Research Methodology
- Introduction to Research Methodology
- Research Approaches
- Concepts of Theory and Empiricism
- Characteristics of scientific method
- Understanding the Language of Research
- 11 Steps in Research Process
- Research Design
- Different Research Designs
- Compare and Contrast the Main Types of Research Designs
- Cross-sectional research design
- Qualitative and Quantitative Research
- Descriptive Research VS Qualitative Research
- Experimental Research VS Quantitative Research
- Sampling Design
- Probability VS Non-Probability Sampling
- 40 MCQ on Research Methodology
- MCQ on research Process
- MCQ on Research Design
- 18 MCQ on Quantitative Research
- 30 MCQ on Qualitative Research
- 45 MCQ on Sampling Methods
- 20 MCQ on Principles And Planning For Research
MCQ on Sampling Methods
Question 1:
Choose the correct option regarding the sampling method?
A) the sample is the population’s part
B) it helps in determining sampling error
C) sampling saves money, time, and energy
D) all these options are correct
Answer: (D) all of these are correct
Question 2:
What do we say to all units aggregate that’s about a study?
A) sample
B) unit
C) universe or population
D) frame
Answer: (C) universe or population
Question 3:
What do you understand by sampling cases?
A) sampling of newspapers, people, television programs, etc.
B) the researcher’s briefcase
C) by using sampling frame for sampling
D) identifying and finding the people who are suitable for the research
Answer: (A) sampling of newspapers, people, television programs, etc.
Question 4:
One of the members of the population is known as the
A) data
B) family
C) element
D) group
Answer: (C) element
Question 5:
What refers to elements from where you choose the samples for the research?
A) infinite population
B) finite population
C) sampling population
D) target population
Answer: (D) target population
Question 6:
If we have to sample the population, it’s partitioned into units. Those are known to be as?
A) sampling units
B) sampling gap
C) sampling frame
D) sampling error
Answer: (A) sampling units
Question 7:
What do we call the population value?
A) statistic
B) parameter
C) data
D) variable
Answer: (B) parameter
Question 8:
Which of these are the steps in the sampling process_____?
A) choosing the sampling frame
B) defining the target population
C) identifying and selecting the method of sample
D) all of these
Answer: (D) all of these
Question 9:
What do we call sample value?
A) variable
B) parameter
C) data
D) statistic
Answer: (D) statistic
Question 10:
What do you understand by probability sampling?
A) univariate analysis
B) bi-variate analysis
C) multiple choices
D) random sampling
Answer: (A) univariate analysis
Question 11
What do we call a complete and proper survey of a population?
A) report
B) census
C) sample
D) none of these
Answer: (B) census
Question 12
Out of these, which is not a probability sampling?
A) cluster sampling
B) stratified sampling
C) quota sampling
D) simple random sampling
Answer: (C) quota sampling
Question 13
We call judgemental sampling?
A) extensive sampling
B) convenience sampling
C) cluster sampling
D) purposive sampling
Answer: (D) purposive sampling
Question 14
Out of the mentioned options, which is not a non-probability sampling?
A) judgemental sampling
B) cluster sampling
C) Extensive sampling
D) Convenience sampling
Answer: (B) cluster sampling
Question 15
What do we say to that sampling that’s for a non-zero selection chance?
A) probability sampling
B) quota sampling
C) extensive sampling
D) non-probability sampling
Answer: (A) probability sampling
Question 16
When the available population is _____, we use a stratified sample.
A) too small
B) very large
C) homogeneous
D) heterogeneous
Answer: (D) heterogeneous
Question 17
Out of the given options, which will need the biggest sample size?
A) systematic sampling
B) proportional stratified sampling
C) cluster sampling
D) simple random sampling
Answer: (C) cluster sampling
Question 18
We use non-probability sampling with the aim of__.
A) pilot studies
B) qualitative research
C) exploratory research
D) all the mentioned options
Answer: (D) all the mentioned options
Question 19
Which of these is an example of probability sampling?
A) lottery method
B) quota sampling
C) purposive sampling
D) judgemental sampling
Answer: (A) lottery method
Question 20
The error of sampling is found only in
A) quota survey
B) any survey
C) census survey
D) sample survey
Answer: (D) sample survey
Question 21
The association of phenomenology is with the process of____.
A) analysis of variance
B) qualitative research
C) all of these
D) none of these
Answer: (B) qualitative research
Question 22
We find a non-sampling error in___
A) sample survey
B) census survey
C) none of the mentioned options
D) all of the mentioned options
Answer: (D) both of the mentioned options
Question 23
Out of these strata, which of the sample population is separated into various strata, and the sample of one is taken from some other strata?
