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Posted By: pradha s Member Level: Gold Posted Date: 20 Jun 2008
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2007 M.PHIL. (COMMERCE) Question paper
DISTANCE EDUCATION
M.Phil. (Commerce) DEGREE EXAMINATION,
DECEMBER 2007.
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY — II TECHNIQUES
(Upto 2006 Batch)
Time : Three hours Maximum : 100 marks
Answer any FIVE questions.
Answer to Full Theory Question not to exceed 5 pages.
(5 ? 20 = 100)
1. Define Arithmetic Mean and Median and discuss their advantages and disadvantages in the context of research.
2. Explain the following non-parametric tests with an example for each : Sign Test and Mann Whitney Test.
3. Discuss different sources of Measurement and describe the tests of sound measurement.
4. What is Estimation of Parameter? What are its types? What are the properties of a good estimator?
5. Use to test whether there is any relationship between nature of area and voting preference.
Vote for area A B
Rural 620 480
Urban 380 540
Sub-urban 260 240
Total 1260 1260
6. (a) In a random sample of 100 persons from village A 60 are found to be tea consumers. In another sample of 200 persons taken from village B, 100 persons are found to be consuming tea. Do the data reveal significant difference between two villages as far as tea consumption is concerned?
(b) The following are the details of bulbs of two brands. Which bulb will you prefer to buy?
Brand A Brand B
Mean Life in hours 1300 1288
Standard Deviation in hours 82 93
Sample size 100 100
7. Four salesmen were posted at different areas by a company. The number of units sold by them are given in the following table. Can it be concluded that there is a significant difference in the performance of the salesmen.
A 20 23 28 29
B 25 32 30 21
C 23 28 35 18
D 15 21 19 25
8. The following data relate to the prices and supplies of a commodity during a period of eight years :
Price (Rs./kg) : 10 12 18 16 15 19 18 17
Supply (100 kg) : 30 35 45 44 42 48 47 46
Calculate the coefficient of correlation between the two series.
9. The following data relate to advertisement expenditure (in lakhs of rupees) and their corresponding sales (in crores of rupees) :
Advertisement Exp. : 10 12 15 23 20
Sales : 14 17 23 25 21
Estimate the sales corresponding to advertisement expenditure of Rs. 30 lakhs and the advertisement for a sales of Rs. 35 crores.
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DISTANCE EDUCATION
M.Phil. (Commerce) DEGREE EXAMINATION,
DECEMBER 2007.
RESEARCH FOR BUSINESS DECISIONS
(Upto 2006 Batch)
Time : Three hours Maximum : 100 marks
Answer any FIVE questions.
All questions carry equal marks.
(5 × 20 = 100)
1. What are the various steps involved in Decision making process. Also Discuss – “Research as a Decision Support System”.
2. Present a Research Design for studying Brand Equity with reference to “Edible oil”.
3. As a Marketing Manger of a company. You are asked to do a research on consumer behaviour. Present your research procedure in detail.
4. You are a Personnel Manager of ABC company Limited. You are assigned to undertake a project on “Quality of Work Life”.
Identify the determinants of Quality of work life which will help your project more.
5. Give the objectives, hypothesis and tools used for Research on “Consumer Behaviour”.
6. Discuss the strategies used for introducing “Organisational change”.
7. As a Financial Manager of a company, identify the factors influencing ‘Capital Structure’ of a company.
8. Write in detail about the disinvestment policy with special reference to “PSU disinvestment in India”. Present your plan for Research.
9. What is corporate Governance? Explain the conditioners of corporate Governance.
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DISTANCE EDUCATION
M.Phil. DEGREE EXAMINATION, DECEMBER 2007.
Commerce
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY – I (THEORY)
(Upto 2006 batch)
Time : Three hours Maximum : 100 marks
Answer any FIVE questions.
All questions carry equal marks.
(5 ? 20 = 100)
1. Define Research. Explain the different types of research.
2. Discuss the steps involved in the planning stage of a research project.
3. In determining sample size, what factors must an analyst consider?
4. Explain the uses of secondary data and what are their advantages and limitations?
5. What is Tabulation? Describe the rules for preparing statistical tables.
6. Describe the considerations and steps involved in planning report writing.
7. How are computers used for data processing and analysis?
8. Write short notes on :
(a) Hypothesis
(b) Transcription
(c) Editing
(d) Case study.
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