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Engineering
Prelim Exam in Engineering Data Analysis
1st Semester SY 2023-2024
Test I. Identification
Write your answer on the space provided before each number.
__________1. It is a process of gathering information or data for research, analysis, decision-
making, or various other purposes.
__________2. It involves asking a set of questions to a group of respondents. They can be
conducted in person, over the phone, through email or via online forms.
__________3. Written sets of questions that respondents answer independently.
__________4. Involves a face-to-face or virtual conversation between the researcher and the
participant.
__________5. This method involves systematically watching and recording behaviors, events,
or phenomena.
__________6. This method is often used in scientific research to establish cause-and-effect
relationships.
__________7. Collection involves using existing data sources, such as books, articles, databases,
and government records.
__________8. Used to systematically analyze the content of text, audio, video, or other media.
__________9. Involve in-depth examination of a single or a few cases to gain a deep
understanding of a particular phenomenon.
__________10. Involves a moderated discussion with a small group of participants who share
their opinions and experiences on a specific topic.
Test II. Enumeration
1-12. List the steps in Planning and Conducting Experiments.
13-15. Steps in Finding the Random Variable.
Test III.
Answer the following problems by using the steps in Finding the Random Variable.
1. Two balls are drawn in succession without replacement from an urn containing 5 orange
balls and 6 violet balls. Let V be the random variable representing the number of violet
balls. Find the values of the random variable.
2. Suppose two coins are tossed and we are interested to determine the number of tails
that will come out. Let us use T to represent the number of tails that will come out.
Determine the values of the random variable T.