A) snowball sampling
B) census sampling
C) quota sampling
D) stratified sampling
Answer: (D) stratified sampling
Question 24
One of the most useful samplings is random sampling due to the?
A) the nature is economically
B) this is a more accurate method reasonably in comparison to others
C) it’s free from investigators’ personal biases
D) all of the mentioned options
Answer: (D) all of the mentioned options
Question 25
There are several advantages of sampling because__.
A) sampling saves energy, money, and time in the collection of data
B) sampling help in lessening the data volume
C) help in getting higher accuracy if there is a homogeneous population
D) all the above-mentioned options
Answer: (D) all the above-mentioned options
Question 26
For sampling, one uses ____ techniques?
A) flat-top sampling
B) natural sampling
C) instantaneous sampling
D) all the mentioned options
Answer: (D) all the mentioned options
Question 27
Out of these, which needs the small size sample to see its efficiency?
A) quota sampling
B) cluster sampling
C) simple random sampling
D) none of these
Answer: (C) simple random sampling
Question 28
With the increase in sample size, the error also____
A) decreases
B) increases
C) remains the same
D) all of the above
Answer: (A) decreases
Question 29
When we do sampling in qualitative research, is it similar to the sampling in quantitative research?
A) purposive sampling
B) probability sampling
C) all of these
D) none of these
Answer: (A) purposive sampling
Question 30
The sampling that is based on probability, that is equal, is known as___
A) stratified sampling
B) simple random sampling
C) probability sampling
D) quota sampling
Answer: (B) simple random sampling
Question 31
Snowball sampling comes under the category of ___.
A) random sampling
B) probability sampling
C) quota sampling
D) nonprobability sampling
Answer: (D) nonprobability sampling
Question 32
A teacher conducts an ethnographic probe for the issues that were being faced by the tribe members and the tribal students. The sampling method used here will be?
A) cluster sampling
B) systematic sampling
C) all of the above-mentioned options
D) none of these mentioned options
Answer: (A) cluster sampling
Question 33
The method of drawing a _____ is the fishbowl drawing.
A) structural sample
B) independent sample
C) random sample
D) non-random sample
Answer: (C) random sample
Question 34
A survey was done among the friends, class, and neighbors to know their preference for a particular brand of cold drink. This is an example of_______.
A) judgment sampling
B) cluster sampling
C) convenience sampling
D) stratified sampling
Answer: (C) convenience sampling
Question 35
Out of the mentioned procedures of sampling, mention the one that’s appropriate for making research with the empirical-inductive paradigm?
A) any non-probability sampling procedures
B) systematic sampling procedures
C) all of these mentioned procedures
D) none of these mentioned procedures
Answer: (A) any non-probability sampling procedures
Question 36
Snowball sampling is a method of choosing a sample using____.
A) computer programs
B) groups
C) snowballs
D) networks
Answer: (D) networks
Question 37
Out of these mentioned sampling methods, name the one that’s a probability method?
A) assignment
B) judgment
C) quota
D) simple random
Answer: (D) simple random
Question 38
Out of the mentioned, which is not a type of non-probability sampling?
A) quota
B) stratified random sampling
C) none of the above-mentioned options
D) all of the these mentioned options
Answer: (D) stratified random sampling
Question 39
Sample is known to be the subset of?
A) population
B) data
C) set
D) information
Answer: (A) population
Question 40
Out of these, which of the sampling is based on equal probability?
A) none sampling
B) stratified sampling
C) information
D) simple random sampling
Answer: (D) simple random sampling
Question 41
What do we call the difference between the parameter value that is being estimated and the expected value of that statistic?
A) sampling error
B) non-sampling error
C) standard error
D) bias
Answer: (D) bias
Question 42
The increase in the size of the sample affects sample error by___.
A) reducing the sampling error
B) increasing the error of sample
C) all of these options are correct
D) none of these are true
Answer: (A) reducing the sampling error
Question 43
What do we call the difference between the parameter and the statistic?
A) probability
B) non-random
C) random
D) sampling error
Answer: (D) sampling error
Question 44
The probability of selecting an item in probability sampling from the population is known and is:
A) non zero
B) equal to 3
C) equal to 1
D) none of these
Answer: (A) non zero
Question 45
The distribution that is formed by all possible values of a statistics is known as:
A) normal distribution
B) hypergeometric distribution
C) binomial distribution
D) sampling distribution
Answer: (D) sampling distribution