Exam Details
| Subject | Research Methods in Economics | |
| Paper | ||
| Exam / Course | Master of Arts in Economics | |
| Department | School of Social Sciences (SOSS) | |
| Organization | indira gandhi national open university | |
| Position | ||
| Exam Date | June, 2016 | |
| City, State | new delhi, |
Question Paper
1. What is the aim of science? Explain the characteristics of inductivitism as a method of science. What are its (inductivitism) limitations?
2. What do you mean by the term 'Scientific Explanation'? Explain how does Hypothetic Deductive model of explanation defuses the conflict between the realists and instrumentalists.
3. State the procedure to draw sample by the method of Simple Random Sampling With Replacement (SRSWR). How will you estimate the population mean and variance of sampling means with the sample drawn by SRSWR method
4. What kind of data will you need to assess the overall performance of Indian economy? Explain the various sources of such data.
Answer any five questions from this section.
5. Distinguish between research design and research methods. What type of research design would you suggest for experimental research
6. State the various forms of regression models. Which form of regression model would you like to suggest to analyse the growth rate of the economy? Give illustration in support of your answer.
7. State the various positive measures of inequality. Explain the computation device for construction of Kohn's index.
8. Distinguish between any three of the following:
Methodological monism and methodological dualism.
Parameter and statistic
Sampling and non-sampling error
Cross section data and time series data
Participatary Rural Appraisal and Rapid Rural Appraisal
9. Identify the various assumptions of classical Linear Regression Model. What will be the consequence of violation of the assumption of homoscedasticity
10. What do you mean by Deseasonalization of a time series data? Explain the procedure to apply multiplicative model to extract seasonal elements.
11. Distinguish between quantitative and qualitative data. Which tools and techniques are used to collect qualitative data?
12. Briefly state the various steps involved in carrying out a research study.
2. What do you mean by the term 'Scientific Explanation'? Explain how does Hypothetic Deductive model of explanation defuses the conflict between the realists and instrumentalists.
3. State the procedure to draw sample by the method of Simple Random Sampling With Replacement (SRSWR). How will you estimate the population mean and variance of sampling means with the sample drawn by SRSWR method
4. What kind of data will you need to assess the overall performance of Indian economy? Explain the various sources of such data.
Answer any five questions from this section.
5. Distinguish between research design and research methods. What type of research design would you suggest for experimental research
6. State the various forms of regression models. Which form of regression model would you like to suggest to analyse the growth rate of the economy? Give illustration in support of your answer.
7. State the various positive measures of inequality. Explain the computation device for construction of Kohn's index.
8. Distinguish between any three of the following:
Methodological monism and methodological dualism.
Parameter and statistic
Sampling and non-sampling error
Cross section data and time series data
Participatary Rural Appraisal and Rapid Rural Appraisal
9. Identify the various assumptions of classical Linear Regression Model. What will be the consequence of violation of the assumption of homoscedasticity
10. What do you mean by Deseasonalization of a time series data? Explain the procedure to apply multiplicative model to extract seasonal elements.
11. Distinguish between quantitative and qualitative data. Which tools and techniques are used to collect qualitative data?
12. Briefly state the various steps involved in carrying out a research study.
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- Actuarial Economics: Theory and Practice
- Econometrics Methods
- Economics of Growth and Development
- Economics of Social Sector and Environment
- Financial Institutions and Markets
- Indian Economic Policy
- International Trade and Finance
- Macroeconomic Analysis
- Microeconomic Analysis
- Public Economics
- Quantitative Methods
- Research Methods In Economics