IGNOU MBA SOLVED ASSIGNMENT JAN JUNE 2017
MS-95 Research Methodology for Management Decisions
ASSIGNMENT
Course Code : MS-95
Course Title : Research Methodology for Management Decisions
Assignment No. : MS-95/TMA /SEM-I/2017
Coverage : All Blocks
Note : Attempt all the questions and submit this assignment on or before 30th April, 2017 to the coordinator of your study center.
1. A social scientist sampled 140 people and classified them according to income level and whether or not they played a state lottery in the last month. The sample information is reported below. Is it reasonable to conclude that playing the lottery is related to income level? Use the .05 significance level.
Income
Low
Middle
High
Total
Played
46
28
21
95
Did not play
14
12
19
45
Total
60
40
40
140
(a) What is this table called?
(b) State the null hypothesis and the alternate hypothesis.
(c) What is the decision rule?
(d) Determine the value of chi-square.
(e) Make a decision on the null hypothesis. Interpret the result.
2. What is of more value to the corporate world –basic, fundamental, or applied research? Justify your reasoning!
3. Distinguish between secondary and primary methods of data collection. Is it possible to use secondary data methods as substitutes of primary methods? Justify your answer with suitable illustrations.
4. What is a systematic sample? How is it selected? What are the advantages and disadvantages of a systematic sample?
5. Discuss the applications of rating scales in various functional areas of management.
Course Code : MS-95
Course Title : Research Methodology for Management Decisions
Assignment No. : MS-95/TMA /SEM-I/2017
Coverage : All Blocks
Note : Attempt all the questions and submit this assignment on or before 30th April, 2017 to the coordinator of your study center.
1. A social scientist sampled 140 people and classified them according to income level and whether or not they played a state lottery in the last month. The sample information is reported below. Is it reasonable to conclude that playing the lottery is related to income level? Use the .05 significance level.
Income
Low
Middle
High
Total
Played
46
28
21
95
Did not play
14
12
19
45
Total
60
40
40
140
(a) What is this table called?
(b) State the null hypothesis and the alternate hypothesis.
(c) What is the decision rule?
(d) Determine the value of chi-square.
(e) Make a decision on the null hypothesis. Interpret the result.
2. What is of more value to the corporate world –basic, fundamental, or applied research? Justify your reasoning!
3. Distinguish between secondary and primary methods of data collection. Is it possible to use secondary data methods as substitutes of primary methods? Justify your answer with suitable illustrations.
4. What is a systematic sample? How is it selected? What are the advantages and disadvantages of a systematic sample?
5. Discuss the applications of rating scales in various functional areas of management.
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