210. Research Methodology and Statistics in Yoga

Total No. of page(s) : 2228

Name of the Candidate :

M.Sc. DEGREE EXAMINATION, 2011

(YOGA)

second YEAR

(pAPer–v)

210. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY AND STATISTICS IN YOGA

May) (Time: 3 Hours

Maximum: 75 Marks

All questions carry equal marks

SECTION –A (10×2=20)

Answer ALL questions

1. / Define hypothesis.
2. / What is the Meaning of Opinion Assessment?
3. / What is research report?
4. / What is the Meaning of thesis format?
5. / What is quantitative data?
6. / Write any two standard scales.
7. / Meaning of Kurtosis.
8. / Name the measures of variability
9. / Compute median for the following data
85,36,38,45,60,55,74
10. / Compute mode: Mean = 70.5 and Median = 72.0

SECTION – B (5×5=25)

Answer any FIVE questions

11. / Explain the characteristics of good research.
12. / Describe the method of conducting survey research by using questionnaire.
13. / Examine types of variables with example from yoga research.
14. / Give an account on organization of thesis chapters for yoga research.
15. / Explain the role of statistics in yoga research.
16. / Discuss the uses of standard scales.
17. / Examine the merits and demerits of measures of variability.
18. / Compute mean and median for the following data:
Step interval / 50-52 / 47-49 / 44-46 / 41-43 / 38-40 / 35-37 / 32-34
Frequency / 3 / 5 / 8 / 10 / 7 / 5 / 2

SECTION – C (3×10=30)

Answer any THREE questions

19. / Define research problem. Explain in detail the criteria of locating a problem in yoga.
20. / What is experimental design? Discuss the rotated group design and static group comparison design with suitable examples from yoga.
21. / Calculate mean and standard deviation for the following data
Step interval / 90-94 / 85-89 / 80-84 / 75-79 / 70-74 / 65-69 / 60-64 / 55-59 / 50-54
Frequency / 3 / 4 / 7 / 10 / 12 / 9 / 5 / 3 / 2
22. / Write the meaning of correlation. Calculate coefficient of correlation by Pearson product method.
X / 15 / 18 / 20 / 15 / 23 / 14 / 16 / 18 / 20 / 24
Y / 22 / 26 / 30 / 32 / 33 / 20 / 24 / 28 / 31 / 34
23. / Calculate ‘t’ ratio for the following data.
Group – A / 12 / 15 / 17 / 19 / 16 / 13 / 20
Group - B / 14 / 16 / 11 / 19 / 18 / 12 / 19
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