Long Answer Question for Research Methodology

QUESTION BANK

UNIT I

1.      What are the steps involved in the research process? Why is the selection of problem for research a problem in itself?

2.      What are the criteria or factors to be considered while selecting a research problem? Discuss the process and classification of research problem.

3.      What are the criteria for a good research?

4.      What is an experiment? Distinguish between natural and controlled experiments.

5.      What are the different types of variables defined in an research? Discuss the characteristics of each variable with suitable example.

6.      Briefly explain the types of errors in an experiment and research. How these errors could be controlled?

7.      Discuss about the different types of research.

8.      What are the problems with secondary data faced by researchers?  How can they deal with them?

9.      What are the differences between scientific and non-scientific research?

10.  What do you mean by action research? What are the categories of action research? What aspects are evaluated in action research?

UNIT II

1.      Distinguish between followings

a)      Sample frame & population

b)      Statistics & Parameter

c)      Restricted & Unrestricted sampling

d)     Standard deviation & Standard error

e)      Estimator & Estimate

f)       Sample precision & Sample accuracy

g)      Sampling error & sampling bias

h)      Homogeneous & Heterogeneous populations

2.      Differentiate between primary & secondary data. What are the limitations and merits of each data in research?

3.      Differentiate between survey and observational methods of data collection.

4.      What is sampling? What are the characteristics of a good sample?

5.      What are the methods of sampling? Discuss.

6.      Explain the differences between the data collection through questionnaire & data collection through schedules. What are the criteria for a good questionnaire?

7.      Comment on the statement that “a large sample does not necessarily mean that it is a representative sample”.  Also express your view that a large sample be selected when standard deviation of population tends to be larger. Why or why not?

8.      What is a cluster sample? In what way it is similar and different from stratified sample?

9.      How Likert Scale developed? What are its advantages and limitations? Compare it with Thurston scale.

UNIT III

1.      What is factor analysis?  What are the methods of factor analysis? Discuss with example.

2.      Distinguish between followings:

a)      Parametric & Non Parametric Test

b)      Type I error and Type II error

c)      Null hypothesis and Alternative hypothesis

d)     Acceptance region and Rejection region

e)      One tailed test & Two tailed test

3.      What is meant by ‘sampling distribution of the mean’? What are its characteristics?

4.      What are the tools in MS Excel used for statistical analysis in a research? Discuss with example.

5.      Explain the meaning of analysis of variance. Describe briefly th technique of analysis of variance for one-way and two-way classifications.

6.      What do you mean by additive property of the technique of analysis of variance? How this technique s superior as compared to sampling?

UNIT IV

1.      Write down the characteristics of different types of charts used in presentation of data.

2.      Explain the significance of research report and narrate the steps involved in writing a good research report.

3.      Write down the characteristics of Histogram, Frequency Polygon, Ogive and Lorentz Curve.

4.      What is Content Analysis? What are the procedure and uses of content analysis?

5.      “Interpretation is an art of drawing inferences, depending upon the skill of the researcher”. Elucidate this statement by explaining the technique of interpretation. What are the precautions should be taken by researcher while interpreting the findings?

6.      Briefly discuss the layout of a good research report. What are the precautions a researcher should take while preparing a research report?

7.      How should the conclusion, recommendations, suggestions and limitations be presented in a research report?

8.      What should be included in the appendix section of a research report? Also explain the purpose of bibliography.

9.      What are the different bases of classifying the research reports? Are these mutually exclusive?