Data Collection Methods

JKSSB Finance Accounts Assistant · Statistics · 14 practice questions with answers and explanations: 3 Easy, 6 Medium, 5 Hard.

Sample questions

Sample Easy question 1

Collecting information from every single unit of the population is called the:

  1. Sample method
  2. Census method
  3. Pilot method
  4. Quota method
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Answer: B. A census covers every unit; a sample covers only a selected part.

Sample Medium question 2

When most informants in a survey area cannot read or write, the most suitable method is:

  1. Mailed questionnaire
  2. Online survey form
  3. Using published reports
  4. Schedules filled in by enumerators
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Answer: D. Enumerators ask the questions and record the answers, so literacy is not needed.

Sample Hard question 3

The 'interview method' of primary data collection is best suited when:

  1. Detailed, personalized responses are needed
  2. Data must be gathered anonymously at scale
  3. The sample size is extremely large
  4. No direct contact with respondents is possible
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Answer: A. Interviews allow for in-depth, clarified responses that other methods like mailed surveys can't easily capture.

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