RESEARCH METHODS AND STATISTICS: | RMSI01/RMS201/RMS401/AC204/ | HRMSP206/HRMSP205 | DATE: JUNE 2014 DURATION: 3 HOURS MAIN PAPER INSTRUCTIONS ANSWER A TOTAL OF FOUR QUESTIONS CHOOSE TWO QUESTIONS FROM EACH SI EACH QUESTION CARRIES 25 MARKS. SHOW ALL CULCULATIONS porbid bh STATISTICAL FORMULAES AND TABLES WILL BE PRE VIDED USE OF SCIENTIFIC CALCULATORS IS ALLOWED | 7 ee bed PPL ybeshed ted hase hee yas Gul ee in ase eecsrehes ple Vm lrcerhat = Sa byer ha — toe] Lift dunes ean en dlgl te, SECTION A: RESEARCH METHODS | ey. (i —< ON arenes result oe L. Silverman, (2010:19) states that no method of research, quantitative or qualitative is, | better than the other. Discuss. [25] Pusat Hanmer / vate = aertenling add Spl ite } T didedonn oy wpe, | oe ee \O bq rae Discuss the following; = Ud a ta elu ‘ — bel taedan Coitcrahe CR Qe “op 22) The role of Literature Review in React > tsp aeap h rew Sechypee SC homfevys mello Jb) The characteristics of an introductory chapter in a Research Proposal. [10] oe! AAT. 3. Examine ethical issues that one has to consider when undertaking research and how they can be managed. [25] on 5 ater eee me tafe : . Be (iw Poel LR mare SECTION B: STATISTICS Proteowngh code 0 SES, “ Rede. 4, The Intelligence Quotients (IQs) of ten students and their reseat bene ‘examination marks are as shown below, fend ip v5 7 [ Student ieee (pce Ps en a Fig® 95_[100 [115/120 [Research Methods Marks (y) [3 [70 [75 | 80 i Ged tree baa/ dye bot a —s——isSa) (i) Find the mode for Intelligent Quotients [1] (ii) Calculate the mean and median for Intelligent Quotients. [5] b) Calculate the standard deviation for Research Methods score. [6] ©) () Calculate Spearman’s rank order correlation coefficient for the data. 0} (ii) Comment on the correlation coefficient obiained in ¢ (i) (3) a) Define the following concepts i) Parameter 2 ii) Statistic 2] b). Table below shows the number of hours spent in the library per week and the average mid-year marks of ten (10) students. [ Student EF | Hours spent in the 13 18, is 7 [22 | library per week (x) ‘Midyear mark (y) [10 16 [30 12 14 [26 i) Compute the inclusive range for the midyear mark. [2] ii) Indicate the ordinary range for the midyear mark. [1] iii) Distinguish between measures of variability and measures of correlation. [6] iv) Carry out a t-Test at 1% significance level to determine whether there is @ significant difference in the pupils’ academic performance and in hours spent inthe library per week. [12] a) The weight of first year students at Great Zimbabwe University follows a normal distribution with a mean of 60kg and a standard deviation of Skg. Ifa student is chosen at random from the group, calculate the probability that a randomly selected student i) is less than 65kg. 4] ii) lies between 40kg and 60kg. (51 iii) exceeds S0kg. 4] ») A student investigated whether taking vitamin C tablets every day for a school term affected students’ chances of catching a cold during the period and recorded the findings as shown in the table below. Vitamin C tablet Vitamin C tablet not taken | Gota cold 1s 22 Did not get a cold os Calculate the proportion of students who caught a cold.Calculate the number of students expected to catch a cold and not catch a cold ineach sample. [2] Conduct a chi-square (X) at 5% significance level to determine if there is an effect of taking Vitamin C on catching cold. 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