This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Ugc Net > Paper 1 > Research Data > Methods Of Data Collection – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Methods Of Data Collection Quiz 9 (24 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which primary data collection method involves collecting data by watching and recording the behavior of individuals or groups? A) Interviews. B) Surveys. C) Observations. D) Experiments. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Observations. 2. If you wanted to determine if people who take vitamin C every day are less likely to get colds, what is the best method of data collection? A) Cencus. B) Observational Study. C) Sample Survey. D) Experiment. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Experiment. 3. A question where there is only a set number of answers to be chosen e.g. Can you ride a bike? Yes or No A) Rank order. B) Closed question. C) Rating. D) Open question. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Closed question. 4. The group of participants you obtain for your study and should be representative of the population. A) Parameter. B) Sample. C) Population. D) Statistic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sample. 5. A doctor goes back through her records for the past year to see whether more of her patients were males or females. A) Observational. B) Experimental. C) Survey. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Observational. 6. What is the best data collection method to determine if not using car seat belts increases deaths in car accidents A) Census. B) Observational Study. C) Sample Survey. D) Experiment. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Observational Study. 7. Interview the first 30 students who enter the school in the morning. What type of sample is this? A) Simple random. B) Voluntary response. C) Systematic. D) Convenience. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Convenience. 8. What type of sampling? A student asks 12 of his own friends to participate in a psychology experiment. A) Random sample. B) Convenience sample. C) Stratified Random sample. D) Census. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Convenience sample. 9. What kind of sample technique is the following:Select at random 150 parents of high school and send them a survey. A) Convenience Sampling. B) Simple Random Sampling. C) Systematic Sampling. D) Sample. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simple Random Sampling. 10. Which primary data collection method involves asking respondents to select answers from a predetermined set of options? A) Surveys. B) Observations. C) Experiments. D) Interviews. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Surveys. 11. Disneyland often surveys its guests as they exit a restaurant during their visit. The surveyor stands at the restaurant exit, counts the number of people leaving, and surveys every 25th guest.What type of sampling method is this? A) Random Sample. B) Stratified Random Sample. C) Voluntary Response. D) Systematic Sampling. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Systematic Sampling. 12. Which primary data collection method involves collecting data from a representative sample of a population? A) Observations. B) Interviews. C) Experiments. D) Surveys. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Surveys. 13. Data collected from 'The Hindu' is A) Secondary data. B) Internal Data. C) Primary data. D) Unpublished Data. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Secondary data. 14. What kind of sample technique is the following:Question everyone in the cafeteria. A) Convenience Sampling. B) Simple Random Sampling. C) Systematic Sampling. D) Sample. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Convenience Sampling. 15. In this method, sample selection depends on the choice of the investigator: A) Cluster Sampling. B) Systematic sampling. C) Quota sampling. D) Purposive sampling. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Purposive sampling. 16. What research instrument is most useful in a study entitled, "Online Classes:An Analysis on its Contribution to the Students' Learning Experience" ? A) Documentary Analysis. B) Interview. C) FGD. D) Observation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) FGD. 17. Identify the sampling design:The RCC registrar wants to investigate attitudes of their graduates. The registrar randomly selects 100 names from each of the four past graduating classes. A) Cluster. B) Volunteer. C) Stratified. D) Simple random. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stratified. 18. Identify the data collection method used.A teacher wishes to know how long each student takes a test. She write the beginning time for the test and records the time when a student finishes it. A) Observation. B) Survey. C) Simulation. D) Experiment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Observation. 19. You want to find out if people who eat a candy bar immediately before a math test get higher scores than people who do not. A) Survey. B) Observational study. C) Experiment. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Experiment. 20. Primary data in a science context is ..... A) Data that you have collected yourself. B) Data collected for a purpose. C) Data collected by a professional researcher. D) Data sourced on the internet. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Data that you have collected yourself. 21. Which primary data collection method involves collecting data by examining the written or spoken language used by individuals or groups, with a focus on understanding how meaning is constructed and communicated? A) Discourse analysis. B) Ethnography. C) Grounded theory. D) Content analysis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Discourse analysis. 22. An ordinal scale is: A) A scale with equal intervals between adjacent numbers. B) The simplest form of measurement. C) A rank-order scale of measurement. D) A scale with an absolute zero point. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A rank-order scale of measurement. 23. A ..... is a small portion of the population used to gather data from. A) Sample. B) Population. C) Group. D) Bias. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sample. 24. Which of these is a rule you should follow when writing a questionnaire question? A) Give a time frame. B) Ask leading questions. C) Ask personal questions. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Give a time frame. ← PreviousRelated QuizzesPaper 1 QuizzesUgc Net QuizzesMethods Of Data Collection Quiz 1Methods Of Data Collection Quiz 2Methods Of Data Collection Quiz 3Methods Of Data Collection Quiz 4Methods Of Data Collection Quiz 5Methods Of Data Collection Quiz 6Methods Of Data Collection Quiz 7Methods Of Data Collection Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books