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 reliable data and sampling techniques to minimise bias.
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 respondent 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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STAT6000 Assessment 1 Marking Rubric
Assessment
Attributes Unacceptable Poor Functional Proficient Advanced Exceptional
PART 1 (500 words)
Identify potential sources of data to select participants and explain your choice (20 marks) Fails to sufficiently identify sources of data to select
participants
0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3
3.5 4 4.5 5 Unsatisfactory understanding of facts leading to poor selection of data sources for participant selection. Unable to provide a satisfactory rationale for selection
5.5 6 6.5 7 7.5 8 8.5
9 9.5 Satisfactory understanding and identification of data sources for participant selection. Provides adequate explanation of choice
10 10.5 11 11.5 12
12.5 Demonstrates a good understanding and identification of data sources for participant selection. Provides adequate explanation of choice
13 13.5 14 14.5 15 Demonstrates a highly developed understanding in the selection of data sources for participant selection. Provides a rationale for the
choice
15.5 16 16.5 17
17.5 Demonstrates a sophisticated understanding in the selection of data sources for participant selection. Provides a
comprehensive
rationale for the choice
18 18.5 19 19.5 20
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
0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3
3.5 4 4.5 5 Unsatisfactory understanding and poor explanation of advantages and disadvantages of population data lists.
5.5 6 6.5 7 7.5 8 8.5
9 9.5 Satisfactory understanding and acceptable explanation of advantages and disadvantages of population data lists.
10 10.5 11 11.5 12
12.5 A good understanding of the use of population data lists and analysis of advantages and
disadvantages
13 13.5 14 14.5 15
A highly developed understanding of the use of population data lists and a detailed analysis of advantages and disadvantages
15.5 16 16.5 17
17.5 A sophisticated understanding of the use of population data lists and a comprehensive analysis of advantages and disadvantages
18 18.5 19 19.5 20
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 reasonable A highly developed understanding of sampling methods and provides a highly acceptable A sophisticated understanding of sampling methods and provides a comprehensive
0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5
3 3.5 4 4.5 the selected sampling method correctly.
5 5.5 6 summary for the method selected.
6.5 7 7.5 summary for the method selected
8 8.5 9 summary for the method selected
9.5 10
Analyse the process selected to recruit participants and identify any foreseeable limitations to this process (20 marks) Fails to sufficiently understand the recruitment process.
0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3
3.5 4 4.5 5 Unsatisfactory understanding of the recruitment process with inadequate understanding of associated limitations.
5.5 6 6.5 7 7.5 8 8.5
9 9.5 Satisfactory understanding of the recruitment process with adequate understanding of associated limitations.
10 10.5 11 11.5 12
12.5 A good understanding of the recruitment process with competent discussion of associated limitations.
13 13.5 14 14.5 15 A highly developed understanding of the recruitment process with proficient analysis of associated
limitations
15.5 16 16.5 17
17.5 A sophisticated understanding of the recruitment process with skilled analysis of associated
limitations
18 18.5 19 19.5 20
PART 2 SURVEY
Open ended questions are suitable and
composed with
clarity (validity)
(10 marks) Fails to construct questions that elicit the right response.
0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5
Poorly constructed questions which can elicit the correct response but with some ambiguity.
3 3.5 4 4.5 Satisfactorily worded questions which can elicit the correct response most of the time.
5 5.5 6 Well-constructed questions which will consistently elicit the correct response.
6.5 7 7.5 Highly developed questions which will consistently
elicit the correct response
8 8.5 9
Highly developed questions which are exceptionally interesting or novel for the research topic which will consistently elicit the correct response
9.5 10
Closed ended questions are suitable and composed with
clarity (validity)
(10 marks) Fails to construct questions that elicit the right response.
0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5
Poorly constructed questions which can elicit the correct response but with some ambiguity.
3 3.5 4 4.5 Satisfactorily worded questions which can elicit the correct response most of the time.
5 5.5 6 Well-constructed questions which will consistently elicit the correct response.
6.5 7 7.5 Highly developed questions which will consistently
elicit the correct response
8 8.5 9 Highly developed questions which are exceptionally interesting or novel for the research topic which will consistently elicit the correct response
9.5 10
Constructs a Likert scale question in line with conventions (10 marks) Fails to
understand a
Likert scale
0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 Poorly constructed Likert Scale with questions which can elicit the correct response but with some ambiguity.
3 3.5 4 4.5 Satisfactorily constructed Likert Scale with questions which can satisfactorily elicit the correct response most of the time.
5 5.5 6 Well-constructed Likert Scale and questions which will consistently elicit the correct response.
6.5 7 7.5 Highly developed Likert Scale with questions which will consistently
elicit the correct response
8 8.5 9 Highly developed Likert Scale with questions which are exceptionally interesting or novel for the research topic which will consistently elicit the correct response
9.5 10