CHAPTER 8

DETERMINING SAMPLE SIZE

 SLOVIN’S FORMULA

• is used to calculate the sample size (n) given the

population size (N) and the margin of error (e). It is a
random sampling technique formula to estimate
sampling size.
  

Where:
n = a sample size
N = population size
e = desired margin of error (standard is 5% or 0.05)
 Example #1
For instance, in your research, if the population is 1000 and the margin of error
you allow is 5%, what is your representative sample.

GIVEN: N= 1000 SOLVE: n

e= 0.05
 
Using the Slovin’s Formula.
 
     
Subtitute all the given.
However, our sample size is 286.
 
 Example #2
A researcher wants to study the academic performance in mathematics of
students in a certain school. The school has a population of 1200 students. If
the researcher allows a margin of error of 5% how many students must be
include in his shape?
GIVEN: N= 1200 SOLVE: n
e= 0.05
 
Using the Slovin’s Formula.
 
     
Subtitute all the given.

  However, our sample size is 300.

 Likert Scale

is a psychometric scale commonly involved in

research that employs questionnaires. It is the most
widely used approach to scaling responses in survey
research. The scale is named after its inventor,
psychologist Rensis Likert.
The format of a typical five level likert item,
for example could be:
1. Strongly disagree
2. Disagree
3. Neither agree nor disagree
4. Agree
5. Strongly agree
Average Weighted Mean – is used to calculate the outcome of a
survey that was conducted to determine the views of the
respondents.
The following formula is used to calculate the AWM:
 

Where: AWM – Average weighted mean Likert Scale:

 
TWM – Total weighted mean
n – number of respondents
p – percentage
Likert Scale:
 
Example #1
Books Affect the Academic Performance of Students.
(n=150) STATEMENT STATISTICAL MEASUERE TWM AWM INTERPRET
ATION
5 4 3 2 1

  Books help me to retain 75 46 24 3 2

learning
50% 30.7% 16% 2% 1.3%
Books are good 57 52 35 5 1
alternatives than note
taking.
38% 34.7% 23.3% 3.3% 0.7%
Books are essential in 48 57 40 4 1
making homework.
32% 38% 26.7% 2.7% 0.7%
It is easy to find answers 42 53 42 13 0
in a book.
28% 35.3 28% 8.7% 0%
Students can access 45 %62 33 4 6
information in the
books easily.
30% 41.3% 22% 2.7% 4%
COMPOSITE MEAN
 Example #1
Books Affect the Academic Performance of Students.
(n=150) STATEMENT STATISTICAL MEASUERE TWM AWM INTERPRET
ATION
5 4 3 2 1
  Books help me to retain 75 46 24 3 2 639
learning
50% 30.7% 16% 2% 1.3%
Books are good 57 52 35 5 1 609
alternatives than note
taking.
38% 34.7% 23.3% 3.3% 0.7%
Books are essential in 48 57 40 4 1 597
making homework.
32% 38% 26.7% 2.7% 0.7%
It is easy to find answers 42 53 42 13 0 574
in a book.
28% 35.3 28% 8.7% 0%
Students can access 45 %62 33 4 6 586
information in the
books easily.
30% 41.3% 22% 2.7% 4%
COMPOSITE MEAN
Example #1
Books Affect the Academic Performance of Students.
(n=150) STATEMENT STATISTICAL MEASUERE TWM AWM INTERPRET
ATION
5 4 4 2 1
 
Books help me to retain 75 46 24 3 2 639 4.26
learning
50% 30.7% 16% 2% 1.3%
Books are good 57 52 35 5 1 609 4.06
alternatives than note
taking.
38% 34.7% 23.3% 3.3% 0.7%
Books are essential in 48 57 40 4 1 597 3.98
making homework.
32% 38% 26.7% 2.7% 0.7%
It is easy to find answers 42 53 42 13 0 574 3.83
in a book.
28% 35.3 28% 8.7% 0%
Students can access 45 %62 33 4 6 586
information in the 3.91
books easily.
30% 41.3% 22% 2.7% 4%
COMPOSITE MEAN
 Example #1
Books Affect the Academic Performance of Students.
(n=150) STATEMENT STATISTICAL MEASUERE TWM AWM INTERPRET
ATION
5 4 3 2 1
Books help me to retain 75 46 24 3 2 639 4.26 STRONGLY
learning
AGREE
50% 30.7% 16% 2% 1.3%
Books are good 57 52 35 5 1 609 4.06 AGREE
alternatives than note
taking.
38% 34.7% 23.3% 3.3% 0.7%
Books are essential in 48 57 40 4 1 597 3.98 AGREE
  making homework.
32% 38% 26.7% 2.7% 0.7%
  42 53 42 13 0
It is easy to find answers 574 3.83 AGREE
in a book.
28% 35.3 28% 8.7% 0%
CM = 4.01 Students can access 45 %62 33 4 6
information in the
586 3.91 AGREE
books easily.
30% 41.3% 22% 2.7% 4%
COMPOSITE MEAN 4.01 AGREE
ACTIVITY

SLOVIN’S FORMULA
Suppose that you have a group of 3,500 city government employees and you
want to survey them to find out which tools are best suited to their jobs. Your
confidence level is 95%.
 LIKERT SCALE
Social Media Affects the Students (n=150)
STATEMENT STATISTICAL MEASUERE TWM AWM INTERPRETATIO
N
5 4 3 2 1

Students spend too much 80 42 13 9 6

time on media flat form.
Students tend to compare 91 40 11 6 2
themselves on what they
see online.
Students feel more 86 22 22 14 6
comfortable
communicating online
then in real life.
Students tend to relate 42 40 38 15 15
their experiences with
characters in
movies/books.
Students can relate to 80 36 19 6 9
popular songs that talks
about depression.
COMPOSITE MEAN
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