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Research Methodology and Special Skills
- To know the significance of research methodology and application of statistics in Home Science
- To understand the types, tools and methods of research and develop the ability to construct data gathering instruments appropriate to the research design
- To understand the implications of statistical parameters in drawing inferences of research
· Research: Meaning, Definition, Methodology, Research process, Criterion of good research
· Types of Research: Fundamental or Basic, Applied, Historical, Descriptive, Analytical quantitative, qualitative, Conceptual Experimental, Case study
· Research Design: Meaning, Concepts, need, designs for different types of research; library, laboratory and field research; Advantages of Designing Research
· Research Problem and Developing Research proposal: Selection of research area and topic, statement of the research problem, its scope, steps involved in defining the problem.
· Literature Search: Reviewing related literature, referencing, abstracting, Computer search, bibliography, evaluation of the problem.
Defining concepts, objectives, basic assumptions, delimitations and limitations of the problem, Statement of Hypothesis
- Variables: Independent and dependent variables, qualitative and quantitative variables, discrete and continuous variables, confounding variables, methods of controlling variables. Measurement of variables.
- Sampling: Meaning, Characteristics of a good sample design, steps in sampling design, types, advantages
- Techniques of Data Collection:
Primary data; Questionnaire, Schedules, Interview observation & other methods
Secondary data: Reliability, suitability & Adequacy of data.
- Processing and Analysis of Data: Processing Operations: Editing, coding, classification and tabulation of data, Elements of Data Analysis, Role of statistics in Data Analysis. Statistical Tables
- Report writing: Types, Format of writing the report
· Probability: Probability: Basic Aspects, probability of combination of events, probability of random variables, distribution of random variable
· Statistical Methods: Measures of Central tendency- Mean, Median, Mode, Arithmetic, Geometric and Harmonic mean.
· Common Distribution functions: Binomial probability distribution, Poisson distribution and normal distribution curve.
· Measures of Dispersion: Range, Mean Deviation, Variance, Standard Deviation, Coefficient of variation
Regression and Correlation: Least square method of fitting a regression line, Curvilinear regression, correlation methods, correlation coefficient
- Sampling Distribution and Standard Error. Elements of Testing a Statistical Hypothesis- Formulation of the problem, Types of errors. Level of significance, large sample tests for proportions, Single mean and difference in two means.
- Small sample tests- Application of t- test for testing the significance of single mean & difference in two means (independent and paired-t).
- Chi-square test for testing normal population variance. Test for goodness of fit, independence of attributes using 2x2 and rx c contingency tables).
·Definitions of F test, application of F test for testing of equality of two variances.
- Experimental design
- Completer random design
- Random Block Design
- Latin square design
- Analysis of Variance- Concept, assumptions, basic idea of one way and two way classification with simple questions.
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