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- 1. Quantitative Methods for Business Course Code: MBF1413 -Yogesh Shrestha
- 2. Topics to be discussed 1. Research Method Overview and Introduction to Basic Statistics 2. Probability Distribution 3. Data Analysis Using SPSS Part 1 • T-test • One way Anova • Correlation Analysis • Multiple regression
- 3. Topics to be discussed(contd.) 4. Data Analysis Using SPSS Part-2 • Interpretation of SPSS Results • Presentation of the Results 5. The Time series and Forecasting 6.Foundation of Decision Making 7.Project Management 8.Linear Programming and Transportation Problem 9.Inventory management and Just in Time
- 4. Research Methodology What is Research? Re+Search What to search? -Information/Knowledge/facts/solutions Why to search again and Again? -Single effort may or may not give ultimate/optimum truth
- 5. Different modes of Getting Knowledge • Authoritarian Mode • Mystical Mode • Rational Mode
- 6. Authoritarian Mode • Seek knowledgeby refering to the individuals who are socially or politically defined as qualified producers of knowledge • Eg oracles in tribal societies.
- 7. Mystical Mode • Truth seekers obtain knowledge from authorities on supernatural, such as prophets , diviners and mediums.
- 8. Rational Mode • Totality of knowledge can be obtained by strict adherence to the forms and rules of logic.
- 9. Research Classifications • System # 1 – Basic research – Applied research • System # 2 – Quantitative research – Qualitative research • System #3 – Experimental research – Non experimental research
- 10. Steps of Research Find topics and set Objectives Collect Data Analysis
- 11. Some Terminologies • Variables: value of which varies Types of Variables : Modes of data Measurement • Categorical • Numerical Discrete and Continuous Nominal/Ordinal/Interval/Ratio • Population and Sample • Primary and Secondary Data • Parameter and Statistics
- 12. Analysis of Data • Presentation of Data • Calculation different Features of Data
- 13. Presentation of Data Types of Presentation • Textual • Tabular • Diagrammatic • Graphical • Frequency distribution: Distribution of Value of variables with their corresponding frequencies Types of Frequency Distribution • Individual Series • Discrete Series • Continuous Series