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Bmgt 320:Research Methods December 2008 Question Paper
Bmgt 320:Research Methods December 2008
Course:Bachelor Of Commerce
Institution: Kabarak University question papers
Exam Year:2008
KABARAK UNIVERSITY
EXAMINATIONS
2008/2009 ACADEMIC YEAR
FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF COMMERCE
COURSE CODE: BMGT 320
INSTRUCTIONS:
ANSWER QUESTION ONE AND ANY OTHER TWO QUESTIONS
1. i) Explain the salient features of research (4 Marks)
ii) Differentiate analytical research from fundamental research (2 Marks)
iii) Explain “sub-problems” and their role in research (3 Marks)
iv) Explain the four scales of measurement used in research (8 Marks)
v) The following are numbers of passengers who used an airline for the past 60 days.
You are the operations manager and you are supposed to make decisions
concerning daily operations of the firm. Using the following data
68, 72, 54, 79, 45, 83, 47, 78, 51, 93, 51, 74, 66, 84, 72, 84, 73, 81, 84, 97, 59, 63,
96, 57, 85, 34, 38, 79, 91, 102, 43, 67, 66, 75, 79, 82, 93, 94, 101, 87, 79, 69, 76,
94, 77, 97, 35, 83, 36, 69, 74, 31, 64, 72, 48, 91, 94, 67, 58, 49, 23, 24, 29, 26, 65,
62, 34, 33, 34, 44, 43, 57, 88, 66, 45, 55, 104, 105.
Calculate
a) Mean (3 Marks)
b) Mode (3 Marks)
c) Median (3 Marks)
vi) Discuss any three categories of variables (4 Marks)
2. i) Discuss various sources of specific research problem (6 Marks)
ii) Explain the characteristics of good research problem (5 Marks)
iii) Explain clearly the main components of research proposal. (9 Marks)
3. i) What is a hypothesis? Explain clearly the attributes of good hypothesis
(8 Marks)
ii) Describe any three techniques of probability sampling and any three techniques of
non-probability sampling (12 Marks)
4. i) Explain variability in data analysis and identify three most commonly used
measures of variability (6 Marks)
ii) Discuss regression and chi-square as some of statistical tools for data analysis
(6 Marks)
iii) Explain research design and identify steps in sampling design (8 Marks)
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