IGNOU MCO-03 December 2015 Previous Year Question Paper

Q1.What do you understand by the term research design ? Discuss various components of a research design.

Q2.Discuss the Questionnaire and schedule methods 20 of data collection along with their merits and limitations.

Q3.(a) Explain the need, meaning and essentials 10 of interpretation.

(b) Explain methods of Generalization.

Q4.(a) Explain the difference between Correlation 10 and Regression with suitable examples.

(b) What are the different types of diagrams 10 used to present the data ? Explain briefly.

Q5.(a) What do you understand by the terms-point 10 estimation and interval estimation in test of hypothesis ? Discuss in brief.

(b) Explain simple hypothesis and composite 10 hypothesis with suitable examples.

Q6.The following data shows sales (in thousands) of 20 Brand-A detergent. Using the Least Square Method predict the sales for the year 2015. Also, calculate the trend values for each year (2001 Year

Q8.What do you understand by the term index numbers ? Discuss the uses of index numbers in the context of business and economic activity.

Q9.Write notes on any two of the following : 10+10

(a) Historical research

(b) Selection of research problem

(c) Random Sampling Method

(d) Likert scale

(e) Yates correction

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