MBA SEMESTER III MB0050 – Research Methodology- 4 Credits (Book ID: B1206) Assignment Set- 1 (60 Marks) Q 1. Why should a manger know about research when the job entails managing people‚ products‚ events‚ environments‚ and the like? Ans. The manager‚ while managing people‚ products‚ events‚ and environments will invariably face problems‚ big and small‚ and will have to seek ways to find long lasting effective
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selected because it focuses on enhancing patient education by attention to patient perceptions of the nurse educator. “Quantitative research is the formal‚ objective‚ systematic process used to describe variables‚ test relationships between them‚ and examine cause and effect interactions among variables” (Burns & Grove‚ 2007‚ p. 530). The report being analyzed is titled‚ “Nurses’ Body Size and Public Confidence in Ability to Provide Health Education” (Hicks‚ Rouhana‚ Schmidt‚ Seymour‚ & Sullivan‚ 2008)
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grp or control grp helps to reduce systematic effects n diff btw participants Balance participant characteristics Must say I have TWO groups Eg intelligence Isolating the effects of IV Extraneous variables Expts must Exclude all other explanations to ensure cause n effect relationship n therefore extraneous v. Must be controlled. - situational v. - participant v. N placebo effect - experimenter effect Black teeth and white teeth affect appearance Situational v. Environment Testing should
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Statistics definitions Bias-Bias is a term which refers to how far the average statistic lies from the parameter it is estimating‚ that is‚ the error which arises when estimating a quantity. Errors from chance will cancel each other out in the long run‚ those from bias will not. Primary data-Data observed or collected directly from first-hand experience. Secondary data-Published data and the data collected in the past or other parties Qualitative data-Qualitative methods are ways of collecting
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or groups. Groups are dependent or related because they were matched as part of the design to ensure similarities between the two groups and thus reduce the effect of extraneous variables. For example‚ two groups might be matched on gender so an equal number of males and females are in each group‚ thus reducing the extraneous effect of gender on the study results. The researcher’s decision to match groups is determined by the study being conducted and is detailed in the study design. In previous
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appropriate for marketing research? 3. How do we infer causality? What are the 3 conditions? Explain and understand each. 4. What is the different between correlation and causation? 5. What is a third variable problem? 6. What are independent variables? Test units? Dependent variables? Extraneous variables? 7. Explain an experimental design. Provide an example of an
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Research Methods in Sociology and Anthropology By Western Governors University Abstract Sociology and Anthropology rely upon investigational and research techniques. While some of these may be similar they also differ. Each discipline has its own philosophical justification for their method but any and all approaches to study the society’s culture require some degree of fieldwork.
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OF FINANCE • VOL. LXIV‚ NO. 5 • OCTOBER 2009 Driven to Distraction: Extraneous Events and Underreaction to Earnings News DAVID HIRSHLEIFER‚ SONYA SEONGYEON LIM‚ and SIEW HONG TEOH∗ ABSTRACT Recent studies propose that limited investor attention causes market underreactions. This paper directly tests this explanation by measuring the information load faced by investors. The investor distraction hypothesis holds that extraneous news inhibits market reactions to relevant news. We find that the immediate
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3.5 Study Design and Method 3.5.1 Study Design The study will comprise a randomized‚ one month controlled trial where the participants will undergo a dietary intervention‚ which is a calorie restriction. Prior to the dietary intervention session‚ the participants’ physical parameters which are height‚ weight‚ body fat and Body Mass Index will be measured and calculated. Then‚ the participants will take the perceived stress and cognition tests. The primary scores and results are required for baseline
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research can be very helpful for a good manager. ________________________________________ Question 2: a. How do you evolve research design for exploratory research? Briefly analyze. b. Briefly explain Independent‚ dependent and extraneous variables in a research design. Answer: a. Research design for exploratory research: Research simply means a search for facts – answers to questions and solutions to problems. It is a purposive investigation. It is an organized
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