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IGNOU MMPC-15 (July 2025 – January 2026) Assignment Questions
1. ‘The research process involves a series of interrelated and intricate steps.’ Does every research study necessarily need to satisfy all the conditions and be carried out in this sequence? Explain.
2. How do you edit a questionnaire? What precautions must a researcher take while editing a questionnaire? Provide suitable examples.
3. ‘The majority of the researchers make use of primary sources of data, and secondary sources do not really contribute to scientific enquiry.’ Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Please explain.
4. Explain an itemized rating scale. What are the various issues involved in constructing an itemized rating scale?
5. Distinguish between:
a) Open-ended and closed-ended questions
b) Schedules and questionnaires
c) Structured vs unstructured questionnaires
d) Dichotomous questions vs multiple-choice questions
IGNOU MMPC-15 (July 2024 – January 2025) Assignment Questions
1. “Knowing what data are available often serves to narrow down the problem itself as well as the technique that might be used.” Explain the underlying idea in this statement in the context of defining a research problem.
2. What do you mean by ‘Sample Design’? What points should be taken into consideration by a researcher in developing a sample design for this research project.
3. Write a short note on the following:
a. Experience Survey
b. Pilot Survey
c. Components of a research problem
d. Steps in the research process
4. What do you mean by multivariate techniques? Name the important multivariate techniques and explain the important characteristic of each one of such techniques.
5. How will you differentiate between descriptive statistics and inferential statistics? Describe the important statistical measures often used to summarise the survey/research data.
