Grade 12 Practical Research Quiz

Which of the following is an example of discrete data?

• Height of students in centimeters

• Number of books on a shelf

• Temperature in degrees Celsius

• Speed of a moving car

Which is an example of continuous data?

• Number of pets in a household

• Age measured in whole years

• Weight of a mango in kilograms

• Number of absences

Which type of data is qualitative?

• Test scores of students

• Amount of rainfall

• Favorite color of participants

• Monthly salary of workers

Which of the following best represents quantitative research?

• Interviewing students about their study habits

• Analyzing test scores of 100 students

• Describing the behavior of animals in the wild

• Observing classroom participation

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of qualitative research?

• Uses non-numerical data

• Focuses on understanding meanings and experiences

• Uses large samples and statistical tools

• Often uses interviews and observations

Which sampling method gives every member of the population an equal chance of being selected?

• Cluster Sampling

• Stratified Sampling

• Simple Random Sampling

• Systematic Sampling

In which sampling method is the population divided into groups, then the entire groups are randomly selected?

• Systematic Sampling

• Stratified Sampling

• Simple Random Sampling

• Cluster Sampling

In which sampling method is a fixed interval used to select participants (e.g., every 5th name on a list)?

• Cluster Sampling

• Systematic Sampling

• Stratified Sampling

• Multi-stage Sampling

Which sampling method involves selecting samples in stages, often combining other methods?

• Cluster Sampling

• Stratified Sampling

• Multi-stage Sampling

• Simple Random Sampling

In stratified sampling, how is the sample selected?

• Every nth person is chosen from a list

• A sample is selected randomly from already grouped populations

• Random samples are taken from each subgroup or strata

• Entire clusters are randomly chosen