The Ability of School Pupils to Determine Length vs. the Size of an Angle
My first hypothesis is that school pupils can estimate the length of
a line, in millimeters, better than the size of an angle, in degrees.
Plan for collecting data
To see if my hypothesis is true I am going to have to support it with
data. The first aspect I had to consider was whether to collect
primary or secondary data. I decided to collect them both, as then I
will have a variety of data to compare. Then mainly I had to think
what data would suggest that my hypothesis is true.
My plan is to collect data on people estimating a line and an angle. I
did a pilot study to find the best way of asking people to estimate. I
learnt that I should ask people to write their estimates down
otherwise other people may be influenced from their answer making the
data would be biased. This also made me come to the decision to ask
the people specifically to estimate in millimeters so the data I
collected was in the same unit. I will deal with non-response by using
the mean value of the whole population as its value.
From this I will need to find the percentage error otherwise I wonÂ’t
be able to compare my results on which is estimated the best.
Before I collect a sample I will have to decide how much data I will
need to collect. This is to make sure that the sample is a fair
test. I will test these using a given data set. If I need to take more
The size of the sample must be quite small, because it is stated so in
sample to give me 30 males and 30 females which I will use to test my
I will need to take a sample from the population, which is a list of
The quantitative method of research in a study involves the use of queries, and the possibilities for reply have been prearranged (book). This method of research has the need for the use of a huge pool of respondents. The scope in this method of research has a necessity to be hypothetically impartial, in facts and be effective numerically. A random selection method, referred to as sampling, is used due to the huge amount of participants needed. Prior to the beginning of the study, a numerical method is used to govern the number of participants to allow the finding to be withi...
For future research it would help if the sample size was larger because not many people participated in the survey.
First Criterion: In this section, you will provide and analyze evidence that supports the first part of your Thesis Statement. Remember to use evidence from your textbook and primary sources. After presenting your information, make sure you cite your information.
What is spatial ability? The definition of spatial ability is still a controversial issue in psychometric studies. The reason may stem from the fact that spatial ability is not a unitary construct but rather a set of several spatial ability factors (Hegarty & Waller, 2004, 2005; Lohman, 1996; Uttal et al., 2012). As cited in Hegarty & Waller (2005), McGee (1979) identified two spatial factors (spatial visualization and spatial orientation); Lohman (1988) named three spatial factors (spatial visualization, spatial relations, and spatial orientation; and Carroll (1993) listed six spatial factors (spatial visualization, spatial relations, closure speed, flexibility of closure, perceptual speed, and visual memory).
...king it quicker for the subjects using their time to fill it out. I got a little confused during my initial calculating of the surveys due to the amount of questions and the different age groups I split each survey up in.
To get my primary data I will be using a random sampling. To do this I
The collection of this data could be gathered in a variety of ways, such as conducting interviews, having focus groups and through clinical case studies, but I feel the best data collecting for this is through observation. The
Finally I will give you justification and evidence that I have gathered from the research undertaken to carry out my assignment
...st this hypothesis with my research method to see if the study consists of validity or at least reliable.
going to explain the data I need to collect and where I am going to
The key to good research is preparation, preparation, and preparation. Hence, the key to making good sampling choices is preparation. Trochim (2008) defines sampling as the drawing of a sample (a subset) from a population (the full set). In our everyday lives we all draw samples without realising it. For instance, when one decides to taste some unfamiliar food or drink that is some form of sampling. Williams (2003 74) posits that “Sampling is a search for typicality). On the other hand, (Clark: 2006 87) defines sampling as “a process of drawing a number of individual cases from a larger population”. According to (Chiromo: 2006 16), “a sample is a smaller group or subset of the population”.