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MASTER OF COMMERCE Term-End Examination ut-r) Lim

December, 2015 MC0-03 : RESEARCH METHODOLOGY AND STATISTICAL ANALYSIS Maximum Marks : 100 Weightage : 70%

Time : 3 hours Note :

Attempt any five questions. marks.

All questions carry equal

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What do you understand by the term research design ? Discuss various components of a research 5+15 design.

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Discuss the Questionnaire and schedule methods of data collection along with their merits and limitations.

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(a) Explain the need, meaning and essentials of interpretation.

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(b) Explain methods of Generalization.

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(a) Explain the difference between Correlation and Regression with suitable examples.

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(b) What are the different types of diagrams used to present the data ? Explain briefly.

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(a) What do you understand by the terms-point estimation and interval estimation in test of hypothesis ? Discuss in brief. (b) Explain simple hypothesis and composite hypothesis with suitable examples. The following data shows sales (in thousands) of Brand-A detergent. Using the Least Square Method predict the sales for the year 2015. Also, calculate the trend values for each year (2001 2011).

Year 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

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