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I. A research objective is presented. For each, identify the (A) population and (B) sample in the study. 1. A polling organization contacts 2141 male university graduates who have a white-collar job and asks whether or not they had received a raise at work during the past 4 months. A. Male university graduates who have a white collar job B: 2141 male university graduates who have a white-collar job

2. Every year the PSA releases the Current Population Report based on a survey of 50,000 households. The goal of this report is to learn the demographic characteristics, such as income, of all households within the Philippines. A. All households in the Philippines B. 50,000 households in the Philippines

II. Indicate whether the following statements require the use of descriptive or inferential statistics. ____ Descriptive_____1. A teacher wants to know the attitudes of all students towards abortion. ____ Descriptive_____2. A market analyst of a sales firm draws a chart showing the sales figures of a given product for the period 2006-2007. ____ Inferential_____3. A forecaster predicts the results of an election using the number of votes cast in 15 out of 25 barangays. ____ Inferential_____4. Men are better in math than women. ____ Descriptive_____5. Forty percent of the employees of an organization were recorded tardy for at least 15 working days. ____ Inferential_____6. There are very few gender-related occupations. ____ Inferential_____7. An account predicts accuracy rate of a client’s financial resources. ____ Descriptive_____8. A quality control manager wishes to check production output. ____ Descriptive_____9. Records indicated that 75% of the faculty in the graduate school are doctoral degree holders. ____ Inferential_____10. There is no relationship between educational qualification of parents and academic achievement of their children.

III. Identify the qualitative and quantitative variables and indicate the highest level of measurement required in each. If quantitative, classify whether discrete or continuous. _____ Qualitative - Nominal_________1. Occupation _____ Quantitative – Ratio - Discrete_____2. Number of government officials ____ Qualitative - Nominal_________3. Favorite color _____ Quantitative – Interval - Continuous__4. Temperature in Celsius degrees _____ Qualitative - Nominal_________5. Type of school ____ Quantitative – Ratio - Continuous_________6. Volume of mineral water sold daily _____ Qualitative - Nominal_________7. Employee number _____ Qualitative - Nominal_________8. Civil status _____ Qualitative - Nominal_______9. Zip code numbers _____ Qualitative - Nominal_________10. Brands of soft drinks _____ Qualitative - Ordinal_________11. Socioeconomic status _____ Qualitative - Nominal_________12. Status Employment _____ Quantitative – Ratio - Discrete_______13. Number of vehicles registered _____ Qualitative - Nominal_________14. Jersey Number _____ Quantitative – Ratio - Discrete_________15. Number of employees collecting retirement benefits from GSIS

IV. Determine if the source would be a primary or a secondary source. ____ Primary Source_____1. Government Records ____ Secondary Source_____2. Dictionary ____ Primary Source_____3. Artifact ____ Secondary Source_____4. A TV show explaining what happened in Philippines. ____ Primary Source_____5. Autobiography about Rodrigo Duterte. ____ Primary Source_____6. Enrile diary describing what he thought about the world war II. ____ Primary Source_____7. Audio and video recordings. ____ Primary Source_____8. Speeches ____ Secondary Source_____9. Newspaper ____ Secondary Source_____10. Review Articles...