Data Gathering Instrument
Title: Utilization and Statistical Performance among Third Year College of Education
Students of Bacolod City College
Population (N): 166 students
Sampling Technique: Purposive Sampling
Principal Investigator: [Your Name]
Institution: Bacolod City College
Informed Consent:
You are invited to participate in a research study about the utilization and performance in
statistics. Participation is voluntary, and you may withdraw at any time. Your responses are
confidential and will be used solely for academic purposes. This survey takes approximately 20–
30 minutes to complete.
☐ I consent to participate in this research.
☐ I do not consent (If checked, stop here — thank you.)
Inclusion Criteria:
-Must be a Third Year College of Education student of Bacolod City College.
-Currently enrolled in the present semester.
-Has been exposed to or has used statistical tools in coursework.
-Voluntarily agrees to participate.
Instructions
Please answer all items honestly. Tick or shade the option that best represents your opinion or
experience.
Age: _______
Sex: ☐ Male ☐ Female
COEd Program: ☐ BEEd ☐ BSEd Mathematics ☐ BSEd- English ☐ BSEd Filipino
Have you used any statistical software (Excel, SPSS, JASP, Scientific
Calculator.)? ☐ Yes ☐ No
Domicile: ☐ Rural ☐ Urban
Section II — Level of Utilization of Statistical Tools
Rate how often you use or apply the following in your academic tasks or research:
Scale: 1 = Never | 2 = Rarely | 3 = Sometimes | 4 = Often | 5 = Always
A. Utilization of Microsoft Excel (10 items)
I use Excel to compute basic statistical measures (mean, median, mode).
2. I use Excel to create charts or graphs for data presentation.
3. I use Excel to organize datasets for analysis.
4.I apply Excel formulas when solving statistical problems.
5.I use Excel to check the accuracy of manual computations.
6.I feel confident using Excel for statistical tasks.
7. xcel helps me complete statistical workfaster.
8. use Excel when interpreting data outputs.
9. Excel makes complex statistical calculations easier.
10. prefer Excel over manual computation when analyzing data.
B. Utilization of SPSS (10 items)
1. I use SPSS to encode and analyze data.
2. I use SPSS to generate descriptive statistics.
3. I use SPSS to compute inferential statistics.
4. I understand output tables generated by SPSS.
5. I use SPSS for research requirements.
6. I feel confident in navigating SPSS.
7. SPSS helps reduce errors in statistical computation.
8. I use SPSS when analyzing large data sets.
9. I rely on SPSS for accuracy in computation.
10. My knowledge of SPSS improves my statistics performance.
C. Utilization of JASP (10 items)
1. I use JASP when analyzing statistical data.
2. I understand the output produced by JASP.
3. I use JASP for data visualization.
4. I use JASP to conduct hypothesis testing.
5. I feel confident using JASP.
6. ASP is easier to use than other statistical software.
7. I use JASP when interpreting statistical results.
8. JASP makes statistical procedures simple.
9. I prefer JASP because it is user-friendly.
10. JASP helps me better understand statistics concepts.
D. Utilization of Scientific Calculator (10 items)
1. I use a scientific calculator in solving statistical problems
2. I use a calculator for computing standard deviation.
3. use a calculator in probability calculations
4. I feel comfortable using statistical functions of my calculator.
5. I rely on my calculator during statistics exams.
6. I can easily navigate my calculator for statistical computation.
7. My calculator helps reduce calculation errors.
8. I use my calculator to verify solutions.
9. I prefer using a calculator over solving manually.
10. My calculator makes statistics tasks easier.
Section III Level of Statistical Performance
This section measures your competence in three domains: Common Core, Computation with
Tools, and Output Interpretation.
Each item is a standardized multiple-choice question. Select the correct answer.
