Additional Knowledge Material

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 COURSE BBA IVTH SEMESTER

 UNIVERSITY MAHARSHI DAYANAND UNIVERSITY
 SUBJECT BUSINESS RESEARCH METHODS (BRM)
 SUBJECT CODE BBAN - 403
 UNIT NO & NAME IMPORTANT QUESTION
 NAME OF FACULTY MR. SRISH MALHOTRA
 BUSINESS RESEARCH METHODS (BRM)
IMPORTANT QUESTIONS

Q1. What is Business Research? Explain the importance of Business Research in Managerial
Decision Making
Q2. Explain the following terms:-
1. Variables
2. Proposition
3. Hypothesis
4. Research
Q3. What is information? Discuss the type of information need to run the business.
Q4. What do you mean by Scientific Investigation and Explain in detail.
Q5. Define Ethics and explain the importance of ethics in Business Research with suitable
example.
Q6. Define the term technology and discuss the significance of technology in modern research
part?
Q7. Indicate the sources of research process. Enumerate the steps of research process?
Q8. Explain the nature and functions of a hypothesis in a research process.
Q9. Discuss in detail the procedure of hypothesis testing with example.
Q10. Discuss the languages of research.
Q11. What are the major difference between descriptive and explanatory research design.
Q12. Explain the term nominal, ordinal, interval or ratio data?
Q13. What is the meaning of measurement in research?
Q14. What do you mean by ‘Sample Design’? What Point should be taken into consideration by a
research in developing a sample design for this research report?
Q15. How would you differentiate between simple random sampling and complex random
sampling design? Explain with examples.
Q16. Why probability sampling is generally preferred in comparison to non-probability sampling.
Explain the procedure of selecting a simple random sample.
Q17. Explain
a) Probability Sample
b) Non Probability Sample
c) Stratified Sample
d) Cluster Sample
Q18. Describe the steps used in designing a questionnaire? Indicate its advantages and limitations?
Q19. Differentiate between questionnaire and schedule.
Q20. Discuss the methods of collecting data.
Q21. What is interview and explain the various types of interview methods with their merits and
demerits.
Q22. Discuss any three methods of primary data collection with advantage and disadvantage.
Q23. Discuss the phrase ‘Analysis of Data’. Write its need and importance of data analysis?
Q24. Differentiate between Descriptive and Inferential Statistical Analysis
Q25. Difference between Parametric and Non-Parametric Statistics. Indicate their uses in different
types of data or researches.
Q26. What are the Statistical techniques used in Educational research.
Q27. What do you mean by measure of central tendency? Name different measure of central
tendency and discuss them in brief.
Q28. Distinguish between technical report and popular report.
Q29. Discuss the layout of a research report covering all relevant point. Illustrate with example.
Q30. Discuss the guidelines for preparing food research report.
Q31. Difference between Bibliography and Footnotes or reference. Illustrate with Example.
Q32. What do you understand by research report or thesis? Indicate its need and importance in
research work.
Q33. Indicate the general format of research report and mention its specific category of each major
section of report.
Q34. Discuss the various types of research report. Write the components of research report.