Methods Of Data Collection Quiz 7 (30 MCQs)

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1. An experiment in which neither the subjects nor the people who work with them know which treatment each subject is receiving is called
2. If you wanted to determine if computer games are more effective than paper and pencil drills for children learning the multiplication tables, what is the best data collection method?
3. Requires the person completing the questionnaire to compare a list of the same type of items, then rank those items in order
4. A mathematics teacher wants to see how much time pressure affects student scores on a quiz. She divides her 170 students into two groups and then gives the same quiz to each group. One group must finish the quiz within 10 min and the other group has no time limit for completing the quiz.
5. Mrs. Gilmore samples her class by selecting 5 girls and 7 boys. This type of sampling is called?
6. A mayor wanted to see if the people in his town thought he was doing a good job. Which choice best represents a sample?
7. Which data collection method would you use to collect data for this study? A study of the effect of eating oatmeal on lowering blood pressure.
8. It involves an intensive interaction between the researcher and the subjects or participants.
9. Which data collection method would you use to collect data for this study? A study of how fourth grade students solve a puzzle.
10. Estimate the number of students in your school who play video games more than 10 hours per week.
11. The seniors at Kennedy High School are going to vote where the senior trip should be. The Teachers need 100 votes before they can make a final decision. Identify the population.
12. What kind of data are contained in the census of population and national income estimates, for the government?
13. Our school librarian Mrs. Grambling wants to determine how many students use the library on a regular basis. What type of sampling method would she use if she chose to select every 3rd student who enters the library on a particular day.
14. Find the mean of the following set:10, 9, 7, 8, 7, 7
15. Instructors teaching research methods are interested in knowing what study techniques their students are utilizing. Rather than assessing all students, the researchers randomly select 4 sections and interview all students in those chosen sections.
16. The Human Resources director decides to take a poll on the current dress code at work. He puts all the employee names in a random generator program, selects 25 names, and emails those 25 employees a survey.
17. Under which method, chits are taken to collect a sample?
18. Which method of collection of data covers the widest area?
19. A conversation between two people in which questions are asked
20. When looking at types of behaviour, what does 'spatial' mean?
21. Data must be ..... to become information
22. In a local community, 3 different Publix stores are chosen randomly, out of all 15 Publix stores in the community, and the salaries of all 3 employees in those 3 stores are used as data. Is an example of what sampling technique?
23. Which of the following is not a method of primary data collection?
24. It is commonly used in presenting qualitative data
25. What should you use when determining the number of people who want hot dogs at your cookout?
26. The purpose of this question is to understand what would motivate people to start composting.Which question meets this purpose?
27. Which is an example of a marketing-research method that is used to collect primary data?
28. Which of the following is NOT a type of primary data collection method?
29. Students in a science class record the behavior of their class pet by looking at the pet's behavior.What type of data collection method is this?
30. What kind of sampling technique is the following:List the names of all the students alphabetically and contact the parent of every 10th student.