Class 11 Economics (Statistics For Economics) Chapter 2 Collection Of Data Quiz 1 (60 MCQs)

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1. Which of the following is a data collection method when the interviewer communicates with respondent on telephone?
2. Which of the following is the type of observation in which observer becomes more or less part of the group under observation?
3. The greatest demerit of mailing questionnaire is that the respondents:
4. It is the set of all persons, animals, or objects involved in a statistical study where data are collected.
5. Which type of data collection is best for the following situation:The weekly forecast in Naples, Florida
6. It is the person who gathered data using the observationmethod.
7. Which survey requires more time and money
8. The second stage in statistical analysis
9. The difference between the actual value of a characteristic of population and its estimate is called
10. Which economic activity deals with use of goods and services for the satisfaction of human wants?
11. The measures that help to solve an economic problem are called what in economics?
12. In ..... information is recorded by the informants themselves whereas in ..... information as supplied by the informants is recorded by the enumerators.
13. Which of the following is not a feature of statistics in Plural sense?
14. This method consists of selecting every nth items from the complete list of population:
15. The two types of statistics are .....
16. Which of the following technique in which the behavior of research subjects is watched without any direct contact?
17. Which of the following research tool is also called oral questionnaire?
18. The person who helps the investigator in data collection
19. Primary source documents are all of the following EXCEPT .....
20. Which of the following is a type of interview in which the interviewer ask a particular set of predetermined questions?
21. In plural sense statistics deals with
22. Primary data are those data, which are
23. Which is the root of all economic problems?
24. Which of the following is a merit of a good questionnaire?
25. Startified random sampling is preferred when
26. Census of India is Carried out every ..... years.
27. Telephone survey is the most suitable method of collecting data, when the population is literate and spread over a large area.
28. Who Provides Services is called:
29. Who has quoted, "There are three kinds of lies-lies, damned lies and Statistics" .
30. In order to know the likings and dislikings of the listers of the programme broadcast by the Himachal Akashvani, the latter is keen to collect data. which method of collecting data will be suitable for it.
31. Data collected on religion from the census reports are
32. Primary data is preferred over secondary data where:
33. The most complete and continuous demographic record of population is provided by
34. Data collected from 'The Hindu' is
35. Sources of Data Collection
36. Which method of collection of data covers the widest area?
37. It is best to use a census while conducting a survey if:
38. A few units drawn out from the total is called
39. Calculate the mean.6, 9, 12, 5
40. A selection of respondents used when the sample is not a proportion of the population and when there is no system in selecting a sample.
41. Marianne wanted to know students' opinion on the new schedule at school. So she randomly selected 2 students from each class during second period. This is a form of:
42. Measuring the number of times a person breathes after exercise involves ..... data.
43. This method involves study of each and every items of the universe
44. The survey which helps in pre-testing the questionnaire is:
45. In the process of conducting research ' Formulation of Hypothesis' is followed by:
46. Information in research is
47. Look for recent reports, check on the author's qualification and the reputation of the publisher-characteristic of?
48. ..... are those which are already in existence and which might be collected for some purpose other than the answering of the question in hand.
49. What is First hand data
50. Which type of data is contained by census of india?
51. The quickest method to collect primary data is:
52. It is a method that needs a direct conversation.
53. Who is known as the father of Statistics?
54. With increase in sample size, sample error usually:
55. Another word used to describe quaNTitative data is .....
56. Descriptive statistics involves .....
57. An advertising agency mailed 100 questionnaires to the viewers to know the impact of the advertisement. It received only one questionnaire back. It is not possible to apply statistics because:
58. Which one is a good question?
59. Lack of confidence in statistical methods is called .....
60. Which of the following observation approach that is particularly useful for large scale studies?