1. The mean is defined as:
A. The middle value
B. The most frequent value
C. The average of all values
D. The smallest value
Correct answer: C
2. The median is:
A. The average
B. The middle value
C. The highest value
D. The most common value
Correct answer: B
3. Standard deviation measures:
A. Central tendency
B. Variation
C. Correlation
D. Skewness
Correct answer: B
4. The mode is:
A. The sum of all values
B. The value that appears most often
C. The mean value
D. The lowest value
Correct answer: B
5. Which of the following is a measure of central tendency?
A. Variance
B. Range
C. Median
D. Standard deviation
Correct answer: C
6. A histogram represents:
A. Categorical data
B. Continuous data
C. Nominal data
D. Qualitative data
Correct answer: B
7. If data is normally distributed, it means:
A. Data is skewed left
B. Data is skewed right
C. Mean=Median=Mode
D. Data has no outliers
Correct answer: C
8. In hypothesis testing, a p-value less than 0.05 means:
A. Accept null hypothesis
B. Reject null hypothesis
C. No difference
D. Not significant
Correct answer: B
9. Which of the following is not a statistical tool?
A. Excel
B. SPSS
C. Calculator
D. Microscope
Correct answer: D
10. The main purpose of statistics is to:
A. Manipulate data
B. Organize and interpret data
C. Eliminate errors
D. None of the above
Correct answer: B
Part B — Computationwith Tools
11. Compute the mean of 2, 4, 6, 8, 10.
A. 4 B. 5 C. 6 D. 7
Correct answer: B
12. Which Excel function computes standard deviation?
A. =MEAN()
B. =STDEV()
C. =VAR()
D. =CORREL()
Correct answer: B
13. The range of 5, 10, 15, 20 is:
A. 10 B. 15 C. 20
D. 25
Correct answer: B
14. If r = 0.85, what does it indicate?
A. Weak negative
B. Strong positive
C. No correlation
D. Perfect negative
Correct answer: B
15. Which tool can create a scatterplot?
A. Word
B. Excel
C. Paint
D. Notepad
Correct answer: B
16. If p = 0.02 and α = 0.05, decision is to:
A. Accept Ho
B. Reject Ho
C. No conclusion
D. Repeat test
Correct answer: B
17. Variance is computed as:
A. Mean squared deviation
B. Sum of values
C. Range divided by mean
D. Mode times mean
Correct answer: A
18. Which software can perform ANOVA?
A. Excel
B. SPSS
C. R
D. All of the above
Correct answer: D
19. The formula for correlation is:
A. Σxy/n
B. Σx + Σy
C. Cov(x,y)/σxσy
D. Mean/Variance
Correct answer: C
20. To compute a t-test in Excel, you use:
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Correct answer: A
Part C — Output Interpretation
21. A p-value of 0.03 means:
A. Significant result
B. Not significant
C. Accept Ho
D. Data error
Correct answer: A
22. If r = -0.80, it means:
A. Strong negative correlation
B. Weak positive correlation
C. No relationship
D. Perfect positive
Correct answer: A
23. If mean = median = mode, distribution is:
A. Normal
B. Skewed right
C. Skewed left
D. Bimodal
Correct answer: A
24. A histogram skewed right means:
A. Few high scores
B. Few low scores
C. Symmetrical
D. Flat
Correct answer: A
25. If p > 0.05, result is:
A. Significant
B. Not significant
C. Reject Ho
D. Large difference
Correct answer: B
26. A scatterplot with no pattern means:
A. Positive
B. Negative
C. No correlation
D. Perfect correlation
Correct answer: C
27. If r = 0, then:
A. No relationship
B. Perfect relationship
C. Inverse relationship
D. Positive correlation
Correct answer: A
28. A large standard deviation suggests:
A. Data is consistent
B. Data is widely spread
C. Data has errors
D. None
Correct answer: B
29. A 95% confidence interval means:
A. 95% sure result is accurate
B. 95% of data is correct
C. 95% of sample is valid
D. None
Correct answer: A
30. The F-test in ANOVA checks for:
A. Differences between means
B. Correlation strength
C. Data size
D. Regression bias
Correct answer: A
Reference: Adapted from GAISE College Report (ASA, 2016) and Garfield & Ben-Zvi (2008)