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    MASTER OF COMMERCE
    Term-End Examination
    1 -1-1 -1 4 December, 2019

    MCO-03 : RESEARCH METHODOLOGY AND


    STATISTICAL ANALYSIS

    Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100


    (Weightage : 70%)

    Note : Answer any five questions. All questions carry


    equal marks.

    1. Discuss the following methods of research :

    (a) Survey method 10

    (b) Historical method 10

    2. What do you understand by the term 'Research


    Design' ? Discuss different components of a
    research design. 5+15

    MCO-03 1 P.T.O.
    3. A detergent manufacturer wants to know
    whether there are any significant differences
    among male and female users between Brand A,
    Brand B and Brand C of the detergent they use.
    A survey conducted for the purpose gives the
    following results :

    Brand of Detergent
    Gender
    Brand A Brand B Brand C Total
    distribution
    Male 138 83 64 285

    Female . 64 67 84 215

    Total 202 150 148 500

    Calculate chi-square statistics and determine


    whether the brand of detergent is independent of
    the users' gender given that at 2 degrees of
    freedom and 0.05 level of significance the table
    value is 5.991. 20

    4. (a) What do you understand by the following


    terms ? 5x2=10
    (i) Range
    (ii) Mean Deviation
    (iii) Standard Deviation
    (iv) Quartile Deviation
    (v) Coefficient of Variance

    MCO-03 2
    (b) The following data relates to mean sales
    and standard deviation of product X in
    three departmental stores :
    Departmental Mean Standard
    Store Sales Deviation
    Store-A 40 5.24
    Store-B 70 8.12
    Store-C 59 10.89
    Among the above three stores, which store
    is more consistent ? 10

    5. (a) What do you understand by the following


    terms ? 2x5=10
    (i) Point Estimation
    (ii) Interval Estimation

    (b) Discuss the advantages of t-test in a survey


    research. 10

    6. (a) What do you understand by the term


    `Statistical Fallacy' ? Explain. 5

    (b) What are the stages at which statistical


    fallacies may arise ? 5

    (c) Discuss with examples how statistics can be


    misinterpreted. 10
    MCO-03 3 P.T.O.
    7. (a) Differentiate between primary data and
    secondary data with examples. 10

    (b) What do you understand by 'Simple


    Random Sampling' ? Discuss the process to
    select a random sample using 'simple
    random sampling'. 2+8

    8. Write short notes on any four of the


    following : 4x5=20

    (a) Uses of Index Numbers

    (b) Difference between Mean and Weighted


    Mean

    (c) Questionnaire Method

    (d) Systematic Sampling


    (e) Nominal Scale
    (f) Interval Scale

    MCO-03 4
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    (c ) Raw ?A 10

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    2. `argitIT4 (31fiKFT)' aTTEM WIT 01c14 ?


    argiVrq wwq-r 1 f1trz-4 f4-4-4-41
    trNg I 5+15

    MCO-03 5 P.T.O. .
    3. (115-1 Czir=i4iicif (detergent manufacturer) A7
    411.1.11 11W11 TEri "R.W #1. d'it1) 1 1chtliat q).
    .115.1* Wig A, Wig B R4 C t,
    dwilif
    * (differences) t I W 3-04 A PIA
    TR 'Ow Tu P+R-Osid tritum:r Smr 7 :
    11i5-1 (detergent) W g

    Afir- *rf
    Wig A Wig B ig C
    -

    frau!

    347 138 83 64 285

    Pit 64 67 84 215

    z4rf 202 150 148 500

    *Tt-q4 aTtwt (statistics) *I- iTuRT *I'N7 WiTT


    i* At 2 (2 degrees of
    freedom) 74 0.05 kiltichcIt (significance) 17R 7
    vti 5.991 t, AlTiftff *IN7
    Wig .344.4) , Ichil311 * (gender) A k<ICIA I 20

    4. ()
    14-.1 vr- 1 A 311 ,Tdit-44 ? 5x2=10

    (i) 71-4 (Range)


    (ii) id-dF4 (Mean Deviation)
    iimen f49d7 (Standard Deviation)
    (iv) q-24 149-FR- (Quartile Deviation)
    (v) ±lulict) (Coefficient of Variance)

    MCO-03 6
    oRgcr 31-1-+-t cfo -rrh. TzW 4 3r41‹ X
    TT 14Shel (mean sales) WM 1-1frich 1 FR.
    4 *ruff :
    f414TiTh 1:1112( +.11-14)
    tell idsnt4 f4-4-e4
    -d)t-A 40 5.24
    c)t-B 70 812
    -e-.1t-C 59 10.89
    zcrzjw 41 .9. 4 4 0q4f tell alfir*TiTrff
    (consistent) ? 10

    5. PHIC16 f Yf 4 aiTEKT WIT cuc44 ? 2x5=10


    (i) fis 3Tr*--eq (Estimation)
    (ii) aidUF 31TWF4

    (ii) rakit71 313.44R Zel-tfttquf (t-test)


    W4-11 -‘t *rr--A7 10

    6. (T) ITP:rwaf 4 aTrcrwr ?


    *rfA-R 5

    Oq-Tft 31-4.1:wr t A.1 (94414 v-P4--+-0


    t *NA # ? 5

    (7) 74r-gull (-1 o *zrrA7


    -- tser‘l
    fd)eit tI 10
    MCO-03 7 P.T.O.
    7. 3rrarrr t,4441 sir ferw 1144; 4 z7Fu1
    TreoTErsz
    3 W.A.Ri 10

    (10 `(-ito 31i -tiem' (Simple Random


    Sampling) A. 311T*7 47IT dicq4 ? 'kiln
    m1"-aem ralV d'Ael) 4 1 mtcl T

    lIr ed-oi a 1 m6tir ti frda-4T


    2+8

    8. -11-1RiRsid. 4 .4 WIT tR -414-Tud


    few : 4x5=20

    () TEA*4 (Index Numbers)* dgei)+1

    (§) Trif64 (Mean) Wall. d Trruf 4 aim

    (TT )
    slY-ilcirit (Questionnaire) fAT

    (1:1 )
    eeici t.ei -ft-OR- ( Systematic Sampling)

    (3) -11 10111 11TRE

    (a) 34--dTm ti-RT

    8 25,000
    MCO-03

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