Collection of Data

The greatest demerits of mailing questionnaire is that the respondents:

• do not return it.

• do not answer the question

• do not go through it carefully

• All of these

The most complete and continuous demographic record of population is provided by

• Statistical Organisation (CSO)

• National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO)

• Registrar General of India (RGI)

• Census of India

The survey which helps in pre-testing the questionnaire is:

• Pilot Survey

• Census Survey

• Sample Survey

• None of these

Which type of data is contained in census of India?

• National Income

• Industry

• Population

• Agriculture

Technique which gives every item of the universe an equal chance of being selected is......................

• Convienient Sampling

• Random sampling method

• Judgement Sampling

• Non-random Sampling

The main sources of data are

• Primary

• Secondary

• Both primary and secondary

• None of these

The data collected by the investigator himself is called:

• Primary data

• Secondary data

• Both primary and secondary data

• None of these

A good questionnaire should have:

• minimum questions

• concise

• clear

• all of the above

An advertising agency mailed 100 questionnaires to the viewers to know the impact of the advertisement. It received only one questionnaire back. It is not possible to apply statistics because:

• it does not deal with quantitative data

• it does not deal with single result

• the answer replied is not clear

• it is not confidential

Telephone survey is the most suitable method of collecting data when the population is:

• (a) literate and having telephone.

• (b) spread over remote areas.

• (c) Both (a) & (b)

• (d) lives in city.