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IGNOU MEC-09/MEC-109 (July 2023 - January 2024) Assignment Questions

SECTION-A

Answer the following questions in about 700 words each.

1. ‘The inductive strategy begins with the collection of data from which generalization is made’- In the light of this statement formulate a research proposal indicating the various steps involved in research process.

2. Distinguish between Cluster sampling and Multi-stage sampling. In order to find out the incidence of Malnutrition among rural households in a given distinct, how would you collect the data by multi-stage sampling? Illustrate.

SECTION B

Answer the following questions in about 400 words each. The word limits do not apply in case of numerical questions.

3. Suppose you want to study the behavior of sales of automobiles over a number of years and someone suggests you to try the following models:
yt= B0 + B1 t
yt= à0 + à1 t + à2 t2
Where yt = sales at time t and t = time. The first model postulates that sales is a linear function of time,
whereas the second model states that it is a quadratic function of time.
(a) Discuss the properties of these two models.
(b) How would you decide which model is appropriate between these two models?
(c) In what situation will the Quadric Model be useful.

4. Try to obtain data on automobile sales from any company in India over the past 20 years and examine which of the two models (Linear and Quadric) fits the data better?

5. What is Canonical Correlation Analysis? State the similarity and difference between multiple regression and canonical correlation.

6. What is action research? What are the advantages of strategy of action research over conventional research? Illustrate.

7. Write a short note on the following:

i. Traditional Method and Structural Equation Modeling.
ii. Input-output table
iii. Data generation
iv. Paradigm

IGNOU MEC-09/MEC-109 (July 2022 - January 2023) Assignment Questions

SECTION A

Answer the following questions in about 700 words each. The word limits do not apply in case of numerical questions.

1. Explain with illustration the conflict between Inductivism and Hypothetic-Deductivism. How these two methods are useful in undertaking research in social sciences.

2. (a) State the various forms of regression model. For working out the GDP growth rate of Indian economy, which form of regression model would you like to use?
(b) Using the hypothetical date on real GDP in India for 1960-2007, we obtain the following regression results in the following table:

Interpret the results.

SECTION B

Answer the following questions in about 400 words each. Each question carries 12 marks.

3. State the common elements of interpretation and critical theory paradigm. How does Interpretivism paradigm is useful for theory building?

4. Distinguish between Mono Method Research and Mixed Method Research. State the rationale for use of mixed methods research in social sciences.

5. What is cluster analysis? Which steps are involved in cluster analysis? Give illustration.

6. What is the difference between case study method and survey method?

7. Writer short note on any three of the following:

i. Systematic sampling and stratified sampling
ii. Interval scale and Ratio scale as measurement scale technique
iii. Research design and Research method
iv. Research hypothesis and Statistical hypothesis
v. Cross section data and time series data

IGNOU MEC-09/MEC-109 (July 2023 - January 2024) Assignment Questions

खड- क

1. "आगमनात्मक कार्यनीति आँकड़ों के संकलन से प्रारंभ होती है जिनसे सामान्यीकरण किया जाता है- इस कथन के आलोक में एक शोध प्रस्ताव तैयार कर जिसमें शोध प्रक्रिया में सम्मिलित विभिन्न कदमों का उल्लेख हो ।

2. संगुच्छ प्रतिचयन तथा बहुस्तरीय प्रतिचयन में अंतर करें। किसी दिये गये जनपद में ग्रामीण परिवारों के बीच कुपोषण की स्थिति ज्ञात करने के लिए आप बहुस्तरीय प्रतिचयन विधि का प्रयोग कर किस प्रकार आँकड़े एकत्रित करेंगे? उदाहरण सहित समझाइये |

खंड- ख

3. मान लीजिए कि कुछ वर्षों के दौरान आप गतिशील वाहनों की बिक्री के व्यवहार का अध्ययन करना चाहते हैं। इस हेतु कोई व्यक्ति निम्नलिखित प्रतिमानों का सुझाव देता है-
Yt= Bo + B1 t
Yt= ào + à1 t + à2 t2
जहाँ कि Yt = समय परवाहनों की बिक्री तथा t= समय। प्रथम मॉडल यह व्यक्त करता है कि वाहनों की बिक्री समय का रैखिक फलन है जबकि दूसरा मॉडल यह बताता है कि वाहनों की बिक्री समय का वर्गीय फलन है।
इन दोनों मॉडलों की विशेषताओं की चर्चा करें।
क) आप यह कैसे तय करेंगे कि इन दोनों मॉडलों में कौन-सा मॉडल अधिक उपयुक्त होगा?
ख) कौन-सी परिस्थिति में वर्गीय मॉडल अधिक उपयुक्त होगा?

