Sources of Population Data Quiz

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Which method is advantageous over census due to reduced costs, simple administration, and faster processing?

  • Sampling (correct)
  • Data Processing
  • Data Collection
  • Vital Registration

What type of data tends to be more precise than that obtained through censuses or sample surveys?

  • Income data
  • Fertility data
  • Vital registration data (correct)
  • Occupation data

Which stage of the data process is likely to introduce errors according to the text?

  • Data Reporting
  • Data Processing
  • Data Collection (correct)
  • Data Analysis

What is one of the inherent weaknesses of sample surveys mentioned in the text?

<p>Sampling errors (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT typically included in the data from most censuses and sample surveys mentioned in the text?

<p>Blood Type (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of registration involves continuous, permanent, compulsory, and legal recording of vital events?

<p>Vital Registration (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the major characteristic of census related to its periodicity?

<p>Conducted every 10 years (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the Dejure approach in census involve?

<p>Counting people at their usual place of residence (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In which approach is each individual recorded at the place where they were found during the census?

<p>Defacto approach (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the Defacto approach in census take into consideration when counting individuals?

<p>Location during the census (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main characteristic of a sample survey?

<p>Selection of a sample to represent the whole population (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which procedure gives a picture of the total permanent population of an area in a census?

<p>Dejure approach (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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