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ASSIGNMENT
Course Code:MS – 95
Course Title :Research Methodology for Management Decisions
Assignment Code : MS – 95/TMA/JAN/2025
Note: Attempt all the questions and submit this assignment to the coordinator of your study
centre. Last date of submission for January 2025 session is 30th April, 2025 and for July
2025 session is 31st October, 2025.
1. What is the basic nature of research designs? Distinguish between cross-sectional and
longitudinal designs. In what situations would you recommend the usage of one over the
other? Explain.
2. What should be the criteria for designing the questionnaire? How can questionnaires assist
in survey research? How will you design a questionnaire to measure the attitude towards
banks and insurance services? Discuss using the steps in the questionnaire design
effectively.
3. Processing of data involves editing, coding, classifying and tabulating. Explain each of these
steps by taking an appropriate research example.
4. Write a short note on the following:
a. Multiple Linear Regression
b. Multistage Sampling
c. Logical Flow Models
d. The Q-Sort Technique
5. A sample of 870 trainees was subjected to different types of training classified as intensive,
good and average and their performance was noted as above average, average and poor. The
resulting data is presented in the table below. Use a 5 per cent level of significance to
examine whether there is any relationship between the type of training and performance.
Training
Performance
Intensive Good Average Total
Above average
100
150
Average
100
100
40
290
Poor
100
50
80
300
Total
150
250
330
280
290
870
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