M.S.W. DEGREE EXAMINATION, APRIL 2017
Second Semester
Social Work
SOCIAL WORK RESEARCH AND SOCIAL STATISTICS
(2013 onwards)
Time 3 Hours Maximum 75 Marks
Part A (10 x 2 20)
Answer all questions.
All questions carry equal marks.
1. Define research.
2. Define social work research.
3. Write the meaning for theory.
4. Write a few lines about survey.
5. What do you mean by data?
6. Write the meaning for interview guide.
7. What do you mean by sampling?
8. Write a few lines about bibliography.
9. Define mean.
10. What do you mean by correlation?
Sub. Code
452202
RW-127
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Wk6
Part B 5 25)
Answer all questions, choosing either or
All questions carry equal marks.
11. Write the requisites of a good scientific method.
Or
Write a note on epistemology.
12. Mention the importance and sources of hypothesis.
Or
Write a note on historical research.
13. Explain the types of observation.
Or
Briefly write any two types of scaling techniques.
14. Elucidate the types of editing.
Or
Write the content of research report.
15. Examine the uses and application of chi-square test.
Or
Calculate the standard deviation of the height
through direct method.
Height in Inches 60 60 61 62 63 63 64 64 70
RW-127
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Wk6
Part C 10 30)
Answer any three questions.
All questions carry equal marks.
16. Write the characteristics and purpose of research.
17. Explain the types of research design.
18. Elucidate the nature and types of interview.
19. Write the principles of sampling and depict the non
probability sampling.
20. Calculate the coefficient of correlation between the height
of fathers and sons.
Height to Father 65 66 67 67 68 69 70 72
Height of son 67 68 65 68 72 72 69 71
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