Data Collection Methods

JKSSB Panchayat Account Assistant · Mathematics/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. Census method
  2. Quota method
  3. Sample method
  4. Pilot method
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Answer: A. 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. Questionnaires mailed with a return envelope
  2. Published reports of a government office
  3. Online survey forms sent by email
  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

Which of the following best describes a limitation of secondary data?

  1. It may not exactly fit the current research's specific requirements
  2. It cannot be found anywhere in published or unpublished sources
  3. It is always inaccurate, whatever agency has collected it
  4. It has no date of publication and so cannot be used
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Answer: A. Secondary data was collected for a different purpose, so it may not perfectly align with the current study's needs.

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