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4th QUARTER – Module 6:

DESIGNING QUESTIONNAIRE FOR
STATISTICAL MINI- RESEARCH

Name of Learner:
Grade & Section:
Name of School:
 What I Need to Know
While measures of central tendency, dispersion, and skewness are used often
in statistics and statistical research, there are other methods of characterizing or
describing data distributions or portions that are commonly used as well, these are
called the measures of position.

Measures of position are a method by which the position that a particular data
value has within a given data set can be identified. With this, data analysis for
statistical mini-research and other statistical application relative to the position of
certain values (e.g. academic ranking) be achieved.

After going through the module, you are expected to:

• Formulate statistical mini- research (M10SP-Iv-f-g-1)
a. Design a questionnaire to be used in collecting data.
b. Collect raw data through questionnaire.

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 What’s In
Consider the problem below:

A student researcher conducted a statistical mini-research at Curuan National High

School about the height of Grade 7 male students. Fifty (50) randomly selected
students were chosen, one of whom is Carlo Magsaysay. Accordingly, Carlo’s height
is in the 90th percentile. What is the implication of this? What is its relation to the rest
of the students?

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 What’s New
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1. Do you watch Korean drama (K-drama)?

2. How many k-drama series have you
watched so far?
3. How many hours do you spend watching in
a day?
4. Of all the series you have watched, how
many passed your liking? How many did
not?

What is It

LESSO Designing Questionnaire for

N1 Statistical Mini- Research

What is Research?

RESEARCH

Research is defined as the creation of new knowledge and/ or the use of

existing knowledge in new and creative way to generate new concepts,
methodologies and understandings. This includes synthesis and analysis of
previous researches to the extent that it leads to a new and creative outcome.

Prior to conducting a mini research, a research proposal must be presented to experts

for checking, revision and approval. In the proposal, the researcher will present the
title and brief description of the mini research.

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EXAMPLE: Mini-research Proposal

Mini-research Proposal on Students’ Academic Performance in the

Mathematics 10 Final Examination

This mini research proposal aims to study the academic performance

of students in their final examination in Mathematics. There are 49
respondents of this study coming from the Grade 10 – Duterte class of
Culianan National High School for school year 2019-2020.

The data for this study are the actual test results of students in the
final examination in Mathematics 10. This paper will use quartile, decile, and
percentile to compute and interpret data along with other statistical methods
such as frequency table, range, and class size or width.

Guide Questions:
1. What is the title of this mini-research proposal?
2. Who are the respondents of this study?
3. What data will be collected?
4. What measures of position and other statistical methods will be used in
analyzing the data collected?

What is Data Collection?

Data collection is the process by which the researcher collects the

information needed to answer the research problem. The task of data
collection begins after a research problem has been defined and a research
design has been outlined.

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Collecting data begins upon approval of the mini research title and after a research
problem has been defined. It is a process of collecting information from all the relevant
sources to find answers to research problem, test the hypothesis and evaluate the
outcomes.

Data collection method can be divided into two categories: secondary methods of data
collection and primary methods of data collection.

Primary data (Raw Data) are data that are collected by a researcher from first-hand
sources, using methods like questionnaires, interviews, or experiments. Primary data
collection methods can be divided into two groups: quantitative and qualitative. While
secondary data are gathered from studies, surveys, or experiments that have been
run by other people or and other researchers. The secondary data include magazines,
newspapers, books, or journals. It may either be published data like government
publications, public records, and historical documents or unpublished data like
unpublished biographies, diaries, and letters.

Quantitative data collection methods are based on mathematical calculations in

various formats. Methods of quantitative data collection and analysis include
questionnaires with closed ended questions, methods of correlation and regression,
mean, mode and median and others.

Qualitative research methods, on the contrary, do not involve numbers or

mathematical calculations. Qualitative research is closely associated with words,
sounds, feelings, emotions, colors, and other elements that are non-quantifiable.

There are three most commonly used methods in collecting primary data; namely,
interviews, questionnaires and observation. Interview method involves presentation of
oral-verbal stimuli and reply in terms of oral-verbal responses. The researcher
prepares series of questions prior to the scheduled interview and ensure that the
responses to the questions will generate information and data needed for the study.
Interview is a face-to-face encounter between the researcher and his respondents.

Observation method is a method of collecting data from the field with the help of
observation by the observer who personally go to the field.

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Steps for an Effective Questionnaire

C What is a Questionnaire?

A questionnaire is a research instrument that consists of a set of

questions or other types of prompts that aim to collect data from a respondent.

Questionnaire is another method in gathering primary data wherein the researcher

also prepares series of printed questions in a definite order or form. A questionnaire
is sent by mail or can be given personally to respondents with a request to answer the
questions and return the questionnaire. It is also important to inform the respondents
the scheduled retrieval of the questionnaire.

Guide for Formulating Questionnaire

In formulating the questionnaire, the following guides by Kornhauser and

Sheatsley will be most helpful.

a. Is the question necessary?

b. How will the question be useful in meeting the objectives of the study?
c. Are several questions needed on the subject matter of the questions?
d. Do respondents have the information necessary to answer the questions?
e. Does the question need to be specific, concrete and closely related to the
respondents’ personal experience?

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 f. Is the question so specific such that it elicits inaccurate or misleading
responses?
g. Is the question content biased or loaded in one direction?
h. Will the respondents give information that is asked for?

Here is an example of a Questionnaire for Mini-research.

MANICAHAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

Manicahan, Zamboanga City

QUESTIONNAIRE
I. Introduction

Dear ,

The Grade 10 students of Manicahan National High School is currently

working on a statistical mini-research as their final requirements in
Mathematics 10. With this, the group decided to choose you as our source of
information and data for the study. The title of our paper is “A mini-research
on student’s Body Mass Index (BMI) in Grade 10 level” Rest assured that
all information and data gathered from this questionnaire will be treated with
utmost care and confidentiality.

Thank you in advance and more power.

The researchers

II. Questions

Directions: Write your answer on the space provided after each question:

Question 1. How old are you?

Question 2: What is your height in meters?

Question 3: What is your weight in kilograms?

III. Demographic Data

Name (Optional):
Section: Time:

The primary data (raw data) gathered through the questionnaire can be organized and
presented using a table. Some researcher also uses graphs in summarizing their
research data.

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 Making inferences out of collected data are easier if these are organized
and presented in a frequency distribution table. This is usually done when the
data are in great numbers.

Find the Range.

STEP 1
𝑅𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑒 = 𝑙𝑎𝑟𝑔𝑒𝑠𝑡 𝑑𝑎𝑡𝑎 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒 − 𝑠𝑚𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑠𝑡 𝑑𝑎𝑡𝑎 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒
Determine the approximate number of classes using the sturges’
formula:
𝑘 = 1 + 3.3𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑁
STEP 2 Where, 𝑘 = approximate number of classes
𝑙𝑜𝑔 𝑁 = logarithm of the total number of observations or raw
data
Round off the value of k to the nearest integer.

Determine the class interval 𝑖.

STEP 3 𝑅𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑒
𝑖= , where 𝑖 > class interval
𝑘

Determine the classes starting with the lowest class. Use the smallest
quantity for the lower limit of the first class. If the data are whole
numbers, subtract 1 from the interval i, then add the difference to the
lower limit to obtain the upper limit of the first class. If the data are
decimal numbers, subtract 0.1 from the class interval size, if these data
STEP 4
are written to the nearest tenth. If they are written to the nearest
hundredths subtract 0.01. Add the interval i to the lower limit and the
upper limit of the first class to obtain the lower limit and upper limit of the
next class. Follow this procedure until a class that contains the largest
quantity is obtained.
STEP 5 Tally the quantities

STEP 6 Determine the frequency 𝑓 for each class by counting the tally.

Add the frequencies. The total frequency (∑ 𝑓) should be equal to the

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number of quantities in the set of data.

Class boundaries, are often described as true limits. These are needed in computing
for the measures of position. If the data are whole numbers, the lower boundary of a
class is 0.5 less than its lower limit, and its upper limit is 0.5 more than its upper limit.
If the data are rounded to the nearest tenths, the lower boundary is 0.05 less than its
lower limit, and its upper boundary is 0.05 more than its upper limit.

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 What’s More

ACTIVITY

Directions: Collect statistical data needed for a mini-research by following the given
steps below. Please use another sheet for this activity.

1. Develop a questionnaire based on a statistical mini-research question. (Follow

the given format below.)

Header

QUESTIONNAIRE
I. Introduction

II. Questions
Directions:

III. Demographic Data

2. Administer the questionnaire to at least 30 respondents. (You may administer

your questionnaire via e-mail or any online means e.g. facebook messenger)

3. Organize your data by creating a frequency distribution table. (Follow the

given format below)

Class Class Less Cumulative

Tally Frequency
Interval Boundaries Frequency

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 What I Have Learned
Directions: How well did you learn? Test your knowledge by filling in the graphic
organizer below:

WHAT I KNOW WHAT I LEARNED WHERE TO APPLY

• • •

• • •

• • •

• • •

What I Can Do
ACTIVITY 1: PONDER ON ME!

Directions: Read each question carefully and write your answer on a separate sheet.

1. What is the importance of gathering data in a statistical research?

2. Aside from questionnaires, what other statistical instruments can we use to

gather data? Identify at least one (1) and explain how it is used.

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 ACTIVITY 2: MODIFY OR NOT?

Directions: Modified True or False. Write T if the statement is true but if it’s false,
change the underlined word(s) to make the statement true. Write your
answer on a separate sheet of paper.
1. Quantitative data collection methods are based on words,
sounds, feelings, emotions, colors, and other elements that are
non-quantifiable.
2. Construction of Frequency Distribution is a process of collecting
information from all the relevant sources to find answers to
research problem, test the hypothesis and evaluate the outcomes.
3. Observation method is a method under which data from the field
is collected with the help of observation by the observer or
personally going to the field.
4. An Interview is a research instrument that consists of a set of
questions or other types of prompts that aims to collect information
from a respondent.
5. Questionnaire method involves presentation of oral-verbal
stimuli and reply terms of oral-verbal responses.

Additional Activities
Directions: Complete the crossword by filling in a word that fits each clue. Show your
answer on a separate sheet of paper:

ACROSS
1. These are data gathered from studies,
surveys, or experiments that have been run
References: by other people or for other research
3. Largest quantity - smallest quantity
“Methods of data collection,” Mu hammed
4. Data Konari,
collectionaccessed
through oral-verbal
June 26,stimuli.
2020,
www.slideshare.net/muhammedsabithk/ methods-of-data-collection-research-methodology
5. Raw data

“Questionnaire Example,” Oskar DOWN:

Blakstad, accessed June 26, 2020,
https://explorable.com/questionnaire-exa mple
2. Method of collecting data through
observation.
“What is Research,” Jonathan O’Donnell, accessed June 26, 2020,