ASSIGNMENT
Course Code : MS-95
Course Title : Research Methodology for Management Decisions
Assignment No. : 95/TMA/SEM-II/2017
Coverage : All blocks
Note: Attempt all the questions and submit this assignment on or before 31st October, 2017 to
the coordinator of your study center.
1. Discuss the points that should be kept in mind while defining a research problem. Briefly mention advantages of considering these points.
2. The secondary data are to be scrutinized before they are compiled from the source. How does one examine the reliability, suitability, accuracy and adequacy of secondary data?
3. Describe, in brief, the importance of editing, coding, classification, tabulation and
presentation of data in the context of research study.
4. The production manager in a large undertaking randomly paid 10 visits to a work site in a month. The number of workers who reported late for duty were found to be
2,4,5,1,6,3,2,1,7, and 8 respectively. Using the Wilcoxon signed rank test, verify the
claim of the production superintendent at 0.05 level of significance that on an average not
more than 3 workers report late for duty.
5. Discuss the various components of presentation skills. Your answer should include
communication dimensions, presentation package, and use of audio-visual aids.