The sum of deviations of all the measurement in a set from their arithmetic mean is
A. 5 (Five)
B. 2 (Two)
C. 0 (Zero)
D. 1 (One)
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In order to calculate average speed, we should calculate
A. arithmetic mean
B. harmonic mean
C. weighted harmonic mean
D. anyone of these can be used
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Which of the following is not a criticism of qualitative research?
A. The studies are difficult to replicate
B. There is a lack of transparency
C. The approach is too rigid and inflexible
D. The accounts are too subjective and impressionistic
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In the 1940s, who among the following searched for a statistical method to deal with outliers, extremes and unusual values, in the data set?
A. Frank Wilcoxon
B. Spearman
C. Mann Whitney
D. Arbuthnot
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Research hypothesis are . . . . . . . .
A. formulated prior to a review of the literature
B. statements of predicted relationships between variables
C. stated such that they can be confirmed or refuted
D. Both B and C
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Which among the following is an in-depth description of a process, experience or structure at a single institution?
A. Case study
B. Interview
C. Survey
D. Checklist
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Find the correct sequence of 'The research process'.
A. Identify and define research problem-review-analyse data-conclusion and generalisation
B. Identify the problem-review-analyse data-conclusion and generalisation
C. Identify the problem-analyse data-review-conclusion and generalisation
D. Analyse data-review-identify the problem-conclusion and generalisation
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Which among the following is/are advantages of telephone survey?
A. High accessibility
B. Good quality control
C. Quick data processing and handling
D. All of the above
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Interpretation of statistical information leads to the development of
A. null hypothesis
B. sampling
C. analysis
D. data handling
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Media research is a part of
A. evaluative advertising research
B. strategic advertising research
C. marketing research
D. none of the above
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The method of selecting a portion of the universe with a view of drawing conclusion about the universe 'in toto' is known as
A. scaling
B. leveling
C. randomising
D. sampling
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Research in which the researcher uses the qualitative paradigm for one phase and the quantitative paradigm for another phase is known as . . . . . . . .
A. action research
B. basic research
C. quantitative research
D. mixed method research
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Which among the following is not an example of statistical test?
A. Correlation
B. Factor analysis
C. Chi-squared test
D. None of the above
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Which of the following is a method of non-probability sampling?
A. Stratified sampling
B. Cluster sampling
C. Convenience sampling
D. Systematic sampling
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A researcher divides his population into certain groups and fixes the size of the sample from each group. It is called
A. stratified sample
B. quota sample
C. cluster sample
D. all of the above
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When violence and sex are coupled in a programme or movie, they can create a . . . . . . . . feeling in the mind of the adolescent.
A. pleasent and positive
B. powerful but negative
C. sarcastic
D. predator-prey
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"The coefficient of correlation explains the percentage of the total variation of the dependent variable." This statement is
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Who was the first Englishman to run a news agency in the Elizabethan era?
A. Thomas Phelippes
B. James Forte
C. Alexander Fleming
D. Shakespeare
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Who wrote 'Mass Media and National Development'?
A. Daniel Lerner
B. Wilbur Schramm
C. Gutenberg
D. Vel Geilgnd
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Match the following.
List-I
List-II
a. Receives information
1. Exchange of ideas and perception
b. Basic provider of any information
2. To share
c. Communication
3. Source
d. Communis
4. Receiver
A. a-1, b-3, c-4, d-2
B. a-4, b-3, c-1, d-2
C. a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4
D. a-4, b-2, c-1, d-3
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