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Understanding Surveys in Data Collection

The document provides an overview of data collection in statistics, including definitions of key concepts such as population, sample, and variables. It outlines different types of data, including qualitative and quantitative variables, and describes various methods of data collection like surveys, interviews, and experiments. Additionally, it explains sampling techniques such as simple random sampling, stratified sampling, and systematic sampling.

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Understanding Surveys in Data Collection

The document provides an overview of data collection in statistics, including definitions of key concepts such as population, sample, and variables. It outlines different types of data, including qualitative and quantitative variables, and describes various methods of data collection like surveys, interviews, and experiments. Additionally, it explains sampling techniques such as simple random sampling, stratified sampling, and systematic sampling.

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DATA COLLECTION

1. Statistics is a branch of mathematics that deals with collecting, organizing, and


interpreting data to address a certain phenomenon.
Example: Marketing strategists use statistics to see the current market trend and
devise solutions on how companies could sell more of their products.
2. Population is the set of all possible cases from which data are collected.
Example: A study regarding the average height of students in a school requires the set
of all students studying in that school as its population.
3. Sample is a subset of the population under study.
Example: A study regarding the average height of students in a school may focus only
on the sample set of students in a single grade level studying in that school.
4. Variables are characteristics that vary over time from subject to subject.
Example: Consider a study regarding the influence of social media on students'
preferences in choosing a student leader. In this study, a researcher may include the
number of social media accounts per sample student as one of the variables. The
researcher can also choose the gender of the sample student as another variable.
5. Data Collection is the process of gathering data such as surveys, interviews, etc.
6. Sampling is the process of selecting subset of individuals or elements from a
larger population for study.

TYPES OF DATA
1. Qualitative Variable is a type of variable that focuses on the quality or
characteristics of each experimental unit.
Example: Civil Status, Gender, Color, Favorite Movie
2. Quantitative Variable is a type of variable that measures a numerical quantity on
each experimental unit.
Example: Age, Height, Weight, Daily Allowance

METHODS OF DATA COLLECTION


a. Surveys and Questionnaires:
Description: Surveys involve asking individuals a set of predetermined questions, often
in written form, to gather information about their opinions, behaviors, or characteristics.
b. Interviews:
Description: Interviews involve direct interaction between a researcher and a
participant, where questions are asked and responses are recorded.
c. Observations:
Description: Researchers directly observe and record behavior, events, or phenomena
without direct interaction with the participants.
d. Experiments:
Description: Researchers manipulate variables to observe the effect on the outcome.
Controlled conditions help establish cause-and-effect relationships.
e. Case Studies:
Description: In-depth examination of a single case or a small number of cases to gain
insights into complex phenomena.

SAMPLING TECHNIQUES
a. Simple Random Sampling: Every individual in the population has an equal
chance of being selected.
b. Stratified Sampling: Dividing the population into subgroups (strata) and then
randomly sampling from each subgroup.
c. Systematic Sampling: Selecting every nth individual from the population after a
random start.

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