Given below are two statements. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.

Statement I:Time and cost are not relevant in determining the sample size.

Statement II:Unit non-response and item non-response do not matter in deciding the sampling error.

ABoth Statement I and Statement II are true

BBoth Statement I and Statement II are false ✓ Correct

CStatement I is true but Statement II is false

DStatement I is false but Statement II is true

Correct answer: (B) Both Statement I and Statement II are false

Explanation

Both statements are false because each denies a factor that genuinely shapes sampling.

Time and cost are highly relevant practical constraints in fixing the sample size.

Unit non-response and item non-response directly inflate sampling and non-sampling error.

Statement 1 wrongly dismisses feasibility considerations that every researcher must weigh.

Statement 2 wrongly treats non-response as irrelevant, though it biases estimates.

Larger, well-achieved samples generally reduce sampling error for a given design.

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