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    1. The document contains a chapter test on quantitative methods with 9 multiple choice and short answer questions. 2. The questions cover topics like classifying research methods, identifying appropriate data collection methods, sample selection procedures, and constructing and interpreting frequency distributions and histograms. 3. One question provides data on the number of students at a university classified by their type of residence and asks how a researcher would select a random sample from this group.

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    Chapter Test (QUAMET)

    Name:__________________________Course:______________Date:_________Score:_____

    Exercises 1: Answer the following activities.


    1. Classify each of the following as a survey, an experiment, or an observation method.
    a. Local TV network asked voters to indicate whom they voted as they exited the
    polling booth. _________
    b. A private hospital divides terminally ill patient into two groups, with one group
    receiving medication A and the other group receiving medication B. after a month,
    they measured each subject’s improvement. _________
    c. A researcher investigates the level of pollution in key points in Dapitan City by
    setting up pollution measuring devices at selected intersections. _________
    d. The JRMSU administration asked students whether they are willing to have an
    increase in laboratory fees if there is an upgrade of computers. _________
    2. What method of data collection is most appropriate for the following cases?
    a. Studying two groups of patients and determining if exercise lowers the blood
    pressure. _________
    b. The Department of Health monitors and evaluates the benefits of the family
    planning methods given to a certain community. _________
    c. A non-government organization compares the household expenditures of two
    districts in Quezon City. _________
    d. A group of medical intern students studies the effects of laughter to patients in a
    hospital. _________
    e. A social welfare organization gathers information on hospital patients with mental
    disorders. _________
    3. Identify the sample selection procedure used in each of the following cases:
    a. A survey obtained a sample or laborers by first classifying the different areas as
    either rural or urban. After which, a sample of laborers was taken from each area.
    b. To select a sample of households in a province, a sample of provinces were
    selected, then a sample of municipalities were chosen from each of the selected
    provinces, then a sample of barangays were chosen each of the selected
    municipality, and then all households in the selected barangays were included.
    c. A study selected a sample of municipalities from every province in the country and
    included all child laborers in the selected municipalities.
    d. In the game of lotto, they select six balls from a container with 42 balls.
    e. A car manufacturer conducts quality checking on every 20th car in the production
    line from the random start.
    4. At Jose Rizal Memorial State University, students may be classified according to their type
    of residence as follows:
    Type of Residence Number of Students
    Regular campus dormitory 1,380
    Boarding house 820
    Lodging house 4,260
    Private Residence 6,300
    Source: Unknown
    If a researcher wants to select a random sample from this group, outline the sampling
    procedure that he/she should use to ensure a representative sample.
    5. What are the different methods of non-probability sampling? Give illustration for each
    method.
    a. _____________________________
    ____________________________________________________________
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    __________________________________________________________________
    ______.
    b. _____________________________
    ____________________________________________________________
    __________________________________________________________________
    __________________________________________________________________
    __________________________________________________________________
    ______.
    c. _____________________________
    ____________________________________________________________
    __________________________________________________________________
    __________________________________________________________________
    __________________________________________________________________
    ______.
    d. _____________________________
    ____________________________________________________________
    __________________________________________________________________
    __________________________________________________________________
    __________________________________________________________________
    ______.
    6. For each of the following studies, identify the non-probability sampling method used:
    a. Among his friends and acquaintances, a political analyst selects 30 administration
    members, 20 opposition members, and 25 businesspersons to get their opinions
    regarding the financial crisis. Answer: __________________________________
    b. A diaper company intercepts any shopper buying diapers in a supermarket to
    determine their preference in buying diapers. Answer:______________________
    c. A medical scientist studies the patients afflicted with dengue fever confined in PGH
    to determine the hygiene practices of dengue victims in the country. Answer:
    ______________________________________________
    7. Data on weight (in kilos) are grouped into a classification having as class limits: 10.00-
    14.99, 15.00-19.99, 20.00-24.99, 25.00-29.99, 30.00-34.99. Determine the following:
    a. Class boundaries ____________________________________________________
    b. Class marks____________________________________________________
    c. Class size____________________________________________________
    d. Less than cumulative frequency ________________________________________
    e. Greater than cumulative frequency______________________________________
    8. The following data represent the price of 30 different types of notebooks.
    38.12 64.76 34.29 44.37 56.29
    63.10 45.45 66.25 58.96 38.95
    39.42 55.50 46.35 38.78 66.91
    53.50 43.15 67.29 45.26 44.32
    34.07 45.05 44.13 67.69 45.65
    66.55 62.13 36.87 45.77 43.89

    Using 7 intervals with 34.00 as the lower-class limit of the first class;
    a. Construct a frequency distribution table
    Answer:
    __________________________________________________________________
    __________________________________________________________________
    __________________________________________________________________
    __________________________________________________________________
    __________________________________________________________________
    __________________________________________________________________
    __________________________________________________________________
    __________________________________________________________________
    __________________________________________________________________
    __________________________________________________________________
    b. Give the class boundaries, class marks, relative frequency, relative frequency
    percentage, less than cumulative frequency, greater than cumulative frequency.
    __________________________________________________________________
    __________________________________________________________________
    __________________________________________________________________
    __________________________________________________________________
    __________________________________________________________________
    __________________________________________________________________
    __________________________________________________________________
    __________________________________________________________________
    __________________________________________________________________
    __________________________________________________________________
    c. Plot the frequency histogram
    __________________________________________________________________
    __________________________________________________________________
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    __________________________________________________________________
    __________________________________________________________________
    __________________________________________________________________
    __________________________________________________________________
    __________________________________________________________________

    9. The table below summarizes the comparative figures of foreign and domestic tourist
    arrivals in the Philippines for the first half of years 2002 and 2003.
    category year 2002 year 2003

    Foreign 134,970 122,507

    Domestic 286,422 304,735

    total 421,392 427,242

    Source: Office of Tourism Information (2003)


    From the above table, do the following:
    a. Calculate the percentage of foreign and domestic tourists for the two given years.
    Answer:
    _____________________________________________________________________
    _____________________________________________________________________
    _____________________________________________________________________
    _____________________________________________________________________
    _____________________________________________________________________
    _____________________________________________________________________
    _____________________________________________________________________
    _____________________________________________________________________
    b. What is the rate of increase/decrease in the tourist’s arrivals from year 2002 to 2003
    a. Among foreign arrivals? Among domestic arrivals? Both foreign and domestic
    arrivals?
    Answer:
    _____________________________________________________________________
    _____________________________________________________________________
    _____________________________________________________________________
    _____________________________________________________________________
    _____________________________________________________________________
    _____________________________________________________________________

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