Department of Education

Leyte Division

4Th Quarter Exam in Practical Research 2

Direction: Multiple choice. Write only the letter of the correct answer.
1. A small portion of something that represent the whole thing
a. Sample b. Representative c. Part d. All of the above
2. The elements who are actually selected to participate or the subject of the study
a. Sample b. Representative c. Part d. All of the above
3. ______ occurs when every member of a population has an equal chance of being selected for a sample.
a. Area probability sampling c. Stratified random sampling
b. Simple random sampling d. Systematic sampling
4. Cluster sampling is often preferred to rather than random sampling strategies because it:
a. Can be used when a sampling frame is not available
b. Equally represents all groups in the population
c. Is more complicated than simple random sampling
d. Allows you to easily identify subgroups in the population
5. Convenience samples are frequently used in students research because they
a. Are preferred by instructors
b. Take less time and money
c. Yield representative samples
d. Are more appropriate for statistical analysis
6. Which of the following is a consequence of improperly collected data?
a. Accurate findings result in efficient use of resources
b. Ability to answer research questions accurately
c. Misleading other researchers to pursue fruitless avenues of investigation
d. Provides a reliable source of data on which to base public policy
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Nissan Toyota Honda Ford Suzuki

7. Which make of car was the most popular?

a. Nissan b. Toyota c. Ford d. Honda
8. Which two makes of car sold over 200 each?
a. Honda and Ford b. Ford & Toyota c. Toyota & Honda d. Nissan & Suzuki
9. Which was the lowest selling make?
a. Nissan b. Suzuki c. Honda d. Ford
Number of learners in a college over 5 years

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10. From the graph, what was the decrease in the number of learners between Years 1 and 2?
a. 10 b.15 c. 20 d. None of the above
11. Which of these statements best describes what is shown in the graph?
a. The number of learners has dropped significantly over the last five years.
b. There has been a small decrease in the number of learners over the last five years.
c. There has been no significant change in the number of learners in the last five years.
d. None of the above
12. Which type of graph uses pictures to represent a certain number of items?
 a. Circle graphs b. bar graph c. Pictograph d. Picture graph
13. Select the correct citation format for a source taken from a book
a. Physics and chemistry of the solar system. San Diego: Academic Press. Lewis, J.S. 1997.
b. Lewis, J.S. 1997. Physics and chemistry of the solar system. San Diego: Academic Press.
c. Physics and chemistry of the solar system. Lewis, J.S. 1997.
d. Lewis, J.S. Physics and chemistry of the solar system. San Diego; 1987
14. Select the correct citation format for a source taken from a web document
a. Overton, M. 2002. Agricultural revolution. Retrieved August 25, 2005 from
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/society_culture/industrialisation/agricultural_revolution
b. BBC. Agricultural revolution [Online]. Overton, M. 2002.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/society_culture/industrialisation/agricultural_revolution [Accessed: 25th August 2005].
c. Overton, M. Agricultural revolution [Online]. London: BBC. Accessed from
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/society_culture/industrialisation/agricultural_revolution
d. Overton, M. 2002. Agricultural revolution [Online]. London: BBC. Available at [Accessed: 25th August 2005].
15. You’re doing a paper on death and dying and in the course of your research you have talked to a family friend whose child
recently died. You want to include something she said to you, although it is not a quotation. Dou you have to reference this,
and if so, how would you do it?
a. Put a parenthetical note as follows: (J. Doe, personal communication, April q, 2004), but do not put it into the reference
list.
b. Since no one could check on this, and you are really putting it into your own words, it is not necessary to cite it at all.
c. It is sufficient to mention in your text that a friend had experienced this situation.
d. None of the above.
16. The benefits of using citation and the appropriate style are:
a. You are providing hard evidence or expert witnesses to support your argument.
b. You let your reader know that you are working within the academic tradition
c. You avoid charges of plagiarism
d. All of the above
17. You are guilty of plagiarism if you:
a. Make use of the works of others to gather information.
b. Use the work of another and misrepresent it as you own.
c. Make use of the works of others to support your own arguments.
d. Examine the ideas and arguments of others to help you shape your own thoughts or views on a particular issue.
18. Drawing information or content from the work of another without acknowledging the source by citing a reference is considered
to be plagiarism in all of the following cases except:
a. Using the exact words of the author.
b. Using data that the author has compiled through his/her independent investigation
c. Using information from the author’s work that is regarded as common knowledge in the discipline.
d. Reproducing in your paper a chart contained in the author’s work.
19. Paraphrasing too closely to the original text, even if you do credit the source, is still considered as plagiarism because:
a. By changing a few words or the order of the original words, you have changed the author’s exact words.
b. By not providing the exact words of the author in their entirety, you are attributing to the author some words that he/she
did not write.
c. You must never use the words of others when you are using their ideas.
d. You have failed to indicate, by means of direct quotation marks, which are the exact words of the original
20. Which among the following is the correct Slovin’s formula?
a. n = N / (1 + Ne2) b. n = N / k c. n = (N) (N) / 2Nn d. None of the choices
21. What is the correct sample size using Slovin’s formula if the total population is 1000?
a. 286 b. 285 c. 386 d. None of the choices
22. At the beginning of the year, hospitals are instructed to survey every 100th patient discharged.
a. Random sampling b. Systematic sampling c. Cluster sampling d. Stratified sampling
23. Interview the first 30 students who enter the school in the morning
a. Stratified b. Cluster c. Systematic d. Convenience
24. Assign each car in a dealership a number and then use a random number table to select the cars to be inspected.
a. Systematic
b. Simple random sampling
c. Convenience sampling
d. Stratified sampling

Prepared by:

DANILO B. CUMPIO