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