Which of the following activities is an example of gathering data by observation?

a. using a database to look up the number of products returned each
week
b. conducting a survey of people who took a training course
c. reading product features in several suppliers’ online catalogs
d. measuring how many parts workers assemble in an hour

Observation is research method that examines people in natural settings or naturally occurring situations. It provides good insights into how the different participants are behaving and interacting. However observation can be time consuming because longer period of time is needed for reliable information.

The following activity is an example of gathering data by observation : Measuring how many parts workers assemble in an hour.

answer: a. the kind of population living in your neighbourhood.

the census explorer data tool by the us census bureau allows the user to zoom in on any neighbourhood within the united states and find the kind of people residing in that by race and age.  

the tool needs to needs to be used twice – once in order to find what type of people reside in a neighbourhood, and then to see the age groups of the people in the same neighbourhood.

answer; false pretense;