December, 2012
Ms-95 : Research Methodology For Management Decisions
SECTION - A
1. What is a hypothesis ? Can it be considered as a valid fact ? Is a hypothesis always necessary in research?
2. What is a likert-type rating scale ? Why is it called a scale of summated rating ? Mention its advantages and limitations.
3. Name the different methods of data collection and discuss the factors upon which the choice of a method for a given research project depend.
4. Differentiate between 'statistic' and 'parameter'. In view of above differentiation describe what do you understand by sampling ? Why is it used in Management Research ?
5. Why are quotations used in research report ? What are various forms of quotations ? When are they used ? How ?
6. Write short notes on any two of the following :
(a) Factor Analysis
(b) Standard Error
(c) Latin Square Design
(d) Proof
SECTION-B
7. A test is given to graduates of two business schools A and B. The scores are given out of 100. Test whether the school differ in quality by using Mann-Whitney U - test with a 10% level of significance.
Test Scores
School A 97 69 73 84 76 92 90 88 84 87 93
School B 88 99 65 69 97 84 85 89 91 90 87 91 72
For your convenience, the following information is provided :
R1=134.5, R2 = 165.5
Tabulated value of test statistic = 1.645 at 0.10
