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ASSIGNMENT
DRIVE WINTER 2015
PROGRAM MBADS/ MBAFLEX/ MBAHCSN3/ MBA – SEM 3PGDBMN/ PGDENMN/
PGDFMN/ PGDHRMN/ PGDHSMN/ PGDIB/ PGDISMN/ PGDMMN/
PGDOMN/PGDPMN/ PGDROMN/PGDSCMN/ PGDTQMN – SEM 1
SUBJECT CODE &
NAME
MB0050 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
CREDIT 4
BK ID B1700
MAX.MARKS 60
Note: Answer all questions. Kindly note that answers for 10 marks questions should be approximately
of 400 words. Each questionis followedbyevaluationscheme.
Q. 1 What do you mean by Focus GroupDiscussion?Explain the key elementsofa focus group.
Answer: A focus group discussion (FGD) is a good way to gather together people from similar
backgroundsor experiencestodiscussaspecifictopicof interest.
 Group discussion produces data and insights that would be less accessible without interaction
found in a group setting—listening to others’ verbalized experiences stimulates memories,
ideas, and experiences in participants. This is also known as the group effect where group
membersengage in "a kind of ‘chaining’ or ‘cascading’ effect; talklinks to, or tumbles out of, the
topics and expressionspreceding it"
 Group membersdiscoveracommon

2. Q.2 Discuss the concepts involved in Testing of Hypothesis. Also discuss the steps involved in testing
the hypothesis.
Answer: A statistical hypothesis is a statement about the distribution of X. Equivalently, a statistical
hypothesis specifies a set of possible distributions of X: the set of distributions for which the statement
is true. A hypothesis that specifies a single distribution for X is called simple; a hypothesis that specifies
more than one distribution for X is called composite.In hypothesis testing, the goal is to see if there is
sufficient statistical evidence to reject a presumed null hypothesis in favor of a conjectured alternative
hypothesis. The null hypothesis is usually denoted H0 while the alternative hypothesis is usually denoted
H1.
Q3.What do you mean by Exploratory research design? Explain the types of exploratory research
design.
Answer: Exploratory research, as the name states, intends merely to explore the research questions and
doesnotintendtoofferfinal andconclusive solutionstoexistingproblems.
Conducted in order to determine the nature of the problem, exploratory research is not intended to
provide conclusive evidence, but helps us to have a better understanding of the problem. Saunders et al.
(2007, p.134) warnthat whenconducting
Q.4 Explain the Structure of the Research Report. What are the guidelines for effective report
writing?
Answer: The main features of a report are described below to provide a general guide. These should be
usedinconjunctionwiththe instructionsorguidelinesprovidedbyyourdepartment.
Title Page
Thisshouldbrieflybutexplicitlydescribethe purpose of the
Q. 5 Explainthe any three typesof comparative and non-comparative scales of each indetail.

3. Answer:Comparative scales emerged from the social sciences in an attempt to measure or order
attributes with respect to quantitative attributes or traits. Scaling provides a mechanism for measuring
abstract concepts. A comparative scale is an ordinal or rank order scale that can also be referred to as a
nonmetric scale. Respondents evaluate two or more objects at one time and objects are directly
comparedwithone anotheras part of the
6. What do you mean by Research Problem? Explain the steps involved in research problem
identificationprocess.
Answer: Specifying the research question is one of the first methodological steps the investigator has to
take whenundertakingresearch.The researchquestionmustbe accuratelyandclearlydefined.
Choosing a research question is the central element of both quantitative and qualitative research and in
some cases it may precede construction of the conceptual framework of study. In all cases, it makes the
theoretical assumptions in the framework more explicit, most of all it indicates what the researcher
wantsto knowmost andfirst.
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