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Explanation
Explanation
Sampling error is indirectly proportional to sample size
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it decreases as sample size increases
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it does not depend on population size under study
C
it cannot be reduced by an appropriate sampling size
D
it cannot be measured and controlled in probability sample suvey
Sampling error is indirectly proportional to sample size
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Experiments
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Personal interview
C
Questionnaire
D
Government Publications
Government Publications
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Tends to become jagged
B
Remains the same
C
Trends to become increasingly smooth
D
Varies if data becomes more reliable
#As the number of observations and classes increases the shape of frequency polygon tends to become increasingly smooth. Explanation: A frequency polygon is a graphical method of representation of information. It is utilized to represent the shape of the data and to picture the trends.
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Kerela
B
Goa
C
Nagaland
D
Tamil Nadu
Nagaland has recorded a negative decadal growth of population with the new Census data showing the state`s population at 19,80,602 against the 2001 figure of 19,88,636.
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Chandigarh
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Lakshadweep
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Andaman and Nicobar
D
Puducherry
In the Population Census of 2011 it was revealed that the population ratio in India 2011 is 943 females per 1000 males. Haryana has the lowest sex ratio (877) in Indian states while in union territory Daman Diu has lowest sex ratio of 618. Kerala has the highest sex ratio of 1084 in the all Indian states. Among UTs Puducherry has highest sex ratio of 1038.
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Stage 1
B
Stage 2
C
Stage 3
D
Stage 4
Around the mid-1700s, global populations began to grow ten times faster than in the past for two reasons: The Industrial Revolution and increased wealth. The Industrial Revolution brought with it a variety of technological improvements in agricultural production and food supply.
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3
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6
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9
D
12
The significance test is conducted by computing Chi Square as follows. The degrees of freedom is equal to (r-1)(c-1), where r is the number of rows and c is the number of columns. For this example, the degrees of freedom is (4-1)(5-1) = 12.
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The average number of child in a society
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Based on the women between the age of 14 to 40(Child bearing age?)
C
The average number of live births in a year on 1000 women population
D
The average number of live births in a year on 1000 People of total population
The crude birth rate is the annual number of live births per 1,000 population. The crude birth rate is generally computed as a ratio.
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Mortality
B
Fertility
C
Migration
D
Morbidity
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1
B
2
C
3
D
4
The following methods use seasonal indices to measure seasonal variations of a time-series data.
Method of simple averages.
Ratio to trend method.
Ratio-to-moving-average method.
Link relatives method.
Method of simple averages.
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Malthus
B
Keynes
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Robbins
D
Bowley
The relationship between food production and food supply was first expressed by an English Economist called Thomas Robert Malthus (1798 -1823). Malthus stated that population increased in a geometric progression (ie., 2, 4, 16, 132…) while food production increased in arithmetic progression (ie., 2, 4, 6, 8…).
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Fisher ideal index
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Bowley Index
C
Marshall & Edgeworth Index
D
Kelly Index
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Crude birth rate
B
Total Fertility Rate
C
Mortality rate
D
Morbidity rate
The crude birth rate is the annual number of live births per 1,000 population. The crude birth rate is generally computed as a ratio.
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Growth rate
B
A census
C
Total Fertility rate
D
Total mortality rate
The population census is the official counting of a population in the territory of a country and the collection of information on selected demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of the population.
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Population parameter
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Sample statistic
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Population parameter=Sample Statistic
D
The difference between population parameter and sample statistic
A sampling error is a statistical error that occurs when an analyst does not select a sample that represents the entire population of data. As a result, the results found in the sample do not represent the results that would be obtained from the entire population.
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One
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Two
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Three
D
Four
A hypothesis is an approximate explanation that relates to the set of facts that can be tested by certain further investigations. There are basically two types, namely, null hypothesis and alternative hypothesis.
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Crude Birth rate
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Crude Death rate
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Fertility Rate
D
Mortality rate
Demographers use several measures of fertility. One measure is the crude birth rateThe number of live births for every 1,000 people in a population in a given year., or the number of live births for every 1,000 people in a population in a given year.
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Organisation
B
Classification
C
Presentation
D
Tabulation
The process of presenting data in form of table is called Tabulation.
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Table number
B
Title
C
Head note
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All of these
The principal components of table are:
1. Table number
2. Title and Head notetable
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Purpose
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Construction
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Originality
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All of these
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Title
B
Stub
C
Caption
D
None of the above
A
General and special purpose
B
Original and derived
C
Double, treble and manifold
D
None of these
A complex table is one which shows more than one characteristic of the data. They are further classified as:
(i) Double or Two-way Table,
(ii) Treble Table, and
(iii) Manifold table
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Locality
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Time
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Originality
D
Purpose
Temporal classification of data refers to categorization of data on the basis of varying time-periods of which the data has been collected. This classification is thus useful for classification of time-series data according to time.
