Statistical Reasoning in Research

Paper Code: 
RMT 232
Credits: 
03
Contact Hours: 
90.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

This course plan intends to enable the students to understand and apply various statistical   techniques in research. This course is designed to prepare students for the role of social science professionals who can acquire and analyze information on social phenomena, and adapt and utilize that information in various tasks.

Unit I: 
  • Sources of Hypothesis testing
  • Chi Square test.
     
Unit II: 
  • Co-relation: Meaning and Features, Rank Co-relation, Product Moment Co-relation.
Unit III: 
  • Analysis of Variance: Technique, One way Classification , Two way Classification.
Unit IV: 
  • Index Numbers: Characteristics ,Types and Methods
Unit V: 
  • Analysis of Time Series: Concept, Components ,Significance
  • Measurement of Trend: Graphic Method, Least square method.
     
References: 
  1. Ahuja. Ram. 2006, Research Methods, Rawat Publications.
  2. Cohen, Louis & Holliday, Michael. 1982 Statistics for Social Scientists. New York: Harper & Row Publishers
  3. Elifson et al. 1990  Fundamentals of Social Statistics. McGraw Hill Publishing Co.
  4. Kurtz, Norman R. 1983  Introduction to Social Statistics. Paris: McGraw-Hill Book Co.
  5. Levin, Jack .1983  Elementary Statistics in Social Research. New York: Harper & Row Publishers
  6. Loether, H.J. & McTavish, Donald. 1974  Inferential Statistics for Sociologists.
  7. Boston: Allyn & Bacon Inc.
  8. Malec, Michael, A. 1977 Essential Statistics for Social Research. New York: J.B.Lippincott Co
  9. Wright, Susan E. 1986  Social Science Statistics. Boston: Allyn & Bacon Inc.
     
Academic Session: 
2018-19
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