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Formulating Simple Statistical Instruments

Data can be collected through surveys, observation, experimentation, and reviewing statistical publications. There are several methods for gathering data, including conducting interviews and questionnaires, observing events, experimenting, and recording vital events. Primary data is collected directly from original sources, while secondary data is gathered from existing sources like published materials. Common ways to present data include in textual, tabular, and graphical forms.

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Formulating Simple Statistical Instruments

Data can be collected through surveys, observation, experimentation, and reviewing statistical publications. There are several methods for gathering data, including conducting interviews and questionnaires, observing events, experimenting, and recording vital events. Primary data is collected directly from original sources, while secondary data is gathered from existing sources like published materials. Common ways to present data include in textual, tabular, and graphical forms.

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Formulating Simple Statistical Instruments

Data is a collection of facts or information.They


may be gathered using the following methods.
1. Conducting surveys –
a. interview method is done when a person
solicits information from another person (face-to-
face)
b. questionnaire method is done through the use
of printed questions regarding a certain matter
(pen and paper)
2. Observing the Outcomes of Events/
Observation- the person who gathers data is
called investigator while the person/object being
observed is called the subject.
3. Experimentation is used by physicists and
behavioral scientists in collecting data.
4. Reading Statistical Publication/ Registration
Method- refers to continuous, permanent,
compulsory recording of the occurrence of vital
events together with certain identifying or
descriptive characteristics concerning them
Collecting/Gathering Statistical Data
Collection- is the act or process of getting things
from different places and bring them together.
Data- information, statistics number, facts,
figures, and records that usually to calculate,
analyze or plan something.
Data collection- is the process of preparing and
collecting data.
Types of Data
a. Primary Data- is the data gathered directly from
an original source.
b. Secondary Data- is the data gathered from
secondary sources, such as books, journals,
magazines, or thesis of other researchers.
Different methods of gathering data
Interview
Observation
Experimentation
Questionnaire
Registration or Census
Sources of Data:
• Journals
• Newspapers
• Research papers
• Thesis or dissertations
Data Presentations:
a. Textual form- data are incorporated in the text
of the report.
b. Tabular form- data are presented in rows and
columns.
c.Graphical form- data are presented through
graphs and diagrams.

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