Research Methods and Analysis

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  1. What is a variable in social research? What are their different types? Elaborate. (2025) (10 marks)
  2. What do you mean by reliability? Discuss the importance of reliability in social science research. (2025) (10 marks)
  3. What is hypothesis? Critically evaluate the significance of the hypothesis in social research. (2025) (10 marks)
  4. What is sampling in the context of social research? Discuss different forms of sampling with their relative advantages and disadvantages. (2025) (20 marks)
  5. What do you understand be ‘Mixed method’? Discuss its strengths and limitations in Social research. (2024)
  6. How do you view and assess the increasing trend of digital ethnography and use of visual culture in sociological research? (2024)
  7. What are the different dimensions of qualitative method? Do you think that qualitative methods help to gain a deeper sociological insight? Give reasons for your answer. (2023)
  8. What are the ethical issues that a researcher faces in making use of participant observation as a method of collecting data? Explain. (2023)
  9. What are variables? How do they facilitate research? (2023)
  10. How does the dramaturgical perspective enable our understanding of everyday life? (2023)
  11. What is the distinctiveness of the feminist method of Social research Comment? (2022)
  12. The difference between information and data in social science is subtle. Comment. (2022)
  13. Explain the different types of non-probability sampling techniques. Bring out the conditions of their usage with appropriate examples. (2022)
  14. Suggest measures to minimize the influence of the researcher in the process of collecting data through focus group discussion. (2022)
  15. What is reliability? Explain the different tests available to social science researchers to establish reliability. (2022)
  16. Discuss the challenges involved in collecting data through census method (2021)
  17. How do qualitative and quantitative methods supplement each other in sociological enquiry?   (2021)
  18. Analyse the strengths and weakness of social survey method in social research. (2020)
  19. Discuss the importance and source of hypothesis in social research. (2020)
  20. Explain the probability sampling strategies with examples. (2019)
  21. Bring out the significance of Ethnography in social research. (2019)
  22. Distinguish between quantitative and qualitative techniques of data collection with suitable examples from Indian society. (2018)
  23. Illustrate with example the significance of variables in sociological research. (2017)
  24. Examine epistemological foundations of qualitative methods of social research. (2017)
  25. How can one resolve the issue of reliability and validity in the context of sociological research on inequality? (2017)
  26. Analyze the importance of qualitative method in social research. (2016)
  27. “Hypothesis is a statement of the relationship between two or more variables.” Elucidate by giving examples of poverty and illiteracy. (2016)
  28. “Participant observation is the most effective tool for collecting facts.” Comment. (2016)
  29. What are variables? Discuss their role in experimental research. (2015)
  30. Examine the problems of maintaining objectivity and value neutrality in Social Science research? (2015)
  31. Why is random sampling said to have more reliability and validity in research? (2015)
  32. Write short answer of the following in about 150 words: In what way biographies could be used to study social life ? (2014)
  33. Which research technique would be most suitable for the study of consumer behaviour and its social correlates ? Explain (2014)
  34. Analyse the limitations of quantitative methods in social research. (2013)
  35. Write short note on the following, keeping sociological perspective in view : Comparative method. (2012)
  36. Differentiate between the qualitative and quantitative methods in Research. (2012)
  37. Write short note on Reliability and Validity, keeping sociological perspective in view.  (2011)
  38. What is subjective method in social research ? Examine Focus Group Discussion (FGD) as a technique for data collection, with suitable examples (2011)
  39. Write short note on Content Analysis. (2010)
  40. Write short note on Nomothetic and Idiographic Methods (2010)
  41. Distinguish between probability and nonprobability sampling methods. How many types of sampling designs are there ? (2009)
  42. Write short note : Importance and sources of hypotheses in social research. (2008)
  43. What is the importance of sampling in sociological studies ? Distinguish between simple random sampling and stratified random sampling (2008)
  44. Utility of Reliability and Validity in Social Research. (2003)
  45. What are the uses of Bogardus’ social distance scale and of Likert scale? Discuss (2002)
  46. Short note : Limitations of questionnaire as a technique of data collection. (1999)
  47. Write short note : Reliability of a sample. (1998)
  48. Write short note : Participant observation. (1990)
  49. Write short note : Measurement of Attitudes. (1989)
  50. Write short note : Experimental design. (1988)
  51. Write short note : Techniques of Data Collection. (1987)
  52. Write short note : Techniques employed in measuring attitudes. (1986)
  53. Write short note : Interview as a method of social research. (1985)
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