PROCEDURES FOR

DATA COLLECTION
Included in this section
should be:
• How many persons were
in the sample
• The gender
• Age group
• Area of residence/class
in the school/ from
which the sample was
selected
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COLLECTION
Explanation of how the information was
received from the sample

• I. How the sample was selected (that is

how the persons were chosen to answer
questionnaires or to be interviewed were
selected).

• RANDOM - everyone in the “population has

an equal chance of being selected.

• STRATIFIED - the whole group is divided into

separate sub-groups, which are then sampled
(randomly) separately.

• QUOTA - the researcher decides what group

he/she is interested in, then takes a certain
number (or quota) from each group.

• II. The “population” can be sampled by

age, gender, ethnicity, location or section of
country (if applicable).
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COLLECTION
• III. Whether the questionnaire was
pre-tested - sample
questionnaires/interview schedules
were given to a few individuals from
the selected population to be
questioned for feedback.
•
• IV. Duration of data collection - how
long it took to collect the data,
information, or questionnaire or to do
the interviews.
•
• The actual number given out (no less
than 25 and no more than 30)

• Explain how you got the information

from the respondents.
 PRESENTATION OF DATA
• The results received from the data must be presented in
graphic form or if applicable in written form. This must be
presented in THREE (3) different ways.

• The following ways in which data can be presented are:

• TABLES - e.g. number of times a certain response was given
to a particular question.
• GRAPHS - Line, Bar or Histograms to summarize numerical
data.
• PIE CHARTS
• SKETCHES
• PHOTOGRAPHS
• MAPS (if location/physical setting is important, may support
any verbal/written description)
• DIAGRAMS
• PHOTOGRAPHS
• TEXT or PROSE may also be used to present your data
• CHARTS
• The above may be computer generated, if no computer is
used please go to the teacher to receive instructions on
how to present your data.

• Whatever method chosen all must be appropriate, well

labeled and accurate. You must present your data as
clearly and well organised as possible.
 PRESENTATION OF DATA
• The results received from the data must be
presented in graphic form or if applicable in
written form. This must be presented in
THREE (3) different ways.

• The following ways in which data

can be presented are:
• TABLES - e.g. number of times a
certain response was given to a
particular question.
• GRAPHS - Line, Bar or Histograms
to summarize numerical data.
• PIE CHARTS
• SKETCHES
• PHOTOGRAPHS
 PRESENTATION OF DATA
• MAPS (if location/physical setting
is important, may support any
verbal/written description)
• DIAGRAMS
• PHOTOGRAPHS
• TEXT or PROSE may also be used
to present your data
• CHARTS
• The above may be computer generated, if
no computer is used please go to the
teacher to receive instructions on how to
present your data.

• Whatever method chosen all must be

appropriate, well labeled and accurate. You
must present your data as clearly and well
organised as possible.