LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034.

M.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION – social work

second SEMESTER – APRIL 2003

SW  2801 / SW 816  –  social work research and statistics

 

10.04.2003

1.00 – 4.00                                                                                                          Max : 100 Marks

Note : Write Part – I and Part – II in separate answer sheets

PART – I

                                                                SECTION – A                                       (5´ 2=10 marks)

      Answer ALL questions. Answer to each question should not exceed 50 words. Each 

      question carries 2 marks.

 

1. What is an inductive method of reasoning? Give an example.
2. List any 4 features of a good hypothesis.
3. What is a dependent variable? Explain with an example.
4. What is a pictorial questionnaire? Give an example.
5. List any 4 important features of the descriptive – diagnostic design.

 

 

                                                                SECTION – B                                     (2´ 10=20 marks)

      Answer any TWO questions. Answer to each question should not exceed 300 words. Each 

      question carries 10 marks.

 

6. What are the different types of observation that can be used in the study of a tribal   community? Explain with examples.
7. Explain the stratified sampling proportion to size method with an example.
8. Discuss the need for qualitative research in the field of Social Work.

 

 

                                                               SECTION – C                                       (1´20=20 marks)

Answer any ONE question. Answer to the question should not exceed 600 words. The 

      question carries 20 marks.

 

9. Prepare a tentative interview schedule for a study on “The Socio Economic condition of women domestic workers living in Dhideer Nagar Slum”.
10. Explain the differences between Conventional Research and PRA.

 

PART – II

                                                                 SECTION – A                                      (5´ 2=10 marks)

      Answer ALL questions, not exceeding 50 words each. All questions carry equal marks.

 

11. What do you mean by the term statistics?
12. What do you mean by continuous and discrete variables?
13. Enumerate the various scales of measurement.
14. Find the mode :
15. a) 15, 14,       8,         14,       14,       11,       9,         9,         11
16. b) 3, 3,         4,         4,         4,         5,         7,         7,         9,         12
17. What do you understand by the term ‘Null Hypothesis’?

 

 

 

 

                                                                sectioN – B                                     (2´ 10=20 marks)

      Answer any TWO questions. The answer should not exceed 300 words.

 

16. Discuss the properties of Normal curve.
17. Calculate Median from the following Table:

 

Income (in Rs)	No of Families
700 – 800	2
600 – 700	7
500 – 600	4
400 – 500	8
300 – 400	10
200 – 300	7
100 – 200	2

 

18. Calculate the Quartile Deviation and it’s Co-efficient from the following data:

 

Size	0 – 10	10 – 20	20 – 30	30 – 40	40 – 50
Frequency	7	10	18	12	3

 

 

 

 

                                                               section – C                                       (1´20=20 marks)

Answer any ONE questions.

 

19. Find the rank correlation coefficient from the following data and interpret the results:

 

Individuals	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H
Case Work Score	30	40	50	20	10	45	22	18
Group Work Score	55	75	60	12	11	38	25	15

 

 

20. Two groups of Social Work trainees belonging to two different colleges took a standardized Social Work aptitude test. The data collected are given below.

Group – A       Group – B

Mean	32	36
S D	6.2	7.4
N	145	82

 

Is there a significant difference between the two means. (Table value at 5% = 1.96)

 

 

 

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