LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034

M.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION – SOCIAL WORK

CQ 6

SECOND SEMESTER – APRIL 2008

SW 2801 – SOCIAL WORK RESEARCH & STATISTICS

 

 

 

Date : 22/04/2008            Dept. No.                                        Max. : 100 Marks

Time : 1:00 – 4:00

 

PART – I

 

SECTION – A

 

Answer all questions.

Each answer should not exceed 50 words.                                      5 x 2 = 10 Marks       

 

1. Define Social work research
2. Mention any four National agencies for promoting and conducting Social work research in India.
3. Mention any four sources for Identification of Research Problem.
4. List out any four methods of Social Research.
5. Differentiate Quantitative research from Qualitative research.

 

 

SECTION – B

 

Answer any Two questions.

Each answer should not exceed 300 words.                                        2 x 10 = 20 Marks

 

1. Define Hypothesis and discuss the steps in construction of Hypothesis.
2. Elucidate the characteristics of the Case study method.
3. Write a short note an Questionnaire.

 

 

SECTION – C

 

Answer any One question.

The answer should not exceed 600 words.                                       1 x 20 = 20 Marks

 

1. Write an essay on Research Designs. Analyze their advantages and disadvantages.
2. Explain the different methods of sampling with suitable examples.

 

 

 

 

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PART – II

SECTION – A

 

Answer all questions.

Each answer should not exceed 50 words.                                                  5 x 2 = 10 Marks       

1. Write any four purposes of Tabulation of data.
2. Define Statistics
3. What do you mean by Measures of  Dispersion
4. Write the various types of Averages
5. What is Correlation?

 

SECTION – B

 

Answer any Two questions.

Each answer should not exceed 300 words.                                               2 x 10 = 20 Marks

1. Describe the graphic presentation of data
2. Explain the nature, uses and limitation of statistics
3. Calculate standard deviation for the following data

Score                              Frequency

5 – 10                                     5

10 – 15                                                9

15 – 20                                                29

20 – 25                                                54

25- 30                                      11

30 – 35                                                5

 

SECTION – C

 

Answer any One question.

The answer should not exceed 600 words.                                         1 x 20 = 20 Marks

1. Calculate Mean, Median and Mode for the following distributions

Rent (in Rs.)               No. of Houses

• 8
• 10
• 15
• 25
• 40
• 20
• 15

85-95                                        7

20. 20. From the following information state whether the two variables i.e. Educational

Qualification and Job Satisfaction are independent. (Table Value = 5.991).

 

Job Satisfaction	Educational Qualification
	UG	PG
Low	93	88
Medium	90	76
High	97	56

 

 

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