ASSIGNMENT

DRIVE SUMMER 2014

PROGRAM MBADS/ MBAFLEX/ MBAHCSN3/ MBA SEM 3
PGDBMN/ PGDENMN/ PGDFMN/ PGDHRMN/ PGDHSMN/
PGDIB/ PGDISMN/ PGDMMN/ PGDOMN/ PGDPMN/
PGDROMN/ PGDSCMN/ PGDTQMN SEM 1
SUBJECT CODE &
NAME
MB0050
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
BK ID B1700
CREDITS 4
MARKS 60

Note: Answer all questions. Kindly note that answers for 10 marks questions should be
approximately of 400 words. Each question is followed by evaluation scheme.

Q.No Questions Marks Total
Marks
1 How would you distinguish between a management decision problem and a
management research problem? Do all decision problems require research? Explain
and illustrate with examples.
Differences
Explanation
Examples
5
3
2
10
2 How are research designs classified? What are the distinguishing features of each?
Differentiate by giving appropriate examples.
Meaning of Research designs
Classification and features
Differences
Examples
2
4
2
2
10
3 Discuss with the help of examples the four key levels of measurement. What
mathematical operations/statistical techniques are and are not permissible on data
from each type of scale?
Meaning of Measurement scales
Types of Measurement scales with examples
Mathematical operations/statistical techniques
2
5
3
10
4 Processing of data involves editing, coding, classifying and tabulating. Explain each of
these steps by taking an appropriate example.
Explanation
Examples
6
4
10

5 Distinguish between the following:
a. Null hypothesis and Alternative hypothesis
b. One tailed and two tailed tests
c. Type I and Type I I error
d. One way and two way analysis of variance
e. Descriptive and inferential analysis of data
Differences

10
(2 each)
10
6 a. What is Chi-square test of goodness of fit? What precautions are necessary while
applying this test? Point out its role in business decision making.
b. Two research workers classified some people in income groups on the basis of
sampling studies. Their results are as follow:
Investigators Income groups Total
Poor Middle Rich
A 160 30 10 200
B 140 120 40 300
Total 300 150 50 500
Show that the sampling technique of atleast one research worker is defective.
Meaning
Precautions
Role
Formula/Solution/Interpretation to the problem
1
2
2
5
10