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RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Objectives: To indicate some of the important elements of research design and their implementation.
• Formulation of Research Problem
• Devising Research Strategy in terms of-
-Goals : Exploratory, Descriptive, Explanatory, Comparative(Cross sectional, longitudinal, spatial comparison)
-Selecting Field (Universe)
-Selecting a sample
• Definition of Probability: Classic and Relative-Frequency Definitions
• Discrete and Continuous Probability Distributions
• Binomial Distribution
• Normal Distribution
• Relation Between the Binomial and Normal Distributions
• Sampling Theory- an introduction
• Methods of Sampling- Probability and Non-Probability Sampling Methods
• Sample Size Determination
• Sampling Distribution of t, chi-square and F, and their properties
• Sampling and Non-Sampling Errors
• Basic Concepts-Statistical Hypotheses, Test of Hypotheses and Significance
• Type I and Type II Errors
• Level of Significance
• t-test(significance of mean and difference between means)
• c2-test, F-test (test of independence, homogeneity and goodness of fit)
• Introduction –Aims and Objectives
• Scientific Investigation-Concept, Nature and Principles
• Research Design- Elements and Types
• Report Writing-Outline of a Research Report
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