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  1. Which kind of research sampling can be used to obtain a representative sample?

  2. A.

     Stratified sampling

    B.

     Quota sampling

    C.

     Systematic sampling

    D.

     Simple random sampling


  3. Which sampling procedure gives each item an equal probability of being tested?

  4. A.

     Simple random sampling

    B.

     Quota sampling

    C.

     Stratified sampling

    D.

     Systematic sampling


  5. Which sampling procedure involves grouping the population and then selecting the groups or the clusters rather than individual elements for inclusion in the sample?

  6. A.

     Area sampling

    B.

     Cluster sampling

    C.

     Multi-stage sampling

    D.

     Deliberate sampling


  7. Which sampling is also known as purposive or non-probability sampling?

  8. A.

     Multi-stage sampling

    B.

     Deliberate sampling

    C.

     Area sampling

    D.

     Sequential sampling


  9. Which method implies the collection of information by way of investigator's own examination, without interviewing the respondents?

  10. A.

     Schedule method

    B.

     Observation

    C.

     Posting questionnaire

    D.

     None of the above


  11. Which type of research method is most appropriate when the focus of the research is subjective experience?

  12. A.

     Pre-empirical

    B.

     Descriptive method

    C.

     Experimental method

    D.

     Qualitative method


  13. The process of describing a culture or way of life from a folk people's perspective is

  14. A.

     Sociometry

    B.

     Ethnomethodology

    C.

     Ethnography

    D.

     Photography


  15. Which type of research method is normally employed by the media?

  16. A.

     Secondary analysis

    B.

     Content analysis

    C.

     Unobtrusive measures

    D.

     Natural experiment


  17. Oral history forms a part of which of the following methods of historiography?

  18. A.

     Private sources

    B.

     Secondary sources

    C.

     Running records

    D.

     Recollections


  19. Which of the following is also called archival data?

  20. A.

     Private sources

    B.

     Secondary sources

    C.

     Running records

    D.

     Recollections