Home work Activity 2: Principles of Sampling

1. What was the research objective? - The research objection of the study is that to
identify the determinants of anemia among rural Filipino children.

2. Determine the IV - Iron deficiency.

3. What is the sample size? - 2090 preschool children.

4. Determine the DV – Anemia.

5. Provide a operational definition for Anemia. - Anemia  is defined as reduced

oxygen carrying capacity of the blood.

6. Target population - Rural Filipino children that are aged 12-71 months.

7. Sampling Population – Preschool children from 8 rural villages in Cebu.

8. Sampling Unit – 1328 households, with up to 5 participants per household. Most

(53.4%) households had only one participating child.

9. Sampling Frame – There was slightly more males (51.4%). Exact birthdays were
not known for 4 participants. The average age was 40.5 months (3.4 years).

10. Elementary unit or Element – Among preschool children can be achieved through
a combination of various nutritional interventions

11. Type of Basic Sampling Design employed, If not given or no information was
given propose a sampling design and explain or provide a rationale. – Stratified
Random Sampling

12. How was the data collected? State the method if any. – cross-sectional method,
anthropometry, iron status, dietary intakes, helminth infections, socioeconomic
measures and clinical variables.

Bonus Question:

1. What was the research design?

- Cross-sectional research.

2. Give atleast 1 statiscal test used by the researcher in the study.

- Measures of central tendency