Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Kakinada 2010-1st Sem M.B.A Subject Code: MA113 [R07] Supplementary s, RESEARCH METHODOLOGY AND STATISTICAL TOOLS - Question Paper

Time: three Hours Max Marks: 60

ans any 5 ques. All ques. carry EQUAL marks



(1)(a) define nature and importance of "research". Distinguish ranging from qualitative research and quantitative research.
(b) discuss exploratory research and descriptive research. What is the role of "Statistics" in research?




(2)(a) discuss different tools and techniques of collecting data with various
sampling procedures.
(b) What is a sampling design? discuss the procedure to prepare a
questionnaire and schedule of ques..





(3)(a) discuss in detail about Psychometric, Psychological and social
instruments used in management research.
(b) What is a Research Design? discuss the functions and goals of Research
Design.





(4)(a) describe different measures of dispersion with merits and demerits.
(b) What is normal distribution? How a Normal Distribution is useful as a measure
of dispersion?.




(5)(a) discuss Karl Pearson and Spearman correlations and their properties.
(b) What is regression? discuss the method of "Least Squares" in regression
analysis.




(6)(a) discuss Null hypothesis and option hypothesis. discuss various test of
significance for small samples.
(b) discuss association of attributes and various chi-square tests.


(7)(a) discuss seasonal variations, cyclical variations and irregular variations in a time-series data.
(b) discuss the components of time-series. discuss secular pattern and how to
measure it.


(8)(a) discuss the role and use of SPSS package in social sciences data
analysis.
discuss report writing and different mechanics of report writing in
detail.

Earning:   Approval pending.