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WorksheetsUnit 4 Lesson 4.1
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 5mins
Statistics are used...
in education
in science
in government
in mathematics
all of the answer choices
Primary data refer to information obtained _____ by the researcher on the variables of interest for the specific purpose of the study.
first-hand
second-hand
third-hand
A scholarly journal discussing the impact of excessive drinking on high school students would be an example of a...
Primary Source
Secondary Source
Which document is a secondary source?
Philippines' Census Statistics
An analysis of Lapu-Lapu: A Hero
Autobiography of Miriam Defensor-Santiago
An e-mail from your teacher
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
Careful use of statistical methods does not include....
carefully defining the situation
gathering data
summarizing the data accurately
deriving and communicating meaningful conclusions
throwing out data that does not fit the graph
Asking an open ended question in an interview generates___________.
quantitative data
qualitative data
discrete data
continuous data
A sample is...
a subset of a population
an infinite selection of a population
a characteristic of a population
a data value generated by the statistical information
A beverage company wanted to see if people in the Philippines liked their new logo.
Which choice best represents a population?
A beverage company
Every person in the Philippines
A selection of shoppers in an area around the country
Selected people who bought the beverage
Complete the following statement about the change in sample size.
If you increase the size of your sample, the Margin of Error will . . . .
increase
decrease
stay the same
Which data collecting technique is most applicable if a researcher wants to determine if people who take vitamin C every day are less likely to get colds.
Registration
Texting
Observation
A public library asked every 10th person who entered to name the type of book they were getting. What type of sampling was used in this situation?
Simple random sampling
Systematic random sampling
Cluster random sampling
Quota sampling
A company makes DVDs and randomly selects 25 from 1500 to test them to see if they work. What sampling technique was used in this situation?
Purposive Sampling
Simple Random Sampling
Multi-stage Random Sampling
Systematic Random Sampling