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Classification
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Organization
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Presentation
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Tabulation
consequence table is a summary matrix illustrating the performance of each alternative on each objective. It can take a variety of forms depending on the complexity of the problem and the depth of analysis that is possible with the resources available.
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Head Note
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Caption
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Stub
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Body
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Non availability of data
B
Quantity of variable
C
Quality of variable
D
All of these
Quantity of variable
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Plural
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Singular
C
Tabulation
D
All of the above
Heading should be generally written in the singlular form.
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General Purpose Table
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Special Purpose Table
C
Complex Table
D
All of the above
General Purpose Table
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Quantity
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Time
C
Place
D
Quality
Spatial classification assigns an object to a class from a given set of classes based on the attribute values of the object. It mainly considers the distance, direction, or connectivity relationships among spatial objects.
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Original
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Derived
C
Complex
D
Simple Table
In derived table data are first converted into ratios and then presented.
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One way
B
Bivariate
C
Manifold division
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Dichotomy
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The list of integers
B
The list of max terms
C
The list of min terms
D
None of the above
The list of integers
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Prime Implications
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Old Implications
C
Even implicant
D
None of the above
Prime implications
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Gates
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Demorgan`s postulates
C
Matching process cycle
D
Venn Diagram
Matching process cycle
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two way table
B
one way table
C
subparts of table
D
order level table
two way table
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Frequency Distribution
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Ordinal Distribution
C
Chronological Distribution
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Nominal Distribution
The summary and presentation of data in tabular form with several non-overlapping classes is referred as Frequency Distribution.
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Double characteristic tables
B
Manifold tables
C
Repository tables
D
Single characteristics table
Repository tables
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Qualitative Data
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Primary Data
C
Secondary Data
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Continuous Data
Primary data: Data collected by the investigator himself/ herself for a specific purpose.
Secondary data: Data collected by someone else for some other purpose (but being utilized by the investigator for another purpose).
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Ungrouped
B
Secondary Data
C
Primary Data
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Arrayed Data
Census data is the primary data used by planners to understand the social, economic, and demographic conditions locally and nationally.
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Primary data collection problem
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Secondary collection problem
C
both a & b
D
None of the above
Primary data collection problem
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Browsing
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Observation
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Sampling
D
Testing
A primary data collection method that involves tracking behaviour over a period of time is called: Observation.
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Questionnaire
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Observation
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Analysis
D
Postal Survey
Mystery shopping is a market research technique that for measuring, and monitoring on an on-going basis if necessary, the interactions between a customer and a company or organisation during a pre-defined scenario.
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Online
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Personal
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Phone
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Postal
Online
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Online
B
Personal
C
Phone
D
Postal
Personal
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Online
B
Personal
C
Phone
D
Postal
Personal
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Questionnaire
B
Interviews
C
Experiments
D
Observations
Experiment is not a method of data collection. Experiment is a procedure which can be repeated for indefinite times. It is also known as trial
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Official documents
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Personal documents
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Archived research data
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All of the above
Data collected by someone else for some other purpose but being utilized by the investigator for another purpose is called secondary data. They are collected from published data by the state or central government, articles by local bodies, census data, magazines, periodicals, journals, publications by CSO, etc.
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It takes less time than self report approaches
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It cost less money than self report approaches
C
It is often not possible to determine exactly why the people behave as they do
D
All of the above
It is often not possible to determine exactly why the people behave as they do
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Interpret tables
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Formulate hypotheses
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Evaluate new products
D
Develop questionnaire
Evaluate new products
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To create research instruments
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To decide on sampling
C
To give direction to primary data collection
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To observe retail behaviour
To observe retail behaviour
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To evaluate its usefulness
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To assume it is right
C
To locate it via people
D
To combine it with other data
To assume it is right
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May be outdated
B
Expensive
C
Already Exist
D
May not be accurate
Already Exist
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Biasness
B
Sample Design
C
Research Problem
D
All of the above
Biasness
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Primary
B
Secondary
C
Both a and b
D
None of the above
Primary
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Rating Scale
B
Interview
C
Questionnaire
D
Schedule
Questionnaire
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Telephone questionnaire
B
Postal questionnaire
C
Delivery and collection questionnaire
D
Online questionnaire
Telephone questionnaire
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They suggest ways of answering and so may bias the results
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They create a mismatch between the question and its possible answers
C
They involve negative terms and unnecessary jargon
D
They ask about several different things at the same time
They suggest ways of answering and so may bias the results
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They rely too much a respondent`s memory
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They make questions too long, so respondents lose interest
C
They are too abstract and general in scope
D
They confuse respondents by asking about two different things
They confuse respondents by asking about two different things
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Test out your questions on some of the people who will be in final sample
B
Identify and amend any problems in the question wording, order and format
C
Find out what a trained pilot would think of the subject matter
D
All of the above
Identify and amend any problems in the question wording, order and format
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