Which of the following activities are examples of data gathering? Check all that apply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A. Asking 500 telephone respondents what their favorite radio station is
B. Counting the votes in an election to determine the next mayor
C. Measuring the DCH (diameter chest-high) of 200 trees in a forest
D. Making a pie chart showing the kinds of cars owned by people in a sample of 1000
E. Finding the mean weight of heart-disease patients in a study<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Correct Answer and Explanation is:<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Correct Answers: A, B, and C<\/strong> This is data gathering<\/strong>. Here, the researcher is collecting primary data directly from individuals<\/strong> by asking a question. The responses are raw and unprocessed at the time they are recorded. This is a classic example of survey-based data collection<\/strong>, a widely used method in research and statistics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This is another clear example of data gathering. The act of counting votes<\/strong> is a direct form of collecting quantitative data. Each vote represents a unit of data. The counting process compiles that raw information to be further analyzed or summarized to identify an election winner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This is a form of field data collection<\/strong>. Researchers are physically measuring something (diameter) on each tree, creating a dataset that can later be used for analysis (e.g., estimating forest biomass). Again, this is unprocessed, raw data being collected from a sample.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This is not<\/strong> data gathering. This is data representation<\/strong> or data visualization<\/strong>. The data has already been gathered beforehand. The act of making a pie chart is a way to present the findings<\/strong> in a visual format, not to collect new data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This involves data analysis<\/strong>, not data collection. Calculating the mean (average) is a statistical operation<\/strong> performed on data that has already been gathered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Data gathering involves collecting raw data<\/strong>. It does not<\/strong> include summarizing (like finding an average) or representing data visually (like charts). Hence, the correct answers are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2705 A, \u2705 B, \u2705 C<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Which of the following activities are examples of data gathering? Check all that apply. A. 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These options involve data gathering<\/strong>\u2014the process of collecting raw, unprocessed information. Let\u2019s analyze each one to explain why it qualifies (or doesn’t) as data gathering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n\u2705 A. Asking 500 telephone respondents what their favorite radio station is<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n\u2705 B. Counting the votes in an election to determine the next mayor<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n\u2705 C. Measuring the DCH (diameter chest-high) of 200 trees in a forest<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n\u274c D. Making a pie chart showing the kinds of cars owned by people in a sample of 1000<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n\u274c E. Finding the mean weight of heart-disease patients in a study<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nSummary:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n