4. गत बीस वर्षों के दौरान किसी वाहन वाली कम्पनी के वाहनों की बिक्री के आँकड़े एकत्रित करें और इस बात का परीक्षण करें कि कौन-सा मॉडल (रैखिक अथवा वर्गीय) उपयुक्त बैठता है?

5. प्रामाणिक सहसंबंध विश्लेषण क्या है? बहुचर प्रतीपगमन विश्लेषण तथा प्रामाणिक सहसंबंध विश्लेषण के बीच समानताएँ एवं अंतर बताएं।

6. क्रियात्मक शोध क्या है? परंपरागत शोध की तुलना में क्रियात्मक शोध की कार्यनीति के क्या लाभ होते हैं?

7. निम्नलिखित पर संक्षिप्त नोट लिखें :

i) परंपरागत शोध तथा संरचनात्मक समीकरण प्रतिमान रचना
ii) आदा-प्रदा (input-output ) तालिका
iii) समंकों का सृजन (Data generation)
iv) रूपावली (Paradigm)

IGNOU MEC-09/MEC-109 (July 2022 - January 2023) Assignment Questions

खंड - क

1. आगमनवाद एवं प्राक्कल्पना-निगमनवाद के बीच अंतर्द्वव की उदाहरण सहित व्याख्या करें। सामाजिक विज्ञानों में शोध कार्य करने में किस प्रकार ये दोनों पद्धतियाँ उपयोगी हैं?

2. क) प्रतीपगमन प्रतिमान के विविध रूपों को बताइये। भारतीय अर्थव्यवस्था की संवृद्धि पर ज्ञात करने में आप प्रतीपगमन मॉडल के कौन-से रूप का प्रयोग करना चाहेंगे?
ख) भारत में 1960-2007 के अवधि के दौरान उसकी संवृद्धि दर ज्ञात करने के उद्देश्य से हमें प्रतीपगमन मॉडल के निम्नलिखित परिणाम प्राप्त हुए।

उपरोक्त सकल घरेलू उत्पाद से संबंधित संवृद्धि दर तथा सार्थक स्तर का निर्वचन करें।

खंड - ख

3. निर्वचनवाद एवं आलोचनात्मक सिद्धांत के उभयनिष्ठ (Coomon) तथ्यों को बतायें। सिद्धांत की रचना करने में निर्वचनवाद किस प्रकार उपयोगी है?

4. सकल प्रविधि शोध तथा मिश्रित प्रविधि शोध में क्या अंतर है? सामाजिक विज्ञानों में मिश्रित शोध प्रविधि के प्रयोग करने हेतु तर्क बताएं।

5. संगुच्छ विश्लेषण क्या है? संगुच्छ विश्लेषण में कौन-कौन से चरण सम्मिलित होते हैं? उदाहरण सहित व्याख्या करें।

6. केश स्टडी प्रविधि तथा सर्वेक्षण प्रविधि में क्या अंतर है? उदाहरण सहित समझाएं।

7. निम्नलिखित में से किन्हीं तीन पर संक्षिप्त नोट लिखें :

i) व्यवस्थित प्रतिचयन एवं स्तरीकृत प्रतिचयन
ii) चरों के मापन के रूप में अंतराल पैमाना तथा अनुपात पैमाना
iii) शोध रचना तथा शोध प्रविधि
iv) शोध प्राक्कल्पना तथा सांख्यिकीय प्राक्कल्पना
v) प्रतिनिधि समूह आँकड़े तथा कालश्रेणी आंकड़े

MEC-09/MEC-109 Assignment Details

  • University IGNOU (Indira Gandhi National Open University)
  • Title Research Methods in Economics
  • Language(s) English and Hindi
  • Session July 2023 - January 2024
  • Code MEC-09/MEC-109
  • Subject Economics
  • Degree(s) MA
  • Course Core Courses (CC)
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