Vital statistics include: MCQ with Answer and Explanation

Vital statistics include:
A. Stock prices
B. Births and deaths
C. GDP
D. Crop production
Answer: Option B
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
Vital events are births, deaths, marriages, divorces.

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Practice More Statistics Questions

Question #1
Which of the following describes the Natural Increase of a population?
A. Immigration - Emigration
B. (Births - Deaths) + (Immigration - Emigration)
C. Births + In-migration
D. Births - Deaths

Correct Answer: Option D


Explanation:
Natural increase is driven purely by vital events (Births minus Deaths), ignoring migration.

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Question #2
In probability, if P(A) = 0, then event A is:
A. Certain
B. Impossible
C. Mutually exclusive with all events
D. Independent of all events

Correct Answer: Option B


Explanation:
An event with probability zero cannot occur under the given probability model, defining it as impossible (though in continuous distributions, point events have P=0 but are not impossible).

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Question #3
Which of the following is a disadvantage of the mailed questionnaire method for primary data collection?
A. High cost per respondent
B. Limited geographical coverage
C. Low response rate and potential non-response bias
D. Requires highly trained enumerators

Correct Answer: Option C


Explanation:
Mailed questionnaires often suffer from low return rates, and respondents who reply may differ systematically from non-respondents, introducing bias that is difficult to assess or correct.

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