coll. of data deys

The purpose of data collection is

• To understand a problem

• To explain a problem

• To analyse the problem to find its cause

• All of these

primary data is obtained by

• PersonalInterview

• Mailing questionnaire

• Telephone interviews

• All of these

there are various agencies which collect, process, tablet and publish statical data. These are used as.

• Primary data

• Secondary data

• Statistics

• Economic data

how is the questionnaire administered?

• Self administered by respondent

• By the researcher

• By the trained investigator

• All of these

in a questionnaire, the question should be

• Precise and clear

• Move from general specific

• Both a and B

• Ambiguous

In a question, the question should not

• Use double negative

• Be. Leading question.

• Indicate alternatives to the answer

• All of the above

close ended or structured past can be

• Two way questions

• Multiple choice questions

• both a and b

• Neither a nor be

Which of the following is true for open ended questions?

• They allow for more individualised responses

• They are difficult to interpret and hard to score

• There are a lot of variations in the responses

• All of the above

the data collected on the height of a group of students after recording their height with a measuring tape are

• Primary data

• Secondary data

• Discrete data

• Continuous data

The quickest method of primary data is

• Personal interview

• Mailed interview

• Telephone interview

• By observation