Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region XI
Division of Island Garden City of Samal
TAGBITAN-AG NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

PRACTICAL RESEARCH 2 (QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH)

FINAL EXAMINATION

Name:__________________________ Score:_______________
Grade & Section:__________________

Instruction: Read each question carefully and circle the letter of the correct answer.

1. Myko wants to know which location in her apartment is best for growing roses. He has three
roses. He puts one on the balcony, one by the kitchen window, and one on the mantel in the
living room. Each plant has the same size pot and the same soil, and Myko gives each plant the
same amount of water. The 2 variables: location of plants and how the plants grow. Which one is
the independent variable (IV)?

a. location of plants b. how the plants grow c. both A & B d. All of the above

2. In an experimental design, the dependent variable is:

a. The one that is not manipulated and in which any changes are observed
b. The one that is manipulated in order to observe any effects on the other
c. A measure of the extent to which personal values affect research
d. An ambiguous concept whose meaning depends on how it is defined

3. The independent variable (IV) changes the dependent variable (DV).

a. True b. False c. Sometimes d. Maybe

4. Does heating a cup of water allow it to dissolve more sugar? The two variables are water and the
amount of dissolved sugar. What is the dependent variable (DV)?
a. Water temperature c. Both a & b
b. Amount of dissolved sugar d. None of the above

5. The changes that occur in an experiment that are directly caused by the experimenter (you) are
called___________.
a. Independent variables c. Controlled variables
b. Dependent variables d. None of these

6. This variable MUST be measurable.

a. Independent variable c. Controlled variable
b. Dependent variable d. None of these

7. The more time people spend using social media, the less they read books. Which of the following
is the independent variable?
a. Time on Social Media c. Social Media
b. Less books read d. Books

8. Taking a nap in the afternoon makes people more focused for the rest of the day. Which of the
following is the dependent variable?
a. Time c. Time spent napping in the afternoon
b. Focus d. Both A & C

9. Workers at a company were assigned to one of two conditions. One group completed a stress
management training program; another group of workers did not participate in the training. The
number of sick days taken by these workers was examined for the next two months. Which of the
following is the independent variable?
a. Stress Management Training c. Group of workers
b. Sick days taken d. Both A & B

10. Some elementary school teachers were told that a child's parents were college graduates, and
other teachers were told that the child's parents had not finished high school; they then rated the
child's grades. Which of the following is the dependent variable in this situation?
a. Education of parents c. Children's parents
b. Children's grades d. the children
11. Inday is planning to conduct a research study in order to study how Samaleño males older than
65 years old feel about technology. For this study, Inday will interview small groups of men in
several barangays across the Samal Island. The population for Inday's study is:
a. All Samaleño males
b. All males in the barangays where Inday conducts interviews
c. All Samaleño males older than 65 years of age
d. The population of Samal Island

12. Which of the following could be a sample for a study of the spending habits of high school
students in Samal Island?
a. The high school students in one particular district in Samal Island.
b. All of the high school students in Samal Island.
c. The high school students in one particular barangay in Samal Island.
d. The entire population of one particular district in Samal Island.

13. Delyn would like to study the similarities and differences between the practice regimes of athletes
at different socioeconomic levels. How would you expect Delyn to ideally approach her sample
selection?
a. By using a stratified sample of athletes that are divided by socioeconomic level.
b. By using a convenience sample that includes athletes of all socioeconomic levels.
c. By conducting a population study that does not use sampling.
d. By using a quota sample which would include athletes that are divided by socioeconomic
level.

14. Kenneth is conducting an experiment on training certain breeds of dogs. He wants to know how
long, on average, it would take to teach a Labrador to fetch an object. He gets a group of dogs to
conduct his experiment. Five of the dogs are Labradors and three of the dogs are Dalmatians.
What is the population and sample in this experiment?
a. The population is all Labradors, and the sample is the eight dogs that Kenneth trained
b. The sample is all Labradors, and the population is the five Labradors that Kenneth trained.
c. The sample is all Labradors, and the population is the eight dogs that Kenneth trained.
d. The population is all Labradors, and the sample is the five Labradors that Kenneth trained.

15. Why might a researcher use a sample rather than an entire population for their study?
a. Using a sample is more accurate than using an entire population.
b. Using a sample is more practical than using an entire population.
c. Using a sample is more respected than using an entire population.
d. Using a sample is more complicated than using an entire population.

16. Non-probability sampling techniques include all of the following except

a. Convenience sample c. Stratified sample
b. Judgment sample d. Quota sample

17. A researcher plans to conduct a survey. If the population on Samal Island is 1 million, which of
the following is the sample size if the margin of error is 25 percent?
a. 1597.44 people b. 1597 people c. 1596.44 people d. 1596 people

18. Suppose that you have a group of 1,000 city government employees and you want to survey
them to find out which tools are best suited to their jobs. You decide that you are happy with a
margin of error of 5%. Using Slovin's formula, you would be required to survey how many
people?
a. 285 b. 285.5 c. 286 d. 286.5

19. Which of the following illustrates a stratified random sampling?

a. b. c. d.

