defined by researcher by identifying

unit being sampled, geographical loc, and temporal

boundaries

(a)  

answer the questions: total number of participants,

sampling method used, characteristics of the

participants

(a)  

pure chance selection

(a)  

divided into

groups according to a criteria

(a)  

isolate a set of persons

instead of individuals to serve as sample members

(a)  

different sampling

techniques are used

(a)  

know the characteristics of

participants well

(a)  

sample selection are

volunteering to constitute the sample

(a)  

selected

based on individual's belief

(a)  

individuals

who's the easiest to reach

(a)  

referral

(a)  

answers the questions: type of questionnaire

researchers used, how did you make the questions,

what are the questions all about

(a)  

do not have predetermined options/answers

need probing or follow up questions to clarify certain

items

asks "how" and "why"

(a)  

have two possible answers, often either yes/no,

true/false, agree/disagree

- used if the researcher wants to distinguish the

respondent's opinion, preference, experience, or

behavior

(a)  

- there are certain questions that require the

respondents to provide more than one answer

(a)  

- assess the subject's agreement/disagreement on a

five point scale

- categories correspond to numerical values 5,4,3,2,1

(a)  

intended for certain respondents only, depending on

their answers

(a)  

numerical representation and manipulation of

observations for the purpose of describing the

phenomena

(a)  

- allows to summarize large amounts of information

(a)  

- includes testing for significant differences

(a)  

shows the common, typical, or average value in a

given set

(a)  

the average set of data

(a)  

the exact midpoint of a list

arranged from lowest to highest

(a)  

the most frequently observed or the most frequently

occurring value

(a)  

the difference between the highest and lowest

values in a given set of numerical values

(a)  

where you report the findings of the

study based on the information gathered

the section should state the findings without bias

and arranged in a logical sequence

(a)  

tally the number of cases in a

category per variable

Verbal Interpretation

(a)  

uses words, statements, or paragraphs with

numeral, numbers, or measurements to describe

data

(a)  

tables is a systematic arrangement of data usually

in rows and columns for references

presents clear and organized data

(a)  

placed above the table

(a)  

refers to columns and rows

(a)  

- contains all the data under each subhead

(a)  

- indicates if the data is secondary

(a)  

a diagram that represents the variation of a variable

in comparison with one or more variables

(a)  

- used to emphasize proportions

(a)  

used to imphasize the highest

and the lowest valuesS

(a)  

univariate and displays data along a

continuous scale

(a)  

summarizes the data and shows patterns or trends

(a)