Ph.D. Course Work Examination Jan.

2015
Paper II : Quantitative Methods

Roll No.
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Invigilators:

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Time: 3 Hours
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Maximum Marks: 70

Part A : Multiple Choice Questions ( 30 marks)

Note : Attempt all questions. Each question carries 2 marks.
1. Mean, Median and Mode are :
(A) Measures of deviation
(C) Measures of central tendency
2. Standard Deviation is a:

(B) Ways of sampling

(D) None of the above

(A) Primary average

(B) Secondary average

(C) Tertiary average

(D) Quartile average

3. Change in one variable leading to change in another variable is called:

(A) Chi-square Test

(B) t-Test

(C) Correlation

(D) ANOVA

4. Which correlation best explains the relationship between productivity and price:
(A) +0.20

(B) -0.20

(C) +0.75

(D) -0.75

5. Test of significance is required for:

(A) Census data

(B) Primary data

(C) Secondary data

(D) Sample data

6. In the data series 10,11,12,13,14,15,14, 14,13,12,11,10, Mode is :

(A) 12

(B) 13

(C) 14

(D) 15

7. An area of a pie diagram denotes:

(A) 3600

(B) 900

(C) 1800

(D) 2700

8. Chi square test is a :

(A) Parametric test

(B) Non parametric test

(C) Both A and B

(D) None of the above

9.ANOVA mean:
(A) Analysis of variability

(B) Analysis of validity

(C) Analysis of variance

(D) Analysis of value

10. Which test is the best for Small sample (Less than 30)
(A) T test

(B) Z test

(C) Chi-square test

(D) ANOVA test

11. In a data series Mean=Median=Mode. This data series shows:

(A) Positive skewness

(B) Negative skewness

(C) No skewness

(D) Less skewness

12. A normal curve of kurtosis is called:

(A) Platykurtic

(B) Mesokurtic

(C) Leptokurtic

(D) None of the above

13. Quatitative data can be diagrammatically represented by using :

(A) A line diagram

(B) A bar diagram

(C) A pie diagram

(D) Both a bar and pie diagram

14. In a test of significance, the critical value is:

(A) Calculated value

(B) Table value

(C) Observed value

(D) Expected value

15. The median is the for a series of data.

(A) Average score

(B) Middle score

(C) Most frequent score

(D) All of the above

Part B : Practical Based Questions ( 40 marks)

Note : Attempt all questions. Each question carries 10 marks. Use SPSS/Excel/Any other statistical
software to solve problem in a computer.
UNIT I
1. Calculate mean, median and mode of the given data series.

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Calculate correlation of the data series that given to you and interpret it.
UNIT - II
2. Make a colour bar diagram of the data set?
Or
Show the pie diagram of the data set.
UNIT - III
3. Calculate skewness and draw a curve of the data series .
Or
Calculate kurtosis of the series and draw a graph.
UNIT - IV
4. Test the significance using T test of two independent sample means of the data series.
Or
Calculate Chi square value and determine significance of the value .
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