ST. JOSEPH’S COLLEGE OF COMMERCE (AUTONOMOUS) |
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| END SEMESER EXAMINATION – MARCH/APRIL 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| B.B.M. – IV SEMESTER | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| M1 11 404: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duration: 3 Hours Max. Marks: 100 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| SECTION – A | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| I) | Answer ALL the questions. Each carries 2 marks. (10×2=20) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1. | Define the term Research. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2. | What is meant by a Variable? | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3. | What is nominal data? Give an example. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4. | Can Secondary data be obtained from the field? State one reason. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5. | Explain the term Coding. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6. | What is meant by Null Hypothesis and Alternative Hypothesis? | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 7. | State any two types/measures of Relationship | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 8. | What is a non parametric test? | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 9. | State any two methods to collect primary data. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 10. | Write the formula of Standard deviation. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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SECTION – B |
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| II) | Answer any FOUR questions. Each carries 5 marks. (4×5=20) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 11. | Is population different from Universe? Explain | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 12. | State any four qualities of good Research. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 13. | Explain any two measures of Central tendency only through mathematical formulae. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 14. | Explain the significance of Research design through five points. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 15. | Is literature review needed for research? Give reasons. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 16. | What is Research Report? Explain the content of effective research report. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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SECTION – C |
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| III) | Answer any THREE questions. Each carries 15 marks. (3×15=45) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 17. | Briefly explain the steps in Research Process. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 18. | Explain any five methods of Sampling with suitable examples. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 19. | What is meant by a Questionnaire? State the various steps in formulating a questionnaire. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 20. | The systolic blood pressure (HG/MM) of 15 patients under treatment for hypertension has been noted as below
150 97 107 139 118 157 152 138 151 133 165 150 122 188 151
Is there evidence to believe that this sample represents a population of patients having a normally distributed blood pressure with mean above 150? Calculate using a ‘t’ test. Critical t value :1.761.
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| 21. | Based on a sample size of 100, the average life time of an electronic component is found to be 1480 hours. The Company claims that the average life time is 1500 with the Std deviation of 50 hours. Is there sufficient to support the claim of the company. Find using a Z test, the critical value being 1.96. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| SECTION – D | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| IV) | Case Study (1×15=15) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 22. | In a survey of brand preference of high school students for drinks, the following result was obtained.
a. What is meant by Chi square test? b. Is there any relationship between preference and gender of the consumers? Use Chi-Square test at the .05 level of significance and analyse. |
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