Types of Data Sources in Research

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Which method of collecting data involves obtaining data from respondents personally or through face-to-face interaction?

Record Review

Experimental Method

Observation Method

Interview or Direct Method (correct)

What is the questionnaire or Indirect Method in data collection characterized by?

Reviewing existing records

Using words and sentences to present data

Making observations and watching respondents

Prearranged questions given to respondents (correct)

Which method of data collection focuses on watching respondents and making observations?

Observation Method (correct)

Record Review

Interview or Direct Method

Experimental Method

In data collection, which method is used by researchers who want to understand the cause and effect of their study?

Experimental Method Signup and view all the answers

Which method of collecting data involves reviewing existing records or reports of an agency or person?

Record Review Signup and view all the answers

How are data presented in the textual form according to the text?

Using words and sentences Signup and view all the answers

What is tabulation?

Organizing data using rows and columns Signup and view all the answers

Which part of a table indicates clearly what the data are all about?

Title Signup and view all the answers

What form of data organization arranges data according to the letters of the alphabet?

Alphabetical form Signup and view all the answers

How are numerical data arranged in Ranked Form?

Descending or ascending order Signup and view all the answers

What does Stub describe in a table?

Data found in the row Signup and view all the answers

How is tabulated data presented in tabular form?

Using rows and columns Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus of descriptive statistics?

Describing and drawing conclusions about a population Signup and view all the answers

Which term refers to the complete set of data characterizing a phenomenon?

Population Signup and view all the answers

What does a statistic or estimate represent?

A descriptive measure of a sample Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus of inferential statistics?

Making inferences about a population from a sample Signup and view all the answers

What term refers to a part or portion of a population?

Sample Signup and view all the answers

What does a variable refer to in the context of statistics?

The general characteristic of a sample or population being observed Signup and view all the answers