MBA Second Semester

PAPER 1: Research Methodology

Question 1: Attempt Any Four:
1. Define scientific research and describe its Model.
2. Distinguish between:
a. Hypothesis and Assumption
b. Research Methods and research Methodology
c. Type 1 error and Type 2 error
3. Differentiate between Universe and Population. Describe the importance of
sampling in a research.
4. Comment on the statement “The primary data is one’s hand becomes the
secondary data in other’s hand”.
5. Discuss the various characteristics of a good research.
Question 2: Attempt Any Two:
1. What are the various ways of controlling the extraneous variables? How research
design is associated with them?
2. Differentiate between Exploratory and Descriptive research design. What are
various types of two group designs? Discuss in details.
3. Define research design. Outline briefly its different components.
Question 3: Attempt Any Four:
1. Discuss about non probability sampling techniques.
2. Differentiate between simple random sampling and stratified random sampling.
3. Suggest a research topic for comparing the marketing strategies of two bathing
soaps, and plan a sampling technique for this research.
4. Discuss the merits and demerits of secondary data obtained from government
records and from syndicate sources.
5. How should the researcher handle the ‘don’t know’ response?
Question 4: Attempt Any Two:
1. What are different types of charts and diagrams used in data analysis?
2. Describe the assumptions of ANOVA. What are various steps involved in
ANOVA?
3. In EXCEL and SPSS, Which one you find better and why? What are important
characteristics of SPSS?
Question 5: Attempt Any Four:
1. Various precautions in questionnaire formation.
2. Characteristics of good research report
3. Null hypothesis
4. Annexure in research report
5. statistical techniques involved in hypothesis testing
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PAPER 2: Research Methodology
Question 1: Attempt Any Two:
1. Is research is important for establishing a new business? Suggest a research model to
establish a retail store in a sub urban area?
2. Distinguish between:
a. Pure and Applied research
b. Diagnostic and descriptive study
c. Action research and Experimental Research
3. Discuss in details the case study method of research.
Question 2: Attempt Any Two:
1. Discuss in details the various steps involved research process.
2. What are the various types of experimental research design? Differentiate
between factorial design and Latin square design.
3. Explain in brief:
a. Randomization
b. Intervening variable
c. Confounded relationship
d. Error Variance
Question 3: Attempt Any Four:
1. Discuss in brief about various probability sampling techniques.
2. Differentiate between structured and unstructured interview method.
3. Discuss characteristics of a good questionnaire. Support every statement with
suitable example.
4. Discuss the importance of secondary data in marketing research.
5. What precautions you will suggest to collect the data by using questionnaire?
Question 4: Attempt Any Two:
1. What are different steps involved in the processing of data? Discuss the
characteristics of a good table.
2. when to use in hypothesis testing:
a. t test
b. One way ANOVA
c. Two way ANOVA
d. Chi square
3. What is use of computer in data analysis? Suggest any statistical software for data
analysis and its merits and demerits.
Question 5: Attempt any two:
1. Discuss various steps involved in writing a research proposal.
2. Differentiate between:
a. Research abstract and summery
b. Technical report and management report
c. Research paper and research article
d. Abbreviations and glossary
3. Discuss APA styles of writing bibliography to write the reference of chapter of a book,
article in journal, research report, new paper article, edited book, and seminar paper.
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PAPER 3: Research Methodology
Question 1: Attempt Any Two:
1. A colleague of yours wishes to generate a research idea in the area of HR. He
failed in searching any topic related to HR managers but his area of interest is in
their job conditions and job responsibilities. Suggest a research topic to your
friend and justify support answer by developing hypothesis and a research design.
2. Establish role of models in research. Discuss advantages and limitations of
Heuristic model in research.
3. Discuss various types of business problems encountered by research. What
precaution you will take to design a research proposal for a customer satisfaction
study.
Question 2: Attempt Any Two:
1. Discuss various external and internal criteria for selecting a researchable problem
in details?
2. Is hypothesis necessary for a research? Discuss the following in brief:
a. Descriptive hypothesis
b. Casual hypothesis
c. Statistical hypothesis
d. Common sense hypothesis
3. Write short notes on:
a. Quasi experimental design
b. Time series design
c. Random block design
d. C.R. design
Question 3: Attempt Any Four:
1. Characteristics of good sample
2. Estimation of sample size
3. Observation as data collection tool
4. Differentiate field experiment and field survey
5. Sociometry
Question 4: Attempt Any Two:
1. Why SPSS is a better tool as compared to EXCEL? What are the major steps
involved in data analysis in SPSS?
2. What is the difference between ‘within group variance’ and ‘between group
variance’? What are steps involved in analysis through ANOVA?
3. Discuss the use of following in data presentation:
a. Histogram
b. Pie chart
c. Stacked bar chart
d. Ogive
e. Pictogram
Question 5: Attempt Any Four:
1. Annotated bibliography and work cited.
2. Criteria to evaluate a research report
3. Importance of executive summery
4. various precaution to be keep in mind during writing a research report
5. importance of suggestions and recommendations in a research report