LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI  600 034.
M.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION  SOCIAL WORK
SECOND SEMESTER  APRIL 2003
SW 2801 / SW 816  SOCIAL WORK RESEARCH AND STATISTICS
10.04.2003
1.00  4.00
Max : 100 Marks
Note : Write Part  I and Part  II in separate answer sheets
PART  I
SECTION  A
(5 2=10 marks)
Answer ALL questions. Answer to each question should not exceed 50 words. Each
question carries 2 marks.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
What is an inductive method of reasoning? Give an example.
List any 4 features of a good hypothesis.
What is a dependent variable? Explain with an example.
What is a pictorial questionnaire? Give an example.
List any 4 important features of the descriptive  diagnostic design.
SECTION  B
(2 10=20 marks)
Answer any TWO questions. Answer to each question should not exceed 300 words. Each
question carries 10 marks.
06. What are the different types of observation that can be used in the study of a tribal
community? Explain with examples.
07. Explain the stratified sampling proportion to size method with an example.
08. Discuss the need for qualitative research in the field of Social Work.
SECTION  C
(120=20 marks)
Answer any ONE question. Answer to the question should not exceed 600 words. The
question carries 20 marks.
09. Prepare a tentative interview schedule for a study on “The Socio Economic condition of
women domestic workers living in Dhideer Nagar Slum”.
10. Explain the differences between Conventional Research and PRA.
PART  II
SECTION  A
(5 2=10 marks)
Answer ALL questions, not exceeding 50 words each. All questions carry equal marks.
11. What do you mean by the term statistics?
12. What do you mean by continuous and discrete variables?
13. Enumerate the various scales of measurement.
14. Find the mode :
a)
15,
14,
8,
14,
14,
11,
9,
b)
3,
3,
4,
4,
4,
5,
7,
15. What do you understand by the term ‘Null Hypothesis’?
9,
7,
11
9,
12
SECTION  B
Answer any TWO questions. The answer should not exceed 300 words.
(2 10=20 marks)
16. Discuss the properties of Normal curve.
17. Calculate Median from the following Table:
Income (in Rs)
700  800
600  700
500  600
400  500
300  400
200  300
100  200
No of Families
2
7
4
8
10
7
2
18. Calculate the Quartile Deviation and it’s Coefficient from the following data:
Size
Frequency
0  10
7
10  20
10
20  30
18
30  40
12
40  50
3
(120=20 marks)
SECTION  C
Answer any ONE questions.
19. Find the rank correlation coefficient from the following data and interpret the results:
Individuals
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
Case Work Score
Group Work Score
30
55
40
75
50
60
20
12
10
11
45
38
22
25
18
15
20. Two groups of Social Work trainees belonging to two different colleges took a standardized
Social Work aptitude test. The data collected are given below.
Group  A
Group  B
Mean
32
36
SD
6.2
7.4
N
145
82
Is there a significant difference between the two means. (Table value at 5% = 1.96)
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