Statistics and Data Collection Quiz

Which is the most widely used classification of measurement scales?

• Nominal scale

• Ordinal scale

• Interval scale

• Ratio scale

What is the term used to describe the collection of information by way of investigator's own observation?

• Interview method

• Telephone interviews

• Observation method

• Participative method

What are the two types of data according to its sources?

• Primary and Secondary

• Quantitative and Qualitative

• Discrete and Continuous

• Skewness and Kurtosis

Which method of data collection involves seeking answers to a set of pre-conceived questions through personal interviews?

• Personal interviews

• Telephone interviews

• Questionnaires

• Schedules

What is the term used to describe the process of obtaining information about an entire population by examining only a part of it?

• Sampling

• Data collection

• Skewness

• Kurtosis

Which sampling method involves selecting every 15th name on a list or every 10th house on one side of a street?

• Simple Random Sampling

• Systematic Sampling

• Stratified Sampling

• Cluster Sampling

What is the term used to describe the total of items or units in any field of inquiry?

• Universe

• Population

• Sampling Frame

• Sample Design

Which sampling method involves grouping the population and then selecting the groups or clusters rather than individual elements for inclusion in the sample?

• Simple Random Sampling

• Systematic Sampling

• Stratified Sampling

• Cluster Sampling

Which sampling method involves selecting subjects because of their convenient accessibility and proximity to the researcher?

• Convenience Sampling

• Judgement Sampling

• Quota Sampling

• Cluster Sampling

What are the types of skewness?

• Positive and Negative

• Left and Right

• Symmetrical and Asymmetrical

• Normal and Abnormal