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*4339* (Pages : 2) 4339 First Year M.Com. Degree Examination, August 2009 (Old Scheme – Prior to 2006 Admission) (I.D.E.) Paper – VI : RESEARCH METHODOLOGY AND STATISTICAL TECHNIQUES Time : 3 Hours Max. Marks : 85 SECTION – A Answer all questions. Each question carries 2 marks. 1. What is ex-post facto research ? 2. What is research proposal ? What are the contents of it ? 3. Distinguish between primary and secondary data. 4. What is meant by coding ? 5. What do you mean by extraneous variable ? 6. Define sampling. 7. State the importance of providing “Footnotes” in Research Reports. 8. What is Chi-square test ? 9. What is meant by ANOVA ? 10. Give two advantages of using non-parametric tests. (10×2=20 Marks) Reg. No. : .................................... Name : ......................................... P.T.O.

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    First Year M.Com. Degree Examination, August 2009

    (Old Scheme Prior to 2006 Admission) (I.D.E.)

    Paper VI : RESEARCH METHODOLOGY AND STATISTICAL

    TECHNIQUES

    Time : 3 Hours Max. Marks : 85

    SECTION A

    Answer all questions. Each question carries 2 marks.

    1. What is ex-post facto research ?

    2. What is research proposal ? What are the contents of it ?

    3. Distinguish between primary and secondary data.

    4. What is meant by coding ?

    5. What do you mean by extraneous variable ?

    6. Define sampling.

    7. State the importance of providing Footnotes in Research Reports.

    8. What is Chi-square test ?

    9. What is meant by ANOVA ?

    10. Give two advantages of using non-parametric tests. (102=20 Marks)

    Reg. No. : ....................................

    Name : .........................................

    P.T.O.

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    SECTION B

    Answer any five questions. Each question carries five marks.

    11. Describe the features of research.

    12. Explain the characteristics of a good hypothesis.

    13. Describe the steps in formulating a research problem.

    14. Write a note on Exploratory Research Design.

    15. What are the merits and limitations of a survey ?

    16. What is a pilot study ? What are its objectives ?17. Define observation. Discuss its utility as a method of data collection. (55=25 Marks)

    SECTION C

    Answer any two questions. Each question carries 20 marks.

    18. Discuss the steps of research process with the help of a suitable example.

    19. What is a t-test ? When it is used and for what purposes ? Explain by means ofexamples.

    20. A sample survey indicates that out of 3232 births, 1705 were boys and the rest weregirls. Do these figures confirm the hypothesis that the sex ratio is 50 : 50 ? Test at5 per cent level of significance.

    21. The table given below shows the data obtained during outbreak of small-pox.

    Attacked Not Attacked Total

    Vaccinated 31 469 500

    Not vaccinated 185 1315 1500

    Total 216 1784 2000

    Test the effectiveness of vaccination in preventing the attack from small pox. Testyour result with the help of x2 at 5% level of significance. (220= 40 Marks)

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