Chapter Test (QUAMET)

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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.
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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:
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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 ____________________________________________________
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c. Class size____________________________________________________
d. Less than cumulative frequency ________________________________________
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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
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b. Give the class boundaries, class marks, relative frequency, relative frequency
percentage, less than cumulative frequency, greater than cumulative frequency.
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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.
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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?
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