This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Ugc Net > Paper 1 > Research Data > Methods Of Data Collection – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Methods Of Data Collection Quiz 1 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. When data are obtained from a standardized test, what data collection method is used A) Empirical observation method. B) Interview method. C) Questionnaire method. D) Test method. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Test method. 2. Which of the following is NOT a data gathering technique? A) Interview Method. B) Communication Method. C) Questionnaire Method. D) Experimental Method. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Communication Method. 3. Mehul works as accountant in Synergy Corporation. His role in economy is that of A) Trader. B) Service Holder. C) Consumer. D) Service Provider. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Service Holder. 4. The group about which you wish to draw conclusions or make generalizations. A) Sample. B) Statistic. C) Parameter. D) Population. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Population. 5. Which primary data collection method involves collecting data by examining existing documents, such as letters, diaries, or photographs? A) Discourse analysis. B) Archival research. C) Ethnography. D) Grounded theory. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Archival research. 6. Which of the following is a leading question? A) What is your school's relationship with sustainability?. B) How would you describe your school's relationship with sustainability?. C) Tell me about any problems your school has with sustainability. D) Tell me about your school's relationship with sustainability?. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tell me about any problems your school has with sustainability. 7. This data collection strategy makes use of books, journals, magazine, art works, songs, pictures and others to obtain common themes or construct for analysis. A) FGD. B) Interview. C) Observation. D) Documentary Analysis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Documentary Analysis. 8. Elise gave each member of the class a random cookie, some from recipe A and some from recipe B. Then she observed which students returned for a second cookieWhat are the treatments in this scenario? A) Students A and B. B) Students who returned for another cookie. C) The different cookie recipes. D) Elise is the treatment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The different cookie recipes. 9. Research method where questions are asked to subjects who report their own answers.What type of data collection method is this? A) Naturalistic observation. B) Experiment. C) Survey. D) Case study. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Survey. 10. What is a controlled variable in a science experiment/investigation? A) The part of the experiment that we manipulate or change. B) When we make a prediction about what we think the results will show. C) The part of the experiment that we measure. D) The part of the experiment that we keep the same between trials. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The part of the experiment that we keep the same between trials. 11. Which scale is the simplest form of measurement? A) Ordinal. B) Nominal. C) Interval. D) Ratio. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nominal. 12. Tesco Clubcard is an example of A) Interview. B) Survey. C) Loyalty scheme. D) Consumer panel. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Loyalty scheme. 13. Mr. Snell assigns numbers 1-20 to all his students. He samples his class by picking 5 numbers randomly from his hat. This is ..... sampling. A) Systematic. B) Simple Random. C) Stratified. D) Cluster. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simple Random. 14. Which among the following should be considered when conducting an interview? A) Do not ask dichotomous questions. B) Respect the culture of the group being studied. C) Develop rapport with the participants. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 15. The person whose help is needed by the investigator in collecting the information. A) Respondent. B) Enumerator. C) Interviewer. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Enumerator. 16. You want to compare the health of students who walk to school to the health of students who ride the bus A) Survey. B) Observational study. C) Simulation. D) Experiment. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Observational study. 17. A numerical characteristic of the POPULATION A) Parameter. B) Observation. C) Study. D) Statistic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Parameter. 18. Which primary data collection method involves collecting data by examining the way that individuals or groups use symbols, signs, and other forms of communication to convey meaning and understanding? A) Ethnography. B) Discourse analysis. C) Semiotics. D) Grounded theory. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Semiotics. 19. Ideally, samples for qualitative research should follow the concept of ..... A) Interpretivism. B) Saturation. C) Sampling. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Saturation. 20. Which of the following is a source of primary data collection method? A) Journals. B) Newspapers. C) Textbooks. D) Surveys. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Surveys. 21. A student randomly selects 15 male and 15 female students to participate in survey about their eating habits. A) Census. B) Sample. C) Observation. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sample. 22. Every students date of birth is recorded on a school database. A) Observational Study. B) Census. C) Experiment. D) Sample Survey. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Census. 23. A community college student interviews everyone in his biology class to determine the percent of students that own car. A) Systematic. B) Convenience. C) Random. D) Stratified. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Convenience. 24. Which ONE of the following is the main problem with using non-probability sampling techniques? A) Human judgement error. B) The expense. C) The results are never representative. D) Informants can refuse to participate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The results are never representative. 25. The following are the types of Observation, EXCEPT: A) Participant/Non-participant. B) Covert/Overt. C) Naturalistic/Laboratory Setting. D) Structured/Unstructured. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Naturalistic/Laboratory Setting. 26. Mr. Bala samples his class by selecting all students sitting at group 1 and group 5 in his classroom. This sampling technique is called? A) Cluster. B) Simple. C) Systematic. D) Stratified. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cluster. 27. It is a method that shows the Cause and Effect relationship. A) Observation Method. B) Experimental Method. C) Indirect Method. D) Direct Method. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Experimental Method. 28. Which primary data collection method involves collecting data by interviewing individuals who have extensive knowledge and expertise in a particular field? A) Delphi Method. B) In-depth interviews. C) Structured interviews. D) Group interviews. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Delphi Method. 29. A teacher wants to know how well her students are doing on a topic. She randomly picks one class to survey. A) Simple Random. B) Cluster. C) Stratified. D) Systematic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cluster. 30. A reward programme offered by a business to its customers A) Loyalty scheme. B) Frequent shopper scheme. C) Frequent buyers club. D) Customer club. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Loyalty scheme. 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