Dame Diocesan School

NOTRE DAME OF MAASIM, INC.

Poblacion, Maasim, Sarangani Province
Government Recognition No. SP 405648-208 s. 2020
“We Serve for Mary”
MIDTERM EXAM IN PRACTICAL RESEARCH 2
MS. Ma. Catherine E. Paterno

Name: _________________________________________________________ Score: _________________

Section: __________________________________ Date: __________________
GENERAL INSTRUCTION: Pay close attention to the instruction and read them thoroughly. Answer honestly
and avoid erasure.
Multiple Choice (1 point each)
Directions: Read and analyze the statements below. Encircle the letter of the correct answer.
1. Which variable is manipulated by the researcher?
A. Extraneous variable C. Dependent variable
B. Independent variable D. Confounding variable
2. Which of the following is an example of a quantitative variable?
A. Plant variety C. Hair color
B. IQ D. Race
3. Which of the following is an example of qualitative variable?
A. Monthly sales C. gender
B. Basketball player number D. IQ
4. The variable is the presumed effect of the manipulation on the object/subject of the experiment
A. Extraneous variable C. Dependent variable
B. Independent variable D. Confounding variable
5. A type of variable that represent categories and can be ordered.
A. Nominal C. Ordinal
B. Discrete D. Ratio
6. What type of variable is characterized by evenly dispersed range of numbers?
A. Nominal C. Dichotomous
B. Interval D. Ratio
7. The variable that has potential effect on the dependent variables that are not part of the study.
A. Extraneous variable C. Dependent variable
B. Independent variable D. Confounding variable
8. A variable that is used to name, categorize, or label the attributes being measured.
A. Nominal C. Ordinal
B. Interval D. Ratio
9. What type of variable is gender?
A. Nominal C. Dichotomous
B. Interval D. Continuous
10. What type of variable is height of students before and after taking growth enhancers for 2 months?

A. Nominal C. Dichotomous
B. Interval D. Continuous

II. Fill in the blanks. (1 point each)

Directions: Read each item carefully and choose the correct answer inside the box. Write your answer on the
blanks provided.

Qualitative Variable Discrete Variables Intervals Ratio Continuous Variables

Internal Validity Variable Confounding Variable Ordinal Variable Nominal Variable

Independent Variable Quantitative Variable Extraneous Variable Dichotomous Variable Control Group

_________________________1. It is anything that has a quantity or quality that varies.

_________________________ 2. It is the accurate conclusion.
_________________________ 3. When the researcher fails to control the extraneous variable that it caused
considerable effect to the outcome, the extraneous variable becomes a…
_________________________ 4. It is an external factor that may affect the expected result of the experiment.
_________________________ 5. It is also defined as the presumed cause.
_________________________ 6. It is a variable that is also called as numerical variable.
_________________________ 7. It is also referred to as categorical variables are not expressed in numbers
but are descriptions or categories.
_________________________ 8. The response to a question can be either yes or no only.
_________________________ 9. This variable can have a qualitative or quantitative attribute and the variable
is ranked.
_________________________ 10. In this kind of qualitative variable that you may have more than two
categories of equivalent magnitude.
_________________________ 11. A quantitative variable that are countable whole numbers.
_________________________ 12. This quantitative variable takes fractional values that can either be a
positive or a negative.
_________________________ 13. These are quantitative variables where the interval or difference between
consecutive values are and meaningful, but the numbers are arbitrary.
_________________________ 14. A data where zero value is present.
_________________________ 15. In an experiment, a group does not receive intervention.
III Complete the table (20)

Directions: Identify the following variable as either qualitative or quantitative. Then, classify which specific
category they belong.

Data Type of variable Classification

(Qualitative/Quantitative) (Discrete, continuous, interval,
ratio, nominal, dichotomous,
ordinal)

Ex. Number of eggs laid by chickens Quantitative Discrete, interval

1. Amount of fertilizer given to

plants
2. Weight of Pechay harvested (in
grams)
3. Speed of car

4. Tomato plant variety

5. Color of alcohol packaging

(blue, orange, white, pink)
6. Educational level of parents
(high school grad, college
grad, MS, PhD)
7. Online seller satisfaction rating
(1-5 stars)
8. Cellphone brand

9. Number of Covid-19 positive

cases
10. Civil Status