Research Methodology I- Practical

Paper Code: 
24DATG702
Credits: 
2
Contact Hours: 
30.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

This course will enable the students to collect and analyze data analysis using software applications, interpretation and reporting of results

Course Outcomes (COs):

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(at course level)

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24DATG702

 

Research Methodology I- Practical

(Practical)

 

CO187: Demonstrate and analyze the data entry and recording of SPSS.

CO188: Examine and demonstrate various data managing function of SPSS

CO189: Demonstrate and evaluate the graphs and charts through SPSS

CO190: Determine the measures of central tendency, research problem for chi-square and interpret through chi-square analysis

CO191: Interpret the results of a research problem using correlation analysis

CO192: Contribute effectively in course-specific interaction

Approach in teaching: Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Tutorials, assignments

 

 

Learning activities for the students: Self learning assignments, Giving tasks, Reading Research article

Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments,  Individual projects

 

 

6.00
Unit I: 
Introduction to SPSS:

● Creating a data file, defining variables,
● Data Entry, inserting variable, measurement scales,
● inserting cases, identifying duplicate cases, sorting cases,
● merging & splitting files, select case.

6.00
Unit II: 
Managing Data:

● Missing data, compute variable, recode variable,
● Rank cases, Weighted Cases.
● Frequencies, Descriptive, Cross Tabs, Exploratory, Custom Tables.

6.00
Unit III: 
Visual Statistics using SPSS:

● Chart Builder, Histograms, Box Plots, Bar Charts,
● Cluster Bar, Stacked Bar, Error bar, Line charts,
● Pie charts, Editing graphs and Axes

6.00
Unit IV: 
Descriptive Statistics using SPSS:

● Measures of central tendency, variability, deviation from normality,
● confidence level, Confidence Intervals,
● Power of the test, Normal Curve, Normality Test,
● Reliability Analysis.

6.00
Unit V: 
Bi variate Correlation using SPSS:

● Bi variate Correlation, Partial Correlations and the correlation matrix

Essential Readings: 

● Andy Field, Discovering Statistics Using IBM SPSS Statistics,Sage Publications
● Kiran Pandya, Smruti Bulsari, Sanjay Sinha, SPSS in Simple Steps, Dreamtech Press
● A. Rajathi & P. Chandran (2012), SPSS for You, MJP publishers.
● Lawrence M Mayers, Glenn C Gamst, A J Guarind, Performing Data Analysis Using SPSS, Wiley

References: 

Suggested Readings:
● S. Ajai Gaur (2009), Statistical methods for practice & research: A guide to Data Analysis using SPSS, Sage Publishers.
● Seyed Reza Hashemian Rahaghi, Farnaz Abed Ashtiani, Basic of Statistics & SPSS, create space independent publishing platform.
● Keith Mc Cormick, Jesus Salcedo, Jon Peck, Andrew Wheeler, SPSS Statistics for Data Analysis and Visualization, Wiley
● James B Cunningham (2011), Using SPSS: An interactive hands- on Approach, Peacock publisher, 3rd Edition.

e-Resources
https://web.s.ebscohost.com/ehost/search/basic?vid=0&sid=0c7f189a-083f-4...
http://ww1.shodhganga.com/
https://shodhgangotri.inflibnet.ac.in/
https://www.scopus.com/home.uri
http://www.e-book.com.au/freebooks.htm
https://www.doaj.org/

Reference Journals:
● Business Perspectives and Research
● FIIB Business Review
● Harvard Business Review
● IUP Journal of Accounting Research
● Jindal Journal of Business Research
● Nirma University Journal of Business & Management Studies
● Oorja
● The Chartered Accountant
● The ICFAI reader
● The Indian Journal of Commerce
● Vikalpa: Journal for Decision Makers

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