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Q1. Of the following sampling methods, which is a probability method?
a) Judgement
b) Quota
c) Simple random
d) Convenience
Answer: c
Q2.Which among the following is the benefit of using simple random sampling?
a) The results are always representative.

b) Interviewers can choose respondents freely.
c) Informants can refuse to participate.
d) We can calculate the accuracy of the results.
Answer: d
Q3. Increasing the sample size has the following effect upon the sampling error?
a) It increases the sampling error

b) It reduces the sampling error
c) It has no effect on the sampling error
d) All of the above
Answer: b
Q4. Which of the following is not a type of non-probability sampling?
a) Quota sampling
b) Convenience sampling
c) Snowball sampling
d) Stratified random sampling
Answer: d
Q5. Sample is regarded as a subset of?
(a) Data
(b) Set
(c) Distribution
(d) Population
Answer: d
Q6. The difference between a statistic and the parameter is called:
(a) Non-random
(b) Probability
(c) Sampling error
(d) Random
Answer: c
Q7. The probability of selecting an item in probability sampling, from the population is known
and is:
(a) Equal to one

(b) Equal to zero
(c) Non zero
(d) None of the above
Answer: c
Q8. The distribution that is formed by all possible values of a statistics is known as:
(a) Hypergeometric distribution

(b) Normal distribution
(c) Sampling distribution
(d) Binomial distribution
Answer: c
Q9. Among these, which sampling is based on equal probability?
(a) Simple random sampling

(b) Stratified random sampling
(c) Systematic sampling
(d) Probability sampling
Answer: a
Q10. The difference between the expected value of a statistic and the value of the parameter
being estimated is called a:
(a) Standard error

(b) Bias
(c) Sampling error
(d) Non-sampling error
Answer: b
Q11.A sampling frame is:
a) A summary of the various stages involved in designing a survey

b) An outline view of all the main clusters of units in a sample
c) A list of all the units in the population from which a sample will be selected
d) A wooden frame used to display tables of random numbers
Answer: c
Q12. A Simple random sample is one in which:
a) From a random starting point, every nth unit from the sampling frame is selected
b) A non-probability strategy is used, making the results difficult to generalize
c) The researcher has a certain quota of respondents to fill for various social groups
d) Every unit of the population has an equal chance of being selected
Answer: d
Q13.It is helpful to use a multi-stage cluster sample when:
a) The population is widely dispersed geographically

b) You have limited time and money available for travelling
c) You want to use a probability sample in order to generalise the results
d) All of the above
Answer: d
Q14:The standard error is a statistical measure of:
a) The normal distribution of scores around the sample mean

b) The extent to which a sample mean is likely to differ from the population mean
c) The clustering of scores at each end of a survey scale
d) The degree to which a sample has been accurately stratified
Answer: b
Q15:What effect does increasing the sample size have upon the sampling error?
a) It reduces the sampling error
b) It increases the sampling error
c) It has no effect on the sampling error
d) None of the above
Answer: a
Q16.Which of the following is not a type of non-probability sampling?
a) Snowball sampling
b) Stratified random sampling
c) Quota sampling
d) Convenience sampling
Answer: b
Q17.Snowball sampling can help the researcher to:
a) Access deviant or hidden populations

b) Theorise inductively in a qualitative study
c) Overcome the problem of not having an accessible sampling frame
d) All of the above
Answer: d
Q18.Which of the following is not a characteristic of quota sampling?
a) The researcher chooses who to approach and so might bias the sample
b) Those who are available to be surveyed in public places are unlikely to constitute a
representative sample
c) The random selection of units makes it possible to calculate the standard error
d) It is a relatively fast and cheap way of finding out about public opinions
Answer: c
Q19.The findings from a study of young single mothers at a university can be generalised to the
population of:
a) All young single mothers at that university

b) All young single mothers in that society
c) All single mothers in all universities
d) All young women in that university
Answer: a
Q20:The term ‘data processing error’ refers to:
a) Activities or events related to the sampling process, e.g. non-response

b) Faulty techniques of coding and managing data
c) Problems with the implementation of the research process
d) The unavoidable discrepancy between the sample and the population
Answer: b
Q21. What does the central limit theorem state?

a) if the sample size increases sampling distribution must approach normal distribution
b) if the sample size decreases then the sample distribution must approach normal
distribution
c) if the sample size increases then the sampling distribution much approach an
exponential distribution
d) if the sample size decreases then the sampling distribution much approach an
exponential distribution
Answer: a
Q22. Standard error is always non- negative.

a) True
b) False
Answer: a
Q23. Sampling error increases as we increase the sampling size.

a) True
b) False
Answer: b
Q24. The difference between the sample value expected and the estimates value of the
parameter is called as?
a) bias
b) error
c) contradiction
d) difference
Answer: a
Q25. In which of the following types of sampling the information is carried out under the opinion
of an expert?
a) quota sampling
b) convenience sampling
c) purposive sampling
d) judgement sampling
Answer: d
Q26. Which of the following is a subset of population?
a) distribution
b) sample
c) data
d) set
Answer: b
Q27. The sampling error is defined as?

a) difference between population and parameter
b) difference between sample and parameter
c) difference between population and sample
d) difference between parameter and sample
Answer: c
Q28. Any population which we want to study is referred as?

a) standard population
b) final population
c) infinite population
d) target population
Answer: d
Q29. Suppose we want to make a voters list for the general elections 2019 then we require
__________
a) sampling error
b) random error
c) census
d) simple error
Answer: c
Q30. Selection of a football team for FIFA World Cup is called as?
a) random sampling
b) systematic sampling
c) purposive sampling
d) cluster sampling
Answer: c

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Q1. Of the following sampling methods, which is a probability method?

a) The results are always representative.

a) It increases the sampling error

Q4. Which of the following is not a type of non-probability sampling?

Q5. Sample is regarded as a subset of?

Q6. The difference between a statistic and the parameter is called:

(a) Equal to one

(a) Hypergeometric distribution

Q9. Among these, which sampling is based on equal probability?

(a) Simple random sampling

(a) Standard error

Q11.A sampling frame is:

a) A summary of the various stages involved in designing a survey

Q12. A Simple random sample is one in which:

Q13.It is helpful to use a multi-stage cluster sample when:

a) The population is widely dispersed geographically

Q14:The standard error is a statistical measure of:

a) The normal distribution of scores around the sample mean

Q16.Which of the following is not a type of non-probability sampling?

Q17.Snowball sampling can help the researcher to:

a) Access deviant or hidden populations

Q18.Which of the following is not a characteristic of quota sampling?

a) All young single mothers at that university

a) Activities or events related to the sampling process, e.g. non-response

Q21. What does the central limit theorem state?

Q22. Standard error is always non- negative.

Q23. Sampling error increases as we increase the sampling size.

Q27. The sampling error is defined as?

Q28. Any population which we want to study is referred as?

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