PTE 709

M.Tech DEGREE EXAMINATIONS

QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH
Time: 3 Hours

Maximum Marks: 100

PART A (10 X 2 = 20 marks)
Answer ALL questions
All questions carry equal marks

1. Give objectives of research

2. Name the types of research
3. Explain hypothesis
4 What is Quantitative Research.?
5. Give some Qualitative Research methods
6. Describe in brief Qualitative Research
7. Explain nominal scale
8. What is the difference between accuracy and precision?
9. Define the abstract of research report
10. What do you understand by bibliography?
PART B (5 X 16 = 80)
Answer ALL choosing either (a) or (b) of each question
All questions carry equal marks.
11. a) Briefly explain the different steps involved in a research process
OR
b) Distinguish between Research methods and Research methodology
12. a) Explain post-positivism, experimental realism and pragmatism
OR
b) Why the Quantitative Research is required and when it will be used?
13. a) What are ethical guide lines in Qualitative Research
OR
b) Explain (i) quota sampling (ii) snowball sampling and (iii) purposive sampling

14. a) Give an account of Data acquisition process and processing the data.
OR
b) What are the different scales used in Quantitative Research.
15. a) What are types of reports? Explain
OR
b) Discuss the guidelines for reviewing the draft of a report.