20. Which of the following illustrates a "snowball" sampling?

a. b. c. d.
21. A teacher wants to conduct an action research in order to determine the effectiveness of home-
based family counseling on the attendance of students. Of her 56 students, she has selected 20
whose residences are within a kilometer's radius from the school. What sampling technique did
the teacher use?
a. Stratified random sampling c. Quota sampling
b. Convenience sampling d. Snowball sampling

22. A researcher goes to the mall at 4:00 pm and interviews whoever she can find. What kind of
sampling technique did he perform?
a. Convenience sample c. Stratified random sample
b. Simple random sample d. Snowball sample

23. A researcher labels 852 pieces of paper with the names of the subjects, shuffles these in a hat,
and draws 100 to obtain his sample. Which sampling technique did he use?
a. Convenience sample c. Stratified random sample
b. Simple random sample d. Snowball sample

24. To study tooth decay, a researcher takes a sample at random but with the stipulation that all age
groups are represented proportionally. Which sampling technique did he use?
a. Convenience sample c. Stratified random sample
b. Simple random sample d. Snowball sample

25. Reymer wants to know the opinion of the students in Tagbitan-ag National High School about the
new uniform policy, so he uses the Facebook Messenger poll if the students would agree or
disagree about the new policy. What type of sampling technique did Reymer use?
a. Convenience sample c. Stratified random sample
b. Simple random sample d. Snowball sample

26. A marketing research agency was hired to test a new DVD player. Buyers rated it outstanding,
very good, fair or poor. The level of measurement for this experiment is ordinal.
a. True b. False c. Maybe d. Sometimes

27. Which of the following is an example of a continuous variable?

a. Family income c. Number of students in a statistics class
b. Zip codes of shoppers d. Rankings of baseball teams in a league

28. The incomes of a group of 50 loan applicants are obtained. Which level of measurement is
income?
a. Nominal b. Ordinal c. Interval d. Ratio

29. If Duterte, Roxas and other pollsters asked people to indicate their political party affiliation—
PDP-Laban, Liberal Party or Independent, the data gathered would be an example of which scale
of measurement?
a. Nominal b. Ordinal c. Interval d. Ratio

30. The members of each basketball team wear numbers on the back of their jerseys. What scale of
measurement are these numbers considered?
a. Nominal b. Ordinal c. Interval d. Ratio

31. An Agriculture class of 50 students evaluated the instructor using the following scale: superior,
good, average, poor, and inferior. The descriptive summary showed the following survey results:
2% superior, 8% good, 45 % average, 455 poor, and 0% inferior. Based on the survey results,
which of the following is the correct conclusion?
a. The instructor's performance was great
b. The instructor's performance was inferior because nobody voted for it
c. Most students rated the instructor as poor or average
d. No conclusion can be made

32. A questionnaire contained a question regarding marital status. The respondent checked either
single, married, divorced, separated, or widowed. What is the scale of measurement for this
questions?
a. Ratio b. Interval c. Ordinal d. Nominal

33. Shoe sizes, such as 7B, 10D, and 12EEE, are examples of what level of measurement?
a. Nominal b. Ordinal c. Interval d. Ratio

34. Discrete data is from qualities that can be________.

a. Measured b. Counted c. Both a & b d. None of these

35. Continuous data is from qualities that can be________.

a. Measured b. Counted c. Both a & b d. None of these
36. Which of these is NOT a continuous data?
a. A person's height each year
b. The volume of water in a swimming pool each day
c. Cars finished in a factory each day
d. A person's weight on each birthday

37. Which of these is not a discrete data:

a. Height of a sunflower as measured each day
b. How many students are absent from school each day
c. How many gadgets a business sell each day
d. The number of people who drive through a red light each hour during rush hour

38. Daily rainfall is an example of which type of data:

a. Discrete b. Continuous c. Both a & b d. None of these

39. The number of times that a cyclist rides over 45 kilometers each day is what type of data:
a. Discrete b. Continuous c. Both a & b d. None of these

40. The number of avocadoes produced by my avocado tree each is continuous data:
a. True b. False c. Sometimes d. Maybe

41. The average size of the avocado grown by my tree is continuous data:
a. True b. False c. Sometimes d. Maybe

42. The combined tonnage of mail passing each day through the local postal center is discrete data:
a. True b. False c. Sometimes d. Maybe

43. The number of items passing each day through the local postal center is discrete data:
a. True b. False c. Sometimes d. Maybe

44. What type of variable is the number of gallons of gasoline pumped by a filling station during a
day?
a. Qualitative b. Continuous c. Attribute d. Discrete

45. What type of variable is the number of robberies reported in your city?
a. Attribute b. Continuous c. Discrete d. None of these

46. The following is an example of what type of survey questions?

a. dichotomous survey question c. Rank order scaling question

b. Multiple choice survey question d. Rating scale question

47. Which of the following type of survey questions is illustrated in the box?

a. dichotomous survey question

b. Multiple choice survey question
c. Rank Order Scaling question
d. Rating scale question

48. The following is an example of what type of survey questions?

 a. dichotomous survey question c. Rank order scaling question
b. Multiple choice survey question d. Rating scale question

49. Which of the following type of survey question gives a person the chance to respond in detail as
illustrated inside the box below?
a. Closed-ended question
b. Open-ended question
c. Multiple choice survey
question
d. Rating scale question

50. The following is an example of what type of survey question?

a. dichotomous survey question c. Rank order scaling question

b. Multiple choice survey question d. Rating scale question

Good luck!