CHECKING YOUR UNDERSTANDING
Choose the letter of the correct answer. Then write it on a separate sheet of
paper
1. Which of these is a data collection method?
A. watching TV
C. survey
B. writing letters
D. observation
2. This is where a researcher asks participants brief, but specific questions to
understand the participant's view on a topic.
A research
C. Interview
B. questions
D, survey
3. What can we use to gather primary data?
A. newspaper
C. thesis
B. logbooks
D. experiments
4. A census is the procedure of systematically enumerating and acquiring and
recording information about the members of a given population. What data
collection method it is?
A. experimental method
C. Interview method
B. registration method
D. questionnaire method
5. 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,​