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IGNOU MEC-09/MEC-109 (July 2024 - January 2025) Assignment Questions

Section-A

Answer the following questions in about 700 words each. Each question carries 20 marks.

1. “The deductive strategy starts with application of reasoning from which generalizations are made”- In the light of this statement, formulate a research proposal indicating the various steps involved in the research process.

2. State the major features of critical framework as guiding principle for undertaking research in social sciences. Do you think that this framework is a departure from post positivism and interpretivism? Give reasons.

SECTION B

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

3. Explain the various functional forms of regression model.
From the imaginary data for 46 Districts in UP related to the year 2020, the following regression results are given:
Log C= 4.30-1.34 log P +0.17 log Y
Se= (0.91) (0.32) (0.20) 𝑅2= 0.27
Where C= consumption of Cigarette packs per year
P= real price per pack
Y= real disposable income per capita.
i. What is the elasticity of demand for cigarettes with respect to price?
ii. What is the income elasticity of demand for cigarettes? Is it statistically significant?
iii. How would you retrieve 𝑅2 from the adjusted 𝑅2 given above.

4. What is representative sample? Explain with example how random sampling is different from non-random sampling? How does random sampling procedure is helpful in correcting the bias of an estimate?

5. Distinguish between quantitative and qualitative research. Discuss with example the special features and applications of correspondence analysis as a technique of data analysis for qualitative research.

6. What is composite Index? Discuss with example the process of constructing the composite index.

7. Writer short note on following:

i. Factor loading
ii. Approaches of content analysis
iii. Research Design
iv. Action Research

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 2024 - January 2025) Assignment Questions

खंड – क

प्रत्येक प्रश्न का उत्तर लगभग 700 शब्दों में देना है। इस खंड का प्रत्येक प्रश्न 20 अंक का है।

2. "शोध कार्य में निगमनात्मक कार्यप्रणाली (Deductive Strategy) तर्कों के अनुप्रयोग से प्रारंभ होती है जिससे सामान्य निष्कर्ष निकाले जाते है" इस कथन के आलोक में एक शोध प्रस्ताव का निर्माण करें जिसमें शोध प्रकिया में सम्मिलित सभी चरणों का समावेश हो।

3. सामाजिक विज्ञानों में शोध करने हेतु निर्देशक सिद्धांत (guiding principle) के रुप में आलोचनात्मक ढांचे की प्रमुख विशेषताओं को बतायें। क्या आप ऐसा मानते हैं कि आलोचनात्मक ढांचा पश्च प्रत्यक्षवाद तथा निर्वचनात्मक ढांचों से हटकर है? कारण दें।

खंड – ख

प्रत्येक प्रश्न का उत्तर लगभग 500 शब्दों में देना है। इस खंड का प्रत्येक प्रश्न 12 अंक का है।

4. प्रतीपगमन प्रतिमान के विभिन्न रूपों की व्याख्या करें।
सन् 2020 से सम्बन्धित उत्तर प्रदेश राज्य के 46 जनपदों के काल्पनिक आंकड़ों के आधार पर प्रतीपगमन के परिणाम इस प्रकार दिए गए हैं:

4. प्रतिनिधि प्रतिचयन (representative sample) क्या है? सोदारण व्याख्या करें कि यादृच्छिक प्रतिचयने गैर-यादृच्छिक से प्रतिचयन किस प्रकार भिन्न होता है? यादृच्छिक प्रतिचयन किस प्रकार किसी अनुमिति की अभिनिति का निवारण करने में सहायक होता है।

5. परिमाणात्मक एवं गुणात्मक शोध में अंतर बतायें। गुणात्मक शोध के आंकड़ों के विश्लेषण की तकनीक के रूप में सहगामिता विश्लेषण की विशिष्टताओं एवं प्रयोज्यता की चर्चा करें।

6. संयुक्त सूचकांक क्या है? उदाहरण देते हुए संयुक्त सूचकांकों की रचना की प्रक्रिया की व्याख्या करें।

7. निम्नलिखित पर संक्षिप्त नोट लिखें

(i) कारक भारण (Factor Loading)
(i) विषय वस्तु विश्लेषण के दृष्टिकोण (approaches of content analysis)
(ii) शोध अभिकल्पना (Research Design)
(iii) क्रियात्मक शोध (Action Research)

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)

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 2024 - January 2025
  • Code MEC-09/MEC-109
  • Subject Economics
  • Degree(s) MA
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