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    This document is a 4 page exam for a Master's of Arts in Economics course on research methods. It contains 12 questions divided into 2 sections. Section A contains 4 questions and students must answer 2, each worth 20 marks. Section B contains 8 questions and students must answer 5, each worth 12 marks. The questions cover topics such as the differences between inductivism and hypothesism, multiple linear regression, qualitative and quantitative research methods, data collection in the social sector of the economy, measures of economic inequality, constructing price indexes, multi-collinearity, sources of errors in data, sampling design, instrumentalism in economics, processing qualitative data, and distinguishing between various research methods and concepts.

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    This document is a 4 page exam for a Master's of Arts in Economics course on research methods. It contains 12 questions divided into 2 sections. Section A contains 4 questions and students must answer 2, each worth 20 marks. Section B contains 8 questions and students must answer 5, each worth 12 marks. The questions cover topics such as the differences between inductivism and hypothesism, multiple linear regression, qualitative and quantitative research methods, data collection in the social sector of the economy, measures of economic inequality, constructing price indexes, multi-collinearity, sources of errors in data, sampling design, instrumentalism in economics, processing qualitative data, and distinguishing between various research methods and concepts.

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    This document is a 4 page exam for a Master's of Arts in Economics course on research methods. It contains 12 questions divided into 2 sections. Section A contains 4 questions and students must answer 2, each worth 20 marks. Section B contains 8 questions and students must answer 5, each worth 12 marks. The questions cover topics such as the differences between inductivism and hypothesism, multiple linear regression, qualitative and quantitative research methods, data collection in the social sector of the economy, measures of economic inequality, constructing price indexes, multi-collinearity, sources of errors in data, sampling design, instrumentalism in economics, processing qualitative data, and distinguishing between various research methods and concepts.

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    No.

    of Printed Pages : 4 MEC-009

    MASTER OF ARTS (Economics)

    (NI Term-End Examination


    December, 2014

    MEC-009 : RESEARCH METHODS IN


    ECONOMICS

    Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100


    Note : Attempt questions from each section as per instructions
    given below.

    SECTION - A
    Attempt any two questions from this section. 2x20=40

    1. Distinguish between inductivism and


    hypothesism. State the characteristics and process
    of inductivism.

    2. What is multiple linear regression ? What are


    advantages of using a linear in logarithm model
    over simple linear model ? Give suitable example.

    3. Distinguish between qualitative and quantitative


    research. Explain the various methods used in
    analysis of quantitative data.

    4. What do you mean by the social sector of an


    economy ? Explain the kind of data available in
    this sector in India. Which agencies collect the
    data on social sector ?

    MEC-009 1 P.T.O.
    SECTION - B

    Attempt any five questions from this section. 5x12=60

    5. What are the different measure of economic


    inequality ? Explain the computations of sen's
    index of inequality.

    6. How will you construct a price index number ?


    Identify problems encountered in constructing
    price index numbers.

    7. What is multi-collinearity ? How does it affect


    the precision of regression estimates ?

    8. What are the sources of errors in the data ?


    Distinguish between sampling and non-sampling
    errors.

    9. What is a sampling design ? What its main


    features ?

    10. Differentiate between realism of instrumentalism.


    Critically analyse instrumentalism in economics
    as given by Milton Friedman.

    11. Explain technique of triangulation in processing


    of qualitative data.

    12. Distinguish between any three of the following :


    (a) Observation Method and Experimental
    Method of data collection
    (b) Empirical and Theoritical research
    (c) Time series data and. Cross section data
    (d) Data series given by NAS and SAS
    (e) Realists and anti-realists

    MEC-009 2

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