Data Collection, Presentation, and Analysis

Which of the following is an unethical practice in research?

• Informing participants that they are free to backout at any time

• Requiring the participants to continue until the study is done

• Assuring participants of confidentiality of gathered data

• Securing informed consent

Which of the following is not considered part of descriptive statistic values?

• Standard deviation

• Variance

• Pearson’s r

• Mean

What kind of correlation exists when two variables have no relationship with each other?

• Strong Negative Correlation

• Strong Positive Correlation

• Negative Correlation

• No Correlation

Which one of the following is an advantage of using questionnaire?

• It can encourage the participants to be open to the researchers since their identity can be made anonymous.

• Some participants will not be able to complete the required responses

• Questionnaires may lack depth of answers from participants.

• Some will not be able to return the questionnaire on time.

A study is conducted to determine the relationship between the time spent in studying and scores in a quarterly exam among 100 students of GRSHS-X. The result shows a correlational value of 0.98. What is the interpretation of this obtained result?

• The amount of time spent on studying is strongly associated with the score in a quarterly exam.

• The amount of time spent on studying is not associated with the score in a quarterly exam.

• The score in a quarterly exam is moderately associated with the amount of time spent on studying.

• The score in a quarterly exam is negatively associated with the amount of time spent on studying.

Which of these is not a method of data collection?

• Questionnaires

• Observations

• Experiments

• Interviews

A correlation coefficient enables you to:

• quantify the strength of the relationship between variables.

• evaluate whether two variables measure the same values.

• measure the difference between two quantities

• establish whether the data is exact.

What is the outcome when you reject the null hypothesis when it is false?

• Incorrect decision

• Correct decision

• Type I Error

• Type II Error

Which of the following is a graph that uses a line to represent data?

• A vertical graph

• A line graph

• A pie chart

• A bar chart

Which of the following is not necessary when preparing your data analysis?

• Create a conclusion after gathering your data.

• Encode and organize your data for analysis.

• Prepare your research instruments.

• Begin gathering your data.