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Research Methodology

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Research methodology encompasses the systematic strategies used to collect and analyze data for academic and policy studies. These concepts are frequently tested in civil services and state public service commission examinations. The questions cover qualitative and quantitative methods, sampling techniques, and research validity.

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Research Methodology Questions

Multiple choice economics planning and collecting data different types of data primary and secondary data collecting data

Under which of the following method, investigators collect data by contacting third-party or informants who are supposed to possess the information on the problem under investigation?

  1. Indirect oral interview

  2. Schedule sent through enumerators

  3. Mailed questionnaire method

  4. Direct personal interview
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Under indirect oral interview method of data collection, investigators collect data by contacting third-party or informants who are supposed to possess the information on the problem under investigation. This method is usually used when the sensitive questions are to be asked, such as questions regarding income, illegal activities, etc.

Multiple choice economics planning and collecting data different types of data primary and secondary data collecting data

Under which of the following method, investigators personally visit the respondents, ask them questions pertaining to the enquiry and collect the desired information?

  1. Indirect oral interview

  2. Schedule sent through enumerators

  3. Mailed questionnaire method

  4. Direct personal interview
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Under direct personal interview method of data collection, investigators personally visit the respondents, ask them questions pertaining to the enquiry and collect the desired information. By this method more accurate and reliable data can be obtained as there is face to face communication.

Multiple choice economics planning and collecting data different types of data primary and secondary data collecting data

Which of the following terms best describes data that we originally collected at an earlier time by a different person for a different purpose?

  1. Field note

  2. Experimental data

  3. Secondary data

  4. Primary data
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Secondary data is the second-hand information since the secondary  data is not collected or gathered by the user. It should be accurate, reliable and suitable. For example, government census report is a secondary data. Thus, secondary data that we originally collected at an earlier time by a different person for a different purpose.

Multiple choice economics planning and collecting data different types of data primary and secondary data collecting data

Statistical survey is a scientific process of ___________.

  1. collection of data

  2. collection and analysis of data

  3. analysis of data

  4. collection and analysis of numerical data
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Statistical survey is a scientific process of collection and analysis of numerical data. It helps to examine and analyse the characteristics of a given population. Proper statistical methodology is used to conduct statistical survey.

Multiple choice economics planning and collecting data different types of data primary and secondary data collecting data

Which one of the following objectives is not the objective of secondary data collection?

  1. Identify the problem

  2. Test the hyptothesis of the relevant present problem

  3. Defining the problem

  4. Interpret primary data more insightfully
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Secondary data collection are data which have already been collected for the purpose other than problem at hand. These data can be located for purposes quickly and inexpensively. 

Test the hyptothesis of the relevant present problem is not an objective of secondary data collection.

Multiple choice economics collection of data different types of data planning and collecting data primary and secondary data

Primary data is directly taken from the population in question, one of the best types of data to collect for research methods. This is an advantage of the collection of primary data.

  1. True

  2. False
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The given statement"Primary data is directly taken from the population in question, one of the best types o data to collect for research methods. This is an advantage of collection of primary data"  is true.

Multiple choice economics data different types of data planning and collecting data primary and secondary data

Which of the following is not a method of collection of primary data.

  1. Questionnaires

  2. Interviews

  3. Demonstration

  4. Case studies
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation
Primary data is the data which is observed or collected from first hand experience.The main methods of primary data are as following
Questionnaires 
Interviews
Observations
Case studies
portfolios
critical incident
Questionnaire is a set or questions with a choice of answer for the purpose survey.
Interview is the technique used to understand people's attitudes,preferences or behavior.
Case studies involve measuring what is there and how it got there.
So we can see that data collected from Questionnaires,interviews and case studies will be categorized in primary data as these data is always collected from first hand experience.

Data collected in the past or other parties are called secondary data.Demonstration is a practical explanation or exhibition of how something works or is performed.So Demonstration will be categorized in Secondary data.

So option C is correct.
Multiple choice economics data different types of data planning and collecting data primary and secondary data

Identify the demerits of observation method:

  1. Information provided is unlimited.

  2. Information provided is limited.

  3. Information provided can be limited/unlimited.

  4. None of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

If the information or the given data is limited then sometimes it becomes difficult and understand and answer. Therefore, it becomes the demerit of the method.

Multiple choice different modes of communication and their uses information technology communication systems physics

Why is it argued that samples recruited online are not representative of the general population

  1. Because Internet users are most likely to be young and middle class.

  2. Because women are less likely than men to volunteer for online social research.

  3. Because online researchers only use random probability sampling methods.

  4. None of the below.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

While the Internet can be an extremely useful resource for recruiting research participants, the samples that result are likely to be biased towards certain social groups. This is because Internet users tend to be disproportionately young, middle class, and wealthier and so these characteristics will be over-represented in the sample as compared to the general population.

Multiple choice different modes of communication and their uses information technology communication systems physics

The two ways of distributing on-line surveys are:

  1. Face-to-face or by post

  2. Professionally and quietly

  3. By email and via the World Wide Web

  4. Quantitatively and qualitatively
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Computer-mediated communication provides some great opportunities for distributing a social survey to a relatively large sample of respondents. The researcher can either send their questionnaires out via email, provide a web-link in an e-mail, or they can present the survey on a website, where people are invited to complete it online.

Multiple choice some mathematical tools used in economics step towards making a project basic statistics for economics economics

______ method is the slowest of all methods of collecting data.

  1. Questionnaire

  2. Interview

  3. indirect oral investigation

  4. simple
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Questionnaire methods are generally the slowest because they rely on the respondent's willingness and time to complete and return the forms, often involving postal delays.