LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034

M.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION – SOCIAL WORK

CE 31

SECOND SEMESTER – APRIL 2007

SW 2801 – SOCIAL WORK RESEARCH & STATISTICS

 

 

Date & Time: 19/04/2007 / 1:00 – 4:00            Dept. No.                                                          Max. : 100 Marks

 

 

PART  – I    SOCIAL WORK RESEARCH

 

SECTION – A

Answer ALL questions, each not exceeding 50 words.                (5×2=10)

 

Differentiate the following with suitable examples.

 

1. Primary Data-Secondary Data
2. Census Study-Sample Study
3. Interview Schedule-Interview Guide
4. Pilot Study-Pre testing
5. Case Study Method-Survey Method

SECTION – B

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

(2×10=20)

6. Explain the Stratified Sampling, Proportion to size method, with an example.
7. List the sub headings to be discussed in the chapter on ‘Research Methodology’. Briefly explain each side heading.
8. Define the term Scientific Attitude. What are the obstacles in developing a Scientific Attitude?

SECTION – C

Answer any one question. Answer should not exceed 600 words.                  (1×20=20)

9. Prepare a tentative interview schedule for a study on the Socio-economic problems of the Tsunami affected Fishermen families at Pulicat area.
10. There are 240 families living in Urikara Nayakkan settlement area near Chennai. Hundred families are still engaged in traditional occupation of making hair wigs. Eighty families are involved in other jobs like coolies, vegetable or fruit sellers and domestic work. Sixty families are involved in both traditional work and other part time jobs. You have to study the Living conditions and Health status of the Urikara Nayakkan Community with 100 families as your sample size. Explain any three sampling strategies that can be adopted for selecting the 100 families

Part – II        STATISTICS

SECTION – A

 

Answer ALL questions, each not exceeding 50 words.                (5×2=10)

1. Name the basis of Classification of data.
2. Explain the use of `Range’ with an example.
3. How is `Mode’ different from `Median’?
4. Illustrate Normal Distribution.
5. Define ANOVA and state its uses.

SECTION – B

Answer any TWO, each not exceeding 300 words.                  (2×10=20)

 

1. Explain the various graphic presentations of data and state its respective advantages.

 

1. Calculate the Arithmetic Mean of the following data and list the uses of Mean in social work research.

 

 

25-35	35-45	45-55	55-65	65-75
6	10	8	12	4

 

 

1. Find the median of the following data:

 

0-5	5-10	10-15	15-20	20-25
7	18	25	30	20

 

SECTION-C

 

Answer any ONE, each not exceeding 600 words                   (1×20=20)

 

1. State the characteristics of statistics and discuss its functions, applications and limitations.
2.  a) From the table given below find whether the colour of son’s eyes is associated with that of father’s eyes:

 

			Son’s Colour
		Black		Brown
Father’s eye colour	Black	230		148
	Brown	151		471

Table value at 5% level of significance: 3.84

 

1. b) State the uses of chi square statistics in Social Work Research.

 

11. a) Define Standard deviation and list out its merits and demerits.

 

1. b) Calculate the Standard Deviation of the following distribution.

 

10-20	20-30	30-40	40-50	50-60	60-70	70-80
5	10	15	20	25	18	7

 

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