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    This document outlines the syllabus for a M.Phil./Ph.D. program in economics. It covers 5 units on key aspects of research methodology: scientific methods and their application to social sciences; population and sampling techniques; methods of data collection, measurement, and analysis; correlation, regression, and time series analysis; and the structure and writing of research reports. Students will learn both quantitative and qualitative analytical methods including measures of central tendency, dispersion, hypothesis testing, and data reduction techniques like principal components and factor analysis. The course will provide training in using software like MS Excel, SPSS, and EViews to perform data analysis.

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    This document outlines the syllabus for a M.Phil./Ph.D. program in economics. It covers 5 units on key aspects of research methodology: scientific methods and their application to social sciences; population and sampling techniques; methods of data collection, measurement, and analysis; correlation, regression, and time series analysis; and the structure and writing of research reports. Students will learn both quantitative and qualitative analytical methods including measures of central tendency, dispersion, hypothesis testing, and data reduction techniques like principal components and factor analysis. The course will provide training in using software like MS Excel, SPSS, and EViews to perform data analysis.

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    in Economics Paper I Research Methodology 2012 2013 Unit-1 Scientific methods and social sciences, Nature of scientific inquiry; Concepts and assumptions, Hypothesis, Generalization and laws. Definition and objectives of research. Various steps in scientific research. Types of research. Research Design: Meaning, Needs and types; Survey research, Case study research. Unit-2 Population and samples, Sampling techniques, Sampling and non-sampling errors, Sample size, Limitations of sampling. Sources of data: primary data, Secondary data, Methods of data collection, Design of questionnaire, Problems in data collection, Data processing- operations and problems in data processing. Measurement and scaling techniques.

    Unit-3 Data analysis: Meaning and methods-Quantitative and Qualitative analysis. Measures of Central tendency, Dispersion, Skewness and Kurtosis. Theoretical distribution: Normal, Poisson and Binomial. Statistical estimation and testing of hypothesis. Non-parametric tests. Unit-4 Concepts of Correlation and Regression, Simple and multiple regression analysis: Estimation of parameters and tests of their significance, Coefficient of determination, ANOVA-one way ,two way. Analysis of Time series. Methods of data reduction: Principal components and factor analysis construction of composite indices. Unit-5 Structure and Components of research report, Types of report, Layout of research report, Mechanism of writing a research report. Data analysis using MS Excel, SPSS and E views. Readings: 1. Sabine, Landau, Brian S. Everitt: A handbook of statistical analyses using SPSS, Chapman & Hall/CRC Press LLC. 2. Ranjeet Kumar. Research Methodology: Sage Publication Ltd 3. Kothari. C.R.Research Methodology 4. Kurien, C.T. (ed.), A Guide to Research in Economics 5. Ghosh. B.N., Scientific Methods and Social Research 6. Sadhu, A.N. and Singh, Research Methodology in Social Sciences 7. Sharma, B.A.U. et. Al., Research Methodology in Social Sciences 8. Foercese, D.P. and Richer, S., Social Research Methods

    9. Feeber, R and Verdoorn, P.J., Research Methodology in Economics and Business. 10. Wilkinson, T.S.and Bhandarker, P.L. ,Methodology and Techniques of Social Research 11. Yamane, T., Statistics: An Introduction Analysis 12. Das, R.K. and Nagar, A.L., Basic Statistics 13. Spiegel, M.R., Theory and Problems of Statistics (Schaums outlines Series), Thesis and Assignment Writing 14. Sinha, P.K.: Computer Fundamentals, BPB Publications, New Delhi. 15. Raja Raman.V.: Fundamentals of Computers, PHI, New Delhi. 16. Kerns: Essentials of Microsoft Windows, Word and Excel, PHI. 17. Alexis Leon and Mathews Leon: Introduction to Computers with Ms-Office, TMH. 18. Asthana and Braj Bhushan: Statistics for Social Sciences (with SPSS applications), PHI.

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