Assam University 4th Sem (Business Research) Exam., 2022

2022/TDC (CBCS)/EVEN/SEM/BBACC-401T/193

TDC (CBCS) Even Semester Exam., 2022

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

(4^th Semester)

Course No.: BBACC-401T

(Business Research)

Full Marks: 70

Pass Marks: 28

Time: 3 hours

The figures in the margin indicate full marks for the questions

SECTION – A

Answer any ten of the following questions:              2 x 10=20

1. What is meant by business research?

2. Mention one role of business research.

3. What is meant by research problem?

4. What is meant by research design?

5. What does descriptive research mean?

6. What is meant by secondary data?

7. What is meant by primary data?

8. Distinguish between primary data and secondary data.

9. What is meant by qualitative research?

10. What is meant by scaling?

11. Mention one use of scaling.

12. What is meant by questionnaire?

13. What is meant by sampling?

14. What is meant by hypothesis testing?

15. Distinguish between one-tailed test and two tailed test.

SECTION – B

Answer any five of the following questions:             10 x 5=50

16. Write a note on the nature and scope of research.

17. Explain how a research problem is derived from management dilemma.

18. Explain the merits and demerits of secondary data.

19. Write a detailed note on syndicate research.

20. Explain the merits and demerits observation as a method of collecting primary data.

21. Write a note on the tools used in qualitative research.

22. Discuss the concepts of ordinal scale and interval scale.

23. Explain the points to be considered in designing a questionnaire.

24. Explain the types of errors which may be committed in hypothesis testing.

25. Differentiate the necessary conditions necessary to conduct z-test and t-test of hypothesis.

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