Description
STATISTICAL METHODS AND PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH (BPCC 134)
Tutor Marked Assignments (TMA)
Course Code: BPCC134
Assignment Code: Asst /TMA /July 2023- January 2024
Total Marks: 70
NOTE: All assignments are compulsory.
Instructions:
1.Have a title page. Include details like Name, Enrolment number, Email id, Regional Centre,
Study Centre, Programme Title and code, Course title and code.
2.Use A4 size paper for the tutorial (ruled/ bank).
3.For making tables, blank pages can be used and tables/ graphs (if any) to be drawn in pencil.
4.Content should not be plagiarised.
Assignment One
Answer the following questions in about 500 words each (wherever applicable). Each question
carries 20 marks.
2 x 20 = 40
1.
2.
Describe the goals and principles of psychological research. Explain the ethical issues in
psychological research.
Compute Spearman’s Rank Order Correlation for the following data:
Individuals A B
Data 1
23
C D E F G H I J
34
32
26
65
Data 2
56
54
58
36
24
Assignment Two
43
76
76
29
54
30
28
27
39
31
Answer the following questions in about 100 words each (wherever applicable). Each question
carries 5 marks.
6 x 5 = 30
3. Describe the characteristics of quantitative research.
4. Explain the uses and limitations of mixed methods research.
5. Define statistics. Describe the basic concepts in statistics.
6. Explain variance with a focus on its merits and demerits.
43
45
7. Compute mean and standard deviation for the following data
45
45
8. Describe the importance of normal distribution.
65
37
65
45
87
NOTE: Please note that the assignment is out of 70 marks and 30 marks are for practicals.
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