MEC-109 English Medium Solved Assignments 2025-26

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MEC-109 English Medium Solved Assignments 2025-26 Available

Section-A
1. ‘The distinction between quantitative and qualitative research lies in their respective approach to social enquiry rather than in their conceptual nomenclature’. – in the light of this statement, formulate a research proposal of qualitative research indicating various steps involved in research process.
2. What do you mean by the ‘term’ scientific explanation? Explain the various models of
scientific explanation with illustrations. Do you think that these models of scientific
explanation can be extended to non-physical sciences? Give reasons in support of your answer.
Section B
3. Distinguish between mono method research and mixed method research. In which situation,
would you like to conduct enquiry by using mixed methods research? Give illustration.

4. (i) state the various functional forms of regression model.
(ii) the equation of an indifference curve between two goods is given below:
𝑋𝑖𝑌𝑖 = 𝛽1 + 𝛽2𝑋𝑖
How would you estimate the parameters of the model given the following data.
Consumption Good X
Consumption of Good Y
1 2 3 4 5
4 3.5 2.8 1.9 0.8
5. Distinguish between positive and relative measures of inequalities. Explain the computational
device of Gini ratio as measure of income inequality.
6. What types of data will you need to assess the performance of Indian economy? Explain the
various sources of such data.
7. Writer short note on the following:
i. Maximum Likelihood method as method of estimation
ii. Canonical co-relation
iii. Snowball sampling
iv. Content analysis