Multiple Choice Questions on Biostatics
1- Which of the following is an example of primary data –
(A) Book
(B) Journal
(C) Newspaper
(D) Census Report
2- Which type of study is loosely structural and designed to expand understanding of a topic & provide insight?
(A) Formal
(B) Causal
(C) Exploratory
(D) Experimental
3- The goal of a formal study is –
(A) Discover future research tasks.
(B) Expand understanding of a topic
(C) Test hypotheses
(D) Develop hypotheses
4- The population census carried out by the Government of India can be an example of –
(A) Exploratory research
(B) Casual research
(C) Descriptive research
(D) All of the above.
5- The correlational research seeks to –
(A) Determine the relationship between two or more variables.
(B) Study of the effect of one on other
(C) Both (A) & (B)
(D) None of these
6- Which of the following can be a source of primary data in research?
(A) Survey
(B) Experiment
(C) Survey & experiment
(D) Survey & reforms
7- The most important advantage of the sampling method of data collection is –
(A) Increase accuracy
(B) The only method of data collection
(C) Save time
(D) Easy to handle the data
8- The best sampling method for sampling a population finite size –
(A) Area sampling
(B) Systematic sampling
(C) Purposive sampling
(D) Quota sampling
9- Cross-cultural studies are an example of –
(A) Case study design
(B) Comparative design
(C) Experimental design
(D) Longitudinal design
10- Which of the following is not an example of a “unit of analysis”?
(A) Validity
(B) Significant actors
(C) Words
(D) Subjects & themes
ANSWERS:
1-(C), 2-(C), 3-(C), 4-(C), 5-(C), 6-(C), 7-(C), 8-(B), 9-(B), 10-(A)