NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA

UNIVERSITY VILLAGE, PLOT 91, CASDASTRAL ZONE, NNAMDI AZIKIWE EXPRESS WAY, JABI, ABUJA.
FACULTY OF ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
NOVEMBER 2018 EXAMINATION

Course Code: CSS331.

Course Title: METHODS OF SOCIAL RESEARCH

Time Allowed: 3hours                   

Course Unit: 3

INSTRUCTION: ATTEMPT ANY FOUR (4) QUESTIONS OF YOUR CHOICE

(Each Question Carries Equal Mark).

Question 1.            Explain any Six (6) of these concepts of Data Analysis in Research?       (17.5 Marks)

1. Typology,
2. Taxonomy,
3. Constant Comparison,
4. Analytic Induction,
5. Logical Analysis/Matrix Analysis,
6. Quasi-statistics,
7. Domain Analysis,
8. Discourse Analysis,
9. Content Analysis and
10. Narrative Analysis

Question 2a.   List and discuss any Ten (10) of the principles of ethics in social research?  ( 12.5 Marks)

Question 2b.   Define Ethics and account for the history that led to the introduction of ethics in research?    (5 Marks)

Question 3.     Explain the steps for Constructing Likert Scale?                  (17.5 Marks)

Question 4a.   Discuss the ways to Minimize Errors in Measurement? (12.5 marks)   

Question 4b.   What do you understand by Systematic and Random Errors in Measurement?   (5 marks)       

Question 5a.   Give a detailed discussion of the difference between accuracy and precision in measurement?  (5marks)        

Question 5b.   What are the factors that a researcher needs to consider when measuring in social research?  (12.5 marks)   

Question 6a.   List and discuss Four (4) types of quantitative research that you know?    (10marks)       

Question 6b.  

1. What do you understand by social research?                   (2.5marks)      
2. Discuss the difference between inductive and deductive reasoning (5 Marks)