M.Com. (Semester IV) (CBCS) Examination Mar/Apr-2018
TAXATION (Paper IV) (Research Methodology) (For External Student)
Time: 2½ Hours
Max. Marks: 70
Instructions: All questions are compulsory. All question carry equal marks.
Q.1
Select the correct answer from multiple choice given
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scientific method focuses on testing hypotheses developed form theories.
Deductive method
Inductive method
Hypothesis method
Pattern method
scientific method often focuses on generating new hypotheses and theories.
Deductive method
Inductive method
Hypothesis method
Pattern method
Computer database searches can be done
With a computer with CD-ROM drive
At the library
Online
All of the above
Hypothesis in qualitative research studies usually
Are very specific and stated prior to beginning the study
Are often generated as the data are collected, interpreted, and analyzed
Are never used
Are always stated after the research study has been completed
Research hypothesis are
Formulated prior to a review of the literature
Statements of predicted relationships between variables
Stated such that they can be confirmed or refuted
b and c
According to your text, how many points should a rating scale have
Five
Four
Ten
Somewhere from 4 to 11 points
Another name for a Likert Scale is
Interview protocol
Event sampling
Summated rating scale
Ranking
When each member of a population has an equally likely chance of being selected, this is called
A nonrandom sampling method
A quota sample
A snowball sample
An equal probability selection method
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SLR-CX-50
The nonrandom sampling type that involves selecting a convenience sample from a population with a specific set of characteristics for your research study is called
Convenience sampling
Quota sampling
Purposive sampling
Snowball sampling
10) Which of the following is not an example of a nonrandom sampling technique?
Purposive
Quota
Convenience
Cluster
11) When a extraneous variable systematically varies with the independent variable and influences the dependent variable, it is called:
Another dependent variable
A confounding variable
A moderating variable
An unreliable variable
12) This type of validity refers to the ability to generalize the results of a study across settings.
Temporal validity
Internal validity
Ecological validity
External validity
13) A physical or mental change that occurs in participants over time that affects their performance on the dependent variable is called
Instrumentation
Maturation
Regression
None of above
14) the use of multiple data sources to help understand a phenomenon is one strategy that is used to promote qualitative research validity. Which of the following terms describes this strategy?
Data matching
Pattern matching
Data triangulation
Data feedback
Q.2
Answer the following.
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Regression analysis
Explain the steps in sampling.
Q.3
Write short notes:
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Data processing
Characteristics of A Good Sample Design
Q.4
Answer any one of the following.
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What is Hypothesis? Explain its types.
Explain types of Data Analysis.
Q.5
Answer any one of the following.
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Importance of Computer in Research.
Importance of Statistics in Research.