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Activities/Assessments 2:: Determine The Type of Sampling. (Ex. Simple Random Sampling, Purposive Sampling)

This document contains information about activities and assessments related to sampling methods and determining primary and secondary sources. It provides 10 examples of potential data sources and asks the reader to identify if each would be a primary or secondary source. It also provides two problems to calculate minimum sample sizes needed for estimating proportions within a population with a given level of confidence and precision. Finally, it lists 10 sampling situations and asks the reader to identify the type of sampling method used in each, such as simple random sampling or purposive sampling.

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Activities/Assessments 2:: Determine The Type of Sampling. (Ex. Simple Random Sampling, Purposive Sampling)

This document contains information about activities and assessments related to sampling methods and determining primary and secondary sources. It provides 10 examples of potential data sources and asks the reader to identify if each would be a primary or secondary source. It also provides two problems to calculate minimum sample sizes needed for estimating proportions within a population with a given level of confidence and precision. Finally, it lists 10 sampling situations and asks the reader to identify the type of sampling method used in each, such as simple random sampling or purposive sampling.

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ACTIVITIES/ASSESSMENTS 2:

I. Determine if the source would be a primary or a secondary source.

______________1. Government Records

______________2. Dictionary

______________3. Artifact

______________4. A TV show explaining what happened in Philippines.

______________5. Autobiography about Rodrigo Duterte.

______________6. Enrile diary describing what he thought about the world war II.

______________7. Audio and video recordings

______________8. Speeches

______________9. Newspaper

______________10. Review Articles

II. Determine the sample size of the following problems. 5 points each. Show your solution.

1. 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.

2. 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 precision level is 0.05

II. Determine the type of sampling. (ex. Simple Random Sampling, Purposive Sampling)
______________1. To determine customer opinion of its boarding policy, Southwest Airlines
randomly selects 60 flights during a
______________2. A member of Congress wishes to determine her constituency’s opinion
regarding estate taxes. She divides her constituency into three income classes: lowincome
households, middle-income households, and upper-income households. She then takes a simple
random sample of households from each income class.
______________3. The presider of a guestlecture series at a university stands outside the
auditorium before a lecture begins and hands every fifth person who arrives, beginning with the
third, a speaker evaluation survey to be completed and returned at the end of the program.
______________4. 24 Hour Fitness wants to administer a satisfaction survey to its current
members. Using its membership roster, the club randomly selects 40 club members and asks
them about their level of satisfaction with the club.
______________5. A radio station asks its listeners to call in their opinion regarding the use of
U.S. forces in peacekeeping missions.
______________6. A tax auditor selects every 1000th income tax return that is received.
______________7. For a survey, a sample of municipalities was selected from every province in
the country and included all child laborers in the selected municipalities.
______________8. To determine his DSL Internet connection speed, Shawn divides up the day
into four parts: morning, midday, evening, and late night. He then measures his Internet
connection speed at 5 randomly selected times during each part of the day.
______________9. A college official divides the student population into five classes freshman,
sophomore, junior, senior, and graduate student. The official takes a simple random sample
from each class and asks the members opinions regarding student services.
______________10. In the game of lotto, 6 balls are selected from a container with 42 balls.

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