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Topic 1 - Methods of Data Collection SAQ Situation Method To Be Used Justification

This document discusses methods of data collection and planning surveys. It provides examples of situations where different data collection methods would be appropriate, such as using questionnaires when collecting opinions from a large population due to lower cost and time efficiency. The document also discusses the advantages and disadvantages of questionnaires, the importance of validating questionnaires to ensure quality and reliability of research, and identifying activities that must be accomplished before preparing a budget for a survey.

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Topic 1 - Methods of Data Collection SAQ Situation Method To Be Used Justification

This document discusses methods of data collection and planning surveys. It provides examples of situations where different data collection methods would be appropriate, such as using questionnaires when collecting opinions from a large population due to lower cost and time efficiency. The document also discusses the advantages and disadvantages of questionnaires, the importance of validating questionnaires to ensure quality and reliability of research, and identifying activities that must be accomplished before preparing a budget for a survey.

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Topic 1 – Methods of Data Collection

SAQ
Situation Method to be used Justification
1. Opinion of the  Questionnaire  Questionnaire is one method that can be
Rizalenos on the  Interview effectively used since it is cheaper and quicker
performance of the to gather information from a sample population
Rizal provincial over the whole population.
government.  Interview can also be utilized to an extent per
municipality/city but it is not preferrable in terms
of time factor.
2. Examination on the  Experimental  This will be experimental method since there
performance of rice method will be a usage of both independent and
varieties on irrigation dependent variables in a few trials to attain the
methods. answers for the research questions will less
bias and more valid.
3. Improvement on the  Process  I believe process analysis fits this one since this
process and flow of analysis method will enable us to analyze how each
operation in a farm activities flows, and the capacity of each
shop. process to identify which process is most and
least preferrable.
4. Key individuals with  Focus group  Focus group discussion can be used here since
the same interests discussion this method is usually used for gaining data
were invited to share about a specific topic. Since the situation
their ideas/opinions suggests that they are individuals with the
with a facilitator. same interests, their line of conversation would
mostly flow in one direction. Hence, there will
be no fear for prejudice or being judged since
they can talk more freely which then enables
their thoughts and feelings to be make used of
for a particular subject.
5. Researchers visit a  Observation  Since the situation aims to find how several
community and method activities are done, the method to be used can
observe the different be observation method since it aims to answer
activities being how- or what- type of questions. Through this,
undertaken. the researchers will gain insight of how things
are done in a particular setting which will
enable them to understand the community in a
more detailed way.
6. A group of people  Participatory  I think the participatory rural appraisal fits the
within a community rural appraisal situation since this method accounts the
assesses their issues possibility of people having multiple
and concerns to perspectives that exists within the group that
prioritize actions to be could be utilized for the local community’s
done. solutions. That way, the result will be a
common perspective aimed for a more specific-
based community action plan from diversified
ideas.

Topic 2 – Planning and Conducting Surveys


SAQ
1. What are the advantages and disadvantages of using a questionnaire in doing a
survey?
The advantages of using a questionnaire as an instrument to gather data is that it
will not be costly and can obtain large data over many people in just a short period of
time, also there will be no need to additional support in obtaining the data since the
researchers themselves can take care of the data gathering. After it, the results can be
easily put into software like Excel and use appropriate statistical tools for its intended
purpose. The results can be compared to other past research that tackles the same
setting or subject.
However, the disadvantages rely mostly on the respondents themselves. Their
motivation to answer may vary, some can be more honest than others, some can be
more forgetful than others, and others may interpret the question differently. So, the
effort put in the answers differs from every respondent. Moreover, it cannot exactly
explain as to why a phenomenon happens but rather the researchers can only infer
conclusions from the data analysis which most answers came from a stimulus of the
respondents.
Lastly, other factors such as proper sampling population and how the questions
are presented can prove either advantageous or disadvantageous depending on how
the questionnaire is made.

2. Why is validation of questionnaire important?


If the questionnaire lacks validity, not only it sacrifices the quality of research, but
also the degree to which gathered data to be used for interpretation cannot be fully
utilized for its intended purpose. That is why the validation of a questionnaire is
absolutely important in a sense that it will make the gathered data more accurate,
hence, it does not sacrifice the quality of the research.
Validating a questionnaire can help the research become more reliable since
they are very much related to each other in making good research. If the validity of a
questionnaire is accurate, and if the questionnaire is used repeatedly and shows a
consistency in its measurements, it means that the questionnaire is reliable as well.

3. In doing a survey, which should be done first, budget preparation or identification of


activities that must be accomplished? Explain.
The activities to be accomplished must be identified first such as selecting the
respondents as well as the area on where the respondents can be found or where to
conduct the survey so that the researchers can gauge how much budget should be
prepared for the overall process of surveying and assign the proper spending of budget
in each of its phase or category like preparing the survey copies for how many amounts,
money for transportation, and for the supplies and materials, and possible extra work
efforts.

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