Question
Give the conditions of suitability for using the census method and the sample method.

Answer

Census method of collecting data is suitable:
  1. If the population size is small.
  2. If there are widely diverse items in the population.
  3. If the investigation requires intensive examination of SD different items.
  4. If high degree of accuracy and reliability is required in data.
​​​​​​​Sample method of collecting data is suitable:
  1. If the size of the population is very large.
  2. If very high degree of accuracy is not needed.
  3. If intensive examination of diverse items is not required.
  4. If different units of the universe are broadly similar to each other.

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