Republic of the Philippines

POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES

EXERCISES

A. Identify the sample selection procedure used in each of the following cases:
1. A tax auditor selects every 1000th income tax return that is received.
2. 12 people are randomly selected to serve as jurors from a jury pool of 150 people.
3. 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 from each of the selected municipality, and all households in the
selected barangays were included.
4. For a survey, a sample of municipalities was selected from every province in the country and
included all child laborers in the selected municipalities.
5. In the game of lotto, 6 balls are selected from a container with 42 balls.

B. Answer the following questions.

1. A population of size 800 is divided into 3 strata of sizes 300, 200, 300 respectively. A
stratified sample size of 160 is to be drawn from the population. Determine the sizes of the
samples from each stratum under proportional allocation.
2. There are 50 houses in a street. Select a sample of10 houses for a particular study using
systematic sampling.
3. List down sample research problems that make use of non-probability sampling techniques?
4. Why do researchers prefer the use of probability sampling techniques?
5. Give at least two example of multistage sampling.
6. A dermatologist wishes to estimate the proportion of young adults who apply sunscreen
regularly before going out in the sun in the summer. Find the minimum sample size required
to estimate the proportion with precision of 3%, and 90% confidence.
7. The administration at a college wishes to estimate, the proportion of all its entering freshmen
who graduate within four years, with 95% confidence. Estimate the minimum size sample
required. Assume that the population standard deviation is σ = 1.3 and margin of error is
0.4.
8. An economist wishes to estimate the mean time that employed persons spend commuting
each day, with 95% confidence. Assuming a population of 2500, estimate the minimum size
sample required.