MBA Department Date of Submission: 26 aug,2012 Question No. 01: Introduce the concept of Measurement and Scaling and show how scaling may be considered an extension of Measurement Answer: Measurement and Scaling Measurement means assigning numbers or other symbols to characteristics of objects according to certain pre specified rules. • One-to-one correspondence between the numbers and the characteristics being measured. • The rules for assigning numbers should
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Marketing Research Managers need information in order to introduce products and services that create value in the mind of the customer. But the perception of value is a subjective one, and what customers value this year may be quite different from what they value next year. As such, the attributes that create value cannot simply be deduced from common knowledge. Rather, data must be collected and analyzed. The goal of marketing research is to provide the facts and direction that managers need to
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5 | 6 | 28 | 168 | 4708 | 31-35 | 30.5-35.5 | 4 | 33 | 132 | 4356 | 36-40 | 35.5-40.5 | 8 | 38 | 304 | 11552 | 41-45 | 40.5-45.5 | 4 | 43 | 172 | 7396 | 46-50 | 45.5-50.5 | 4 | 48 | 192 | 9216 | | | 30 | | 1060 | 39344 | Analysis: Mean = 1060/30 = 35.33
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43 2 57 23 36 32 33 32 44 32 52 44 51 45 * a. Compute the mean, median, mode, and standard deviation, Q1, Q3, Min, and Max for the above sample data on number of cardiograms per day. b. In the context of this situation, interpret the Median, Q1, and Q3. (Points : 33) * | 2. (TCO B) Consider the following data on new customers for AJ Auto Insurance, specifically the information
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A Keynesian beauty contest is a concept developed by John Maynard Keynes to explain price fluctuations in equity markets. It is the view that much of investment is driven by expectations about what other investors think, rather than expectations about the fundamental profitability of a particular investment. Upon reviewing the set up of our experiment compared to that in the article “A Keynesian Beauty Contest in the Classroom” I found several differences in procedure that may have affected the results
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license and 85% have a regular license. In a given year, 10% of drivers with probationary licenses are involved in an accident. 2.5% of regular drivers are involved in an accident. For this question it is better to draw a tree diagram. Question 4: Mean values for income for men are 100K, for woman, 80K. SD deviations of 20K and 15K respectively. Variables are normally distributed and independent. Calculate the 95th percentile, for men income. 95th p = 0.95. In the zscore table, we find a value
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original in character. There are some important methods: • Observation method • Interview method • Through questionnaires • Through Schedules Secondary data: - Secondary data was gathered from academic texts and company profile from company’s website. It means data that are already available i.e., they refer to the data, which have already been collected and analyzed by someone else. There are some important methods: • Books, magazines and newspaper • A manual from ICICI Life Insurance •
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GEMS BUSINESS SCHOOL, ROYAL COTTAGE, BANGALORE PALACE, BANGALORE IV SEM MBA RESEARCH METHODOLOGY – QUESTION BANK UNIT – 1 1. Differentiate between Research & Research methodology. What are the various types of Research? 2. Discuss with examples, the nature of a good & effective research. 3. Discuss with examples, the qualitative & quantitative approaches in Research. 4. Discuss the scope & importance of research. UNIT – 2 5. Discuss the need &
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the basic knowledge is possessed by everybody involved in this process. The following paper seeks to provide basic knowledge in some specific areas of statistical data analysis. Descriptive statistics As the name suggests, descriptive statistics means analysis of data to describe or summarize data in a meaningful manner. The analysis helps in determination of patterns that exist in the data. Descriptive statistics simply describes the data but not present an analysis beyond the data. One cannot
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Performance objectives assure the easier of learning. C. Learning is defined as a change in the learner's observable performance. D. The success of learner is based on teacher performance. 2. In the parlance of test construction what does TOS mean? A. Table of Specifics B. Table of Specifications C. Table of Specific Test Items D. Team of Specifications 3. A student passes a research report poorly written but ornately presented
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