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Quizzes //
Sampling data in fieldwork
Test your knowledge of sampling data in fieldwork with this 15-question A level quiz.
If you haven't already done it, work through the unit on sampling data in fieldwork on the PowerPoint. Or look at it again to help fill any gaps in what you know!
HIGH SCORES
| Rank | Name | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | EAW | 30 |
| 2nd | GAM | 30 |
| 3rd | ADD | 30 |
| 4th | SDC | 30 |
| 5th | NDR | 30 |
| 6th | IVV | 30 |
| 7th | JCD | 30 |
| 8th | ESB | 30 |
| 9th | WNG | 30 |
| 10th | GLK | 30 |
QUIZZES // Sampling data in fieldwork
Q1. Which of the following is a valid reason to try to collect data from a whole population rather than just a sample of one?
If the method is known to create biased results
If two populations are being compared with each other
If the population is very small
If the population is very large
Q2. What is the minimum sample size to carry out a Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient test?
10 pairs of individuals
15 pairs of individuals
20 pairs of individuals
25 pairs of individuals
Q3. A sample should be _____________ the population being observed.
the same size as
half the size of
distinctly different from
representative of
Q4. When might it be useful to separate a sample into different classes?
When the sample is quite small
When carrying out a stratified sample of a population
If you are comparing one location with another
If you are comparing one time frame with another
Q5. A student carries out a questionnaire survey. They target respondents of different ages in proportions similar to the age profile of the town. This is an example of…?
Random sampling
Stratified sampling
Systematic sampling
Opportunistic sampling
Q6. A student wishes to sample some pieces of beach sediment. They throw an open square quadrat onto the beach surface and collect data from the sediment found in that square only. This is an example of…?
Random sampling
Stratified sampling
Systematic sampling
Opportunistic sampling
Q7. A student needs to carry out a housing survey throughout a residential area. To save time they decide to only survey every third house along a street. This is an example of…?
Random sampling
Stratified sampling
Systematic sampling
Opportunistic sampling
Q8. An advantage of using systematic sampling is that…?
The researcher can react to the condition of the field location as they experience it
It requires you to know nothing of the population or fieldwork location in advance
It is difficult to inadvertently create researcher bias
The sample is truly representative of the characteristics of the population
Q9. The main advantage of using opportunistic sampling is that…?
The researcher can react to the condition of the field location as they experience it
It requires you to know nothing of the population or fieldwork location in advance
It is difficult to inadvertently create researcher bias
The sample is truly representative of the characteristics of the population
Q10. The main advantage of using stratified sampling is that…?
The researcher can react to the condition of the field location as they experience it
It requires you to know nothing of the population or fieldwork location in advance
It is difficult to inadvertently create researcher bias
The sample is truly representative of the characteristics of the population
Q11. The main advantage of using random sampling is that…?
The researcher can react to the condition of the field location as they experience it
It requires you to know nothing of the population or fieldwork location in advance
It is difficult to inadvertently create researcher bias
The sample is truly representative of the characteristics of the population
Q12. A student chooses the location of an environmental quality survey by selecting a random road junction on a map of a town. This is an example of…?
Point sampling
Line sampling
Polygon sampling
A combination of two of the above
Q13. A student chooses transects on a map along which they will continuously measure decibel readings. This is an example of…?
Point sampling
Line sampling
Polygon sampling
A combination of two of the above
Q14. A student chooses the location of individual vegetation surveys (using a quadrat) along a transect marked out across a sane dune. This is an example of…?
Point sampling
Line sampling
Polygon sampling
A combination of two of the above
Q15. Which of the following data collection techniques is likely to work best with snowball sampling?
Key player interviews
Sites and services surveys
Meteorological data readings
Soil infiltration surveys
Finished!
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