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ASSESSMENT BRIEF
Subject Code and Title STAT6000: Statistics for Public Health
Assessment Assessment 1: Assignment – Short survey: Draft a short survey
Individual/Group Individual
Length 500 words
Learning Outcomes This assessment addresses the following learning outcomes:
2. Investigate survey design in order to collect valid and
eliable data and sampling techniques to minimise
ias.
Submission Due Sunday following the end of Module 2 at 11:55pm
AEST/AEDT*
Weighting 20%
Total Marks 100 marks
*Please Note: This time is Sydney time (AEST or AEDT). Please convert to your own time zone (eg.
Adelaide = 11:25pm).
Instructions:
You have been asked to design a short telephone survey to find out the demographic characteristics
of people in the catchment of a local community health service, and distinguish between those who
actually use the service and those who do not.
This assessment has two parts.
Part 1
How can you identify and contact these two groups? In your answer, discuss potential sources of
population data that you can use to select participants, and the advantages and disadvantages of
using these lists to identify people in the population. You also need to describe your sampling
method, the process you will follow to recruit participants, and the limitations of recruiting
participants with this approach. This section should include references presented in APA style.
Part 2
Formulate up to 10 questions that will elicit the demographic and usage information you need. You
need to include a range of different question types to demonstrate your understanding.
Include both closed and open ended questions.
Include at least one question using a Likert scale.
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Hints:
Consider the type of data you need from each question, and word it accordingly
Balance how you would like to summarise and describe the data with how easy it is for the
espondent to answer the question.
Consult Copy of questionnaire for survey4ED.sav in the Assessment area and in Module 2
Learning Resources for an example of a questionnaire used for a survey.
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Assessment
Attributes
Unacceptable Poor Functional Proficient Advanced Exceptional
PART XXXXXXXXXXwords)
Identify potential
sources of data to
select participants
and explain your
choice
(20 marks)
Fails to sufficiently
identify sources of
data to select
participants
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Unsatisfactory
understanding of
facts leading to poor
selection of data
sources for
participant
selection. Unable to
provide a
satisfactory
ationale for
selection
XXXXXXXXXX 8.5
9 9.5
Satisfactory
understanding and
identification of
data sources for
participant
selection. Provides
adequate
explanation of
choice
XXXXXXXXXX12
12.5
Demonstrates a
good
understanding and
identification of
data sources for
participant
selection. Provides
adequate
explanation of
choice
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Demonstrates a
highly developed
understanding in
the selection of
data sources for
participant
selection. Provides
a rationale for the
choice
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17.5
Demonstrates a
sophisticated
understanding in the
selection of data
sources for
participant selection.
Provides a
comprehensive
ationale for the
choice
XXXXXXXXXX20
Compare and
contrast the
advantages and
disadvantages of
using population
data lists to
identify people in
the population
(20 marks)
Fails to sufficiently
compare and
contrast the
advantages and
disadvantages of
population data
lists
XXXXXXXXXX 3
XXXXXXXXXX
Unsatisfactory
understanding and
poor explanation of
advantages and
disadvantages of
population data lists.
XXXXXXXXXX 8.5
9 9.5
Satisfactory
understanding and
acceptable
explanation of
advantages and
disadvantages of
population data
lists.
XXXXXXXXXX12
12.5
A good
understanding of
the use of
population data
lists and analysis of
advantages and
disadvantages
XXXXXXXXXX
A highly developed
understanding of
the use of
population data
lists and a detailed
analysis of
advantages and
disadvantages
XXXXXXXXXX
17.5
A sophisticated
understanding of the
use of population
data lists and a
comprehensive
analysis of
advantages and
disadvantages
XXXXXXXXXX20
Select and
summarize an
appropriate
Sampling method
(10 marks)
Fails to sufficiently
identify an
appropriate
sampling method
Unsatisfactory
understanding of
sampling
methodology
Satisfactorily
selects an
appropriate
sampling method
and summarizes
A good
understanding of
sampling methods
and provides a
easonable
A highly developed
understanding of
sampling methods
and provides a
highly acceptable
A sophisticated
understanding of
sampling methods
and provides a
comprehensive
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the selected
sampling method
co
ectly.
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summary for the
method selected.
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summary for the
method selected
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summary for the
method selected
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Analyse the
process selected
to recruit
participants and
identify any
foreseeable
limitations to this
process
(20 marks)
Fails to sufficiently
understand the
ecruitment
process.
XXXXXXXXXX 3
XXXXXXXXXX
Unsatisfactory
understanding of the
ecruitment process
with inadequate
understanding of
associated
limitations.
XXXXXXXXXX 8.5
9 9.5
Satisfactory
understanding of
the recruitment
process with
adequate
understanding of
associated
limitations.
XXXXXXXXXX12
12.5
A good
understanding of
the recruitment
process with
competent
discussion of
associated
limitations.
XXXXXXXXXX
A highly developed
understanding of
the recruitment
process with
proficient analysis
of associated
limitations
XXXXXXXXXX
17.5
A sophisticated
understanding of the
ecruitment process
with skilled analysis
of associated
limitations
XXXXXXXXXX20
PART 2 SURVEY
Open ended
questions are
suitable and
composed with
clarity (validity)
(10 marks)
Fails to construct
questions that
elicit the right
esponse.
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Poorly constructed
questions which can
elicit the co
ect
esponse but with
some ambiguity.
XXXXXXXXXX
Satisfactorily
worded questions
which can elicit the
co
ect response
most of the time.
XXXXXXXXXX
Well-constructed
questions which
will consistently
elicit the co
ect
esponse.
XXXXXXXXXX
Highly developed
questions which
will consistently
elicit the co
ect
esponse
XXXXXXXXXX
Highly developed
questions which are
exceptionally
interesting or novel
for the research topic
which will
consistently elicit the
co
ect response
9.5 10
Closed ended
questions are
suitable and
composed with
clarity (validity)
(10 marks)
Fails to construct
questions that
elicit the right
esponse.
XXXXXXXXXX
Poorly constructed
questions which can
elicit the co
ect
esponse but with
some ambiguity.
XXXXXXXXXX
Satisfactorily
worded questions
which can elicit the
co
ect response
most of the time.
XXXXXXXXXX
Well-constructed
questions which
will consistently
elicit the co
ect
esponse.
XXXXXXXXXX
Highly developed
questions which
will consistently
elicit the co
ect
esponse
XXXXXXXXXX
Highly developed
questions which are
exceptionally
interesting or novel
for the research topic
which will
consistently elicit the
co
ect response
9.5 10
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Constructs a Likert
scale question in
line with
conventions
(10 marks)
Fails to
understand a
Likert scale
XXXXXXXXXX
Poorly constructed
Likert Scale with
questions which can
elicit the co
ect
esponse but with
some ambiguity.
XXXXXXXXXX
Satisfactorily
constructed Likert
Scale with
questions which
can satisfactorily
elicit the co
ect
esponse most of
the time.
5 5.5