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MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME
Term-End Examination

June, 2005

MS95 : Research Methodology for Management Decisions

Time: 3 hours
Maximum Marks: 100
(Weightage 70%)

SECTION A

1. What points must be kept in mind while defining a research problem ? Briefly mention the advantages of considering these points while defining a research problem. (15)

2. Briefly describe the following attitude measurement models: (15)
(a) The Guttman Scale
(b) The Semantic Differential Scale
(c) Thurstone's equal-appearing interval scale

3. A professor is interested in following whether the "good" students finish the test earlier or later than the others in the class. He observes a particular test and gets the following data (given on page 3). (15)
If 'good' students are those who get 90 and above, can the professor conclude that good students finish the test randomly (use a 5% level of significance) ?

4. What are the seven elements of communication dimension, which are relevant for making a presentation ? Discuss. (15)

5. Write short notes on any three of the following : (15)
(a) Decision Making Unit (DMU)
(b) The Q-Sort Technique
(c) Ordinal Scale
(d) Diagrams and Graphs
(e) Types of Bibliographies