222 MBA First Semester (Research Methodology and Quantitative Techniques) RTMNU

MODEL PAPER- I
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY & QUANTITATIVE TECHNIQUES
MBA - FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION
Time: 3 Hours Max. Marks: 80
Note: 1) All questions are compulsory. 2) All questions carry equal marks.
1) a) Discuss the meaning and scope of statistics bringing-out its importance in business. (16)
Or
b) What role does statistics play in the management of a business enterprise? Examine its scope and limitations. (16)
2) a) What is Coefficient of Variation? Calculate the Mean-deviation from the following data:
X 10 20 30 40 50 60
f 4 7 15 8 7 2
Or
b) Calculate mean deviation for the following frequency distribution:
No. of Colds Experienced in 12 Months No. of Persons No. of Colds Experienced in 12 Months No. of Persons
0 15 5 95
1 46 6 82
2 91 7 26
3 162 8 13
4 110 9 2

3) a) What are the different types of research? Explain. (16)

Or
b) What do you mean by research problem? What are types of business problems encountered by the researcher? Also list the
precautions to the researchers. (16)
4) a) What is sampling? Discuss the different practical sampling concepts. (16)
Or
b) Explain the importance of sampling in solving business problems. (16)
5) Answer in Brief: (16)
a) Define arithmetic mean and median with example.
b) The standard deviation of a distribution of 100 values is `2. If the sum of the squares of the actual values is `3,600, what is the
mean of this distribution?
c) Explain sample design.
d) Write a detailed note on sampling procedures.

MODEL PAPER- II
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY & QUANTITATIVE TECHNIQUES
MBA - FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION
Time: 3 Hours Max. Marks: 80
Note: 1) All questions are compulsory. 2) All questions carry equal marks.
1) a) Define mode with suitable example. Write the advantages and disadvantages of mode. (16)
Or
b) Calculate mean, median and mode from the following data:
X 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
f 4 7 15 8 7 2 7
2) a) What do you mean by quartile deviation? Also write the advantages of standard deviation. (16)
Or
b) The mean of two samples of size 50 and 100 respectively is 54.1 and 50.3 and the standard deviations are 8 and 7. Obtain the
standard deviation of the sample of size 150 obtained by combining the two samples. (16)
3) a) Define attitude measurement. What is the process of attitude measurement? Discuss the techniques for measuring attitudes.(16)
Or
b) What are the different difficulties in attitude measurement? Discuss the criteria for good measurement. (16)
4) a) What are the different sources of data collection? What is meant by primary data? Explain the various methods of primary data
collection. (16)
Or
b) What do you mean by open-ended and closed-ended questions? Discus the design of questionnaire in detail. (16)
5) Answer in Brief: (16)
a) Define tabulation and show their importance in statistical studies.
b) What do you mean by measures of dispersion?
c) Ordinal scale.
d) What is meant by secondary data?

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