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MS-95

Management Programme

ASSIGNMENT
FIRST SEMESTER
(January to June)
2019

MS - 95: Research Methodology for Management Decisions

School of Management Studies

INDIRA GANDHI NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY
MAIDAN GARHI, NEW DELHI – 110 068
 ASSIGNMENT

Course Code : MS-95

Course Title : Research Methodology for Management Decisions
Assignment No. : MS-95/TMA /SEM-I/2019
Coverage : All Blocks

Note : Attempt all the questions and submit this assignment on or before 30th April, 2019 to the
coordinator of your study center.

1. Describe the terms “Unit of analysis”, “Characteristics of Interest” and “Decision-

Making Unit”. Why is there confusion between the first two?

2. What is stratified sampling? How allocation of sample to different strata is done? Discuss
the benefits of such an approach.

3. What is the objective of doing factor analysis? Explain the terms involved in Factor
Analysis? How many factors one need to take.

4. A physical instructor claims that a particular exercise when done continuously for 7 days
reduces body weight by 3.5 kg. Five overweight girls did the exercise for 7 days and their
body weight were found as under:

Girls 1 2 3 4 5

Weight before exercise 70 72 75 71 78

Weight after exercise 66 70 72 66 72

Making use of the sign test, verify the claim at =0.05 that the exercise reduces weight
by at least 3.5 kg.

5. Discuss the major elements of communication dimensions that are relevant to a

presentation.