Exam Details
| Subject | Research Methods and Biostatistics | |
| Paper | ||
| Exam / Course | Master of Science in Dietetics and Food Service management | |
| Department | School of Continuing Education (SOCE) | |
| Organization | indira gandhi national open university | |
| Position | ||
| Exam Date | December, 2015 | |
| City, State | new delhi, |
Question Paper
Define the following
Nutritional Epidemiology
Biostatistics
Qualitative Data
Non-Probability Sampling
Sample
Graphically represent each of the following:
Stem and Leaf plot
Altitude Scale
Box and Wishker's plot
Frequency Polygon
Bar Diagram
2. "Large number of people are suffering from cancer". You have to find the common causes of cancer in your state. Develop a research proposal with the following points:
Title of the research study
Research Objectives
Sample and Sampling Technique
Research Design
Research Instruments
Method of Data Collection
3. Explain the following in brief
Null Hypothesis
Case Control Study
Ordinal Scale
Altitude Scale
Differentiate between the following research designs:
Factorial Design and Time Series
Quasi Experimental Design and Time Series Design
Differentiate between the following research tools:
Structured interview and unstructured interview.
Structured questionnaire and unstructured questionnaire.
Compute median and mode for the following distribution
C.I. f
71-75 3
66-70 2
61-65 7
56-60 5
51-55 6
46-50 1
41-45 4
The weight of vegetarian and non-vegetarian female subjects are given here:
Vegetarian 42 50 55 46 59 41 46 48 45 48
Non-Vegetarian 45 54 52 58 62 46 55 49 50 54
Test whether there is any significant difference between the mean weight of two groups at level of significance.
Describe the use of official records in collecting data for research.
Describe the common measures of mortality used in clinical research.
Describe the statistical methods you would use for analysis of qualitative data.
Given below is the distribution of Height of eight school going boys in cms.
Height: 165, 140, 151, 145, 160, 138, 142, 158
Calculate the variance and standard deviation from the above data.
Briefly explain the different methods of sampling commonly used in epidemiological research.
8. Write short notes on any four of the following:
Main steps to conduct case study
Confidence intervals and Level of significance
Non-Parametric Tests
Normal Probability Distribution
Graphic Scale
Nutritional Epidemiology
Biostatistics
Qualitative Data
Non-Probability Sampling
Sample
Graphically represent each of the following:
Stem and Leaf plot
Altitude Scale
Box and Wishker's plot
Frequency Polygon
Bar Diagram
2. "Large number of people are suffering from cancer". You have to find the common causes of cancer in your state. Develop a research proposal with the following points:
Title of the research study
Research Objectives
Sample and Sampling Technique
Research Design
Research Instruments
Method of Data Collection
3. Explain the following in brief
Null Hypothesis
Case Control Study
Ordinal Scale
Altitude Scale
Differentiate between the following research designs:
Factorial Design and Time Series
Quasi Experimental Design and Time Series Design
Differentiate between the following research tools:
Structured interview and unstructured interview.
Structured questionnaire and unstructured questionnaire.
Compute median and mode for the following distribution
C.I. f
71-75 3
66-70 2
61-65 7
56-60 5
51-55 6
46-50 1
41-45 4
The weight of vegetarian and non-vegetarian female subjects are given here:
Vegetarian 42 50 55 46 59 41 46 48 45 48
Non-Vegetarian 45 54 52 58 62 46 55 49 50 54
Test whether there is any significant difference between the mean weight of two groups at level of significance.
Describe the use of official records in collecting data for research.
Describe the common measures of mortality used in clinical research.
Describe the statistical methods you would use for analysis of qualitative data.
Given below is the distribution of Height of eight school going boys in cms.
Height: 165, 140, 151, 145, 160, 138, 142, 158
Calculate the variance and standard deviation from the above data.
Briefly explain the different methods of sampling commonly used in epidemiological research.
8. Write short notes on any four of the following:
Main steps to conduct case study
Confidence intervals and Level of significance
Non-Parametric Tests
Normal Probability Distribution
Graphic Scale
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