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Research Methods and Statistics – I
1. To develop an understanding of various statistical techniques in terms of their assumptions, applications and limitations.
2. To acquire competencies to organize data for computer analysis.
3. To acquire elementary competencies in using computer packages of statistical analyses.
4. This course deals with research methods that are employed in field settings. Also, familiarity with multivariate techniques is expected.
Meaning and Purpose of Research; Steps in Research with Special Emphasis on Concepts Like Problem, Hypothesis, Constructs and Variables; Levels of Measurement.
Ex Post Facto; Experimental; Survey
Meaning, Uses And Types : Pre-Test, Post-Test Design, Randomized Groups, Factorial Designs
Questionnaire, Interview, Semantic Differential Technique, Sociometry
Interpretation and Report Writing
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