Self –Check no.

1 MATH114 Methods of Data Collection

Name: Salapare, Ronald Jefferson, H. Date:09-20

Accomplished:______________________

A. Honestly answer the checklist below by checking the appropriate answer.

Before moving on with the next content, you should be able to define the following terms:

Able to define?
Term
Yes No
1. Interview method /
2. Questionaire method /
3. Observation method /
4. Nominal scale /
5. Structured record reviews /
6. Ratio scale /
7. Registration method /
8. Structured observations /
9. Data /
10. Data analysis /

B. You should be able to answer the following short-answer questions:

1. In each of the following, choose among the four levels the most appropriate for
measurements: a. The weight of first harvest fruit;
b. The colors of a sample of leaves;
c. The months in which the use of harvesters are low;
d. An tractor operator is rated as superior, average, below average, or poor
e. Body temperature (deg C) of a sample of patients in clinic;
2. A researcher was once criticized for cheating on data. Among his data were figures obtained
from six groups of animals, with 20 animals in each group. These values were given for the
percentage of successes in each group: 52%, 64%, 71%, 46%, 38%, 82%
3. Identify which of the following represent continuous variables and which represent discrete
variables:
a. Number of female operators in Sta. Maria;
b. How many kinds of fruits have you harvested last week
c. Number of words you can encode in one minute
d. Speed of cows in plowing
e. Time of the day
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