Which of the following is NOT a method of collection of primary data?
A. Referring to economic reports published by the Government
B. Conducting oral interviews
C. Taking information form correspondents
D. Schedules through Enumerators
E. Mailing of questionnaire
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The correlation coefficient between X and Y is directly proportional to
A. Standard deviation of X
B. Standard deviation of Y
C. Covariance of X and Y
D. Both A and B
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In the process of conducting research 'Formulation of Hypothesis" is followed by:
A. Statement of Objectives
B. Analysis of Data
C. Selection of Research Tools
D. Collection of Data
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For larger values of 'n', Binomial Distribution:
A. loses its discreteness
B. tends to Poisson Distribution
C. stays as it is
D. gives oscillatory values
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What effect does increase in the sample size have upon the sampling error?
A. It reduces the sampling error
B. It increases the sampling error
C. It has no effecton the sampling error
D. None of the above
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Comparative research design is used to compare . . . . . . . . and . . . . . . . . situation.
A. prospective, applied
B. present, future
C. past, present
D. known, unknown
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Shape of T-distribution loses its flatness when
A. as the sample size gets larger
B. as the sample size gets smaller
C. with the passage of time
D. None of the above
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Time reversal test is satisfied when
A. P01 × P10 = 0
B. P01 × P10 = 1
C. P02 × P10 > 1
D. P01 × P10 < 1
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Mann-Whitney U-test uses which of the following function?
A. U = min(uy , uy )
B. U = max(ux , ux )
C. U = max(ux , uy )
D. U = min(ux , uy )
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All data points falling along a straight line is called:
A. Linear relationship
B. Non-linear relationship
C. Residual
D. Scatter diagram
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The intersecting point of two regression lines is
A. 0, 0
B. x , y
C. b x y , b y x
D. None of these
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Assertion (A) In mean deviation, everything is considered positive.
Reason (R) Sum of the deviations of the value of items in a series from arithmetic mean is zero and from other averages it is nearly zero.
A. Both (A) and (R) are true
B. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
C. Both (A) and (R) are false
D. (A) is true, but (R) is false
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The data obtained by economic times are
A. Primary
B. Secondary
C. Both
D. None of these
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In the case of classification of data, the class having its upper limit is treated as the lower limit of its next class is called:
A. Open ended class
B. Close ended class
C. Exclusive class
D. Inclusive class
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Secular trend cannot be measured by
A. Moving Average Method
B. Semi-Average Method
C. Weighted Average Method
D. Free Hand Curve Method
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A firm which bottles shampoo selects some filled bottles for examination: The procedure used is that two random numbers are chosen, x and y. Starting at the x bottle filled, every bottle at an interval of y is then chosen for examination. This type of sampling is known as:
A. Multi-stage
B. Random
C. Systematic
D. Stratified
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The data obtained by 'Financial Express' is:
A. Primary data
B. Secondary data
C. All the above
D. None of these
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Which of the following is more relevant to primary data?
A. More reliable
B. Quicker to obtain
C. Available to individuals and small organizations
D. All are correct
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Which of the following is not a property of the arithmetic mean?
A. Its variance is no larger than the variance of the population distribution
B. It is always equal to the population mean
C. It is unbiased
D. Its variance becomes smaller when the sample size gets bigger
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According to Kruskal-Wallis H-test, variable should be measured with
A. discontinuous level
B. continuous level
C. Both A and B
D. Neither A nor B
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