Data Collection Methods are not often based on mathematical calculations

• True

• False

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What is another word for "mean" in math class?

• Average

• Middle

• Center

• Not nice

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What is the median?

• The middle number

• The maximum number

• The minimum number

• The average

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What is the mode?

• The number that is repeated the most

• The average

• The middle number

• The on or off setting

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What kind of chart is this?

• box and whisker plot

• histogram

• frequency distribution table

• scatter plot

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What kind of chart is this?

• box and whisker plot

• histogram

• frequency distribution table

• scatter plot

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What kind of chart is this?

• box and whisker plot

• histogram

• frequency distribution table

• scatter plot

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Numeric and measurable types of data such as height, age, scores, cost are called __________

• qualitative

• quantitative

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Categorical data such as eye color and birthplace is called __________

• qualitative

• quantitative

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Identify the sampling method:

At a local community College, five math classes are randomly selected out of 20 and all of the students from each class are interviewed.

• SRS

• Stratified

• Cluster

• Systematic

• Convenience

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Identify the sampling method:

A researcher randomly selects and interviews fifty male and fifty female teachers.

• SRS

• Systematic

• Stratified

• Cluster

• Convenience

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Identify the sampling method:

A researcher for an airline interviews all of the passengers on five randomly selected flights.

• SRS

• Systematic

• Stratified

• Cluster

• Convenience

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Identify the sampling method:

Based on 12,500 responses from 42,000 surveys sent to its alumni, a major university estimated that the annual salary of its alumni was 92,500.

• SRS

• Cluster

• Stratified

• Convenience

• Voluntary Response

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Identify the sampling method:

A community college student interviews the first 100 students to enter the building to determine the percentage of students that own a car.

• SRS

• Stratified

• Cluster

• Convenience

• Voluntary Response

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Identify the sampling method:

To avoid working late, the quality control manager inspects the last 10 items produced that day.

• SRS

• Systematic

• Convenience

• Voluntary Response

• Cluster

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Identify the sampling method:

The names of 70 contestants are written on 70 cards, The cards are placed in a bag, and three names are picked from the bag.

• SRS

• Systematic

• Stratified

• Cluster

• Convenience

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A company wants to know the opinion of a rural community on a proposed ballot initiative. Half of the community does not have internet access, so the company sends emails to the 380 members that do have internet access. Of those surveyed, 372 of the community members responded to the survey. Which of the following is the most significant source of bias in the survey?

• Voluntary Response Bias

• Undercoverage

• Nonresponse Bias

• Response Bias

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A radio station is discussing a controversial policy enacted by the local police department. They poll listeners by having them call in to the radio station. Which of the following is the most significant source of bias?

• Leading questions on the survey

• Voluntary Response Bias

• Survivorship Bias

• Undercoverage

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Which of the following surveying methods divides individuals by a shared attribute, then randomly surveys members within each attribute-group?

• Simple random

• Stratified random

• Cluster random

• Strategic Random

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Which of the following surveying methods involves randomly selecting groups of individuals, then surveys all individuals in the group?

• Stratified Random

• Simple Random

• Cluster Random

• Systematic

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To randomly select 25 basketball players from the 300 players in the NBA, I would:

• Number the players from 01-25, read 3 digits at a time from a random table, discarding repeats and numbers over 25, and then stop when I reach 25.

• Number the players from 0-299, read 2 digits at a time from a random table, discarding repeats and numbers over 299, and stop when I reach 25.

• Number the players from 01-299, read 2 digits at a time from a random table, discarding repeats and numbers over 300, and stop when I reach 25.

• Number the players from 001-300, read 3 digits at a time from a random table, discarding repeats, 000 and numbers over 300, and stop when I reach 25.

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A group of librarians is interested in the numbers of books and other media that patrons check out from their library. They examine the checkout records of 150 randomly selected adult patrons.

• The population is all adult patrons of the library; the sample is the 150.

• The populations is all patrons of the library; the sample is the adult patrons of the library.

• The population is all patrons is all patrons who check out at least 1 book from the library; the sample is the 150 patrons selected.

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Which city has a higher median?

• Millersburg

• Arcadia

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What was the maximum amount someone spent on groceries?

• 40

• 60

• 140

• 150

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Why is this a bar chart and not a histogram?

• It's based on quantitative data

• It's based on categorical data

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A ________ is a type of graph that show the frequency distribution of data within equal intervals (thus, there are no spaces between the bars).

• Dot Plot

• Line Graph

• Histogram

• Box Plot

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The green line represents the ...

• Q1

• Min

• Max

• Median

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The orange line represents the ...

• Max

• Q2

• Q1

• Q3

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Name the correlation in this graph

• Positive Correlation

• Negative Correlation

• No Correlation

• Lots of Correlation

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Name the correlation in this sentence: The average temperature in a city and the number of speeding tickets in the city.

• Lots of Correlation

• Negative Correlation

• No Correlation

• Positive Correlation

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Source of bias that occurs when you ask people who are EASY to ask

• Response Bias

• Convenience Sampling

• Nonresponse

• Voluntary Response

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Why do we randomly select our samples?

• for control

• reduce bias

• so we don't get the same answers from everyone

• to eliminate confounding results

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Bias means _____________ one view over another view.

• supplementing

• favoring

• opinioning

• hosting

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An unbiased person considers all sides of an issue.

• True

• False

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To learn about teenagers' opinions of different social media platforms, a survey was given to students of one high school. This sample is...

• representative

• biased

• random

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An employer wants to know how their 500 employees like working for them. Which is the most representative sample?

• Ask the first 75 people to show up for work

• Randomly select the names of 10 employees

• Poll the Employees of the Month for the past year

• Randomly select the names of 75 employees