Free Data Collection and Presentation MCQs with Answers
30 Data Collection and Presentation MCQs from Quantitative Methods, each with the correct answer and a written explanation of why it is correct. Free and unlimited, with no account needed.
Data collection covers primary and secondary sources, qualitative and quantitative data, discrete and continuous variables, sampling methods and questionnaire design. Presentation includes frequency tables, grouped data, bar charts, histograms, pie charts, line graphs and cumulative frequency curves, with care over class intervals and misleading scales.
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- A. Experimental method
- B. Interview method
- C. Observation method
- D. Registration method
Explanation: The observation method collects information by watching and recording events or behaviour directly.
Correct answer: Observation method- A. Comparative study
- B. Census study
- C. Follow-up study
- D. Pilot study
Explanation: A pilot study tests the questionnaire, procedures, and possible difficulties on a small scale before the main investigation.
Correct answer: Pilot study- A. Multiple-choice question
- B. Dichotomous question
- C. Ranking question
- D. Open-ended question
Explanation: An open-ended question does not restrict the respondent to listed answers, so the response can be written in the respondent's own words.
Correct answer: Open-ended question- A. Data editing
- B. Data coding
- C. Data scaling
- D. Data tabulation
Explanation: Data editing examines the collected responses for completeness, accuracy, and consistency before analysis.
Correct answer: Data editing- A. Ordinal scale
- B. Nominal scale
- C. Interval scale
- D. Ratio scale
Explanation: A nominal scale labels categories such as blood group or province, but its categories have no natural ranking.
Correct answer: Nominal scale- A. Pictogram
- B. Pie chart
- C. Bar chart
- D. Line graph
Explanation: A line graph connects values in time order and clearly shows trends, rises, and falls.
Correct answer: Line graph- A. Class midpoints
- B. Class boundaries
- C. Cumulative totals
- D. Frequency ranks
Explanation: In a frequency polygon, each frequency is plotted above the midpoint of its class and the points are joined by straight lines.
Correct answer: Class midpoints- A. Caption
- B. Title
- C. Stub
- D. Footnote
Explanation: The title states what the table presents and usually indicates its subject, place, or time period.
Correct answer: Title- A. Stratified sampling
- B. Quota sampling
- C. Cluster sampling
- D. Convenience sampling
Explanation: Cluster sampling divides the population into natural groups and selects groups for study.
Correct answer: Cluster sampling- A. Ranks of several categories
- B. Composition of one total
- C. Trend of one time series
- D. Relationship between two variables
Explanation: A scatter diagram plots paired values to show the direction and strength of association between two variables.
Correct answer: Relationship between two variables