Suggestive Questions
FIN-5104: Research Methodology & Econometrics
Hashibul Hassan
April 16, 2024
RCK: Chapter 1
1. Briefly describe the different steps involved in a research process.
2. What do you mean by research?
3. Describe the different types of research, clearly pointing out the difference between an
experiment and a survey.
RCK: Chapter 2
1. How do you define a research problem? Give three examples to illustrate your answer.
2. What is the necessity of defining a research problem? Explain.
RCK: Chapter 3
1. Explain the meaning and significance of a Research design.
2. Describe some of the important research designs used in experimental hypothesis-testing
research study.
RCK: Chapter 4
1. What do you mean by ‘Sample Design’ ? What points should be taken into consideration
by a researcher in developing a sample design for this research project.
2. How would you differentiate between simple random sampling and complex random sam-
pling designs? Explain clearly giving examples.
3. Why probability sampling is generally preferred in comparison to non-probability sam-
pling? Explain the procedure of selecting a simple random sample.
4. Under what circumstances stratified random sampling design is considered appropriate?
How would you select such sample? Explain by means of an example.
5. Distinguish between:
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(a) Restricted and unrestricted sampling;
(b) Convenience and purposive sampling;
(c) Systematic and stratified sampling;
(d) Cluster and area sampling.
RCK: Chapter 6
1. Enumerate the different methods of collecting data. Which one is the most suitable for
conducting enquiry regarding family welfare programme in Bangladesh? Explain its merits
and demerits.
2. Examine the merits and limitations of the observation method in collecting material.
Illustrate your answer with suitable examples.
3. Discuss interview as a technique of data collection.
4. What are the guiding considerations in the construction of questionnaire? Explain.
RCK: Chapter 7
1. “Processing of data implies editing, coding, classification and tabulation”. Describe in
brief these four operations pointing out the significance of each in context of research
study.
2. Why tabulation is considered essential in a research study? Narrate the characteristics of
a good table.
3. Write a brief note on different types of analysis of data pointing out the significance of
each.
4. What do you mean by multivariate analysis? Explain how it differs from bivariate analysis.
5. How will you differentiate between descriptive statistics and inferential statistics? Describe
the important statistical measures often used to summarise the survey/research data.
6. What does a measure of central tendency indicate? Describe the important measures
of central tendency pointing out the situation when one measure is considered relatively
appropriate in comparison to other measures.
7. Write short notes on the following:
(a) Cross tabulation;
(b) Discriminant analysis;
(c) Coefficient of contingency;
(d) Multicollinearity;
(e) Partial association between two attributes.
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8. “The analysis of time series is done to understand the dynamic conditions for achieving
the short-term and long-term goals of business firms.” Discuss.
9. “Changes in various economic and social phenomena can be measured and compared
through index numbers”. Explain this statement pointing out the utility of index numbers.
