[LF1027] Sub. Code: 4733 Q.P. Code : 664733
B.Sc (Nursing) Degree Examination Final Year Paper III
(New Regulations for the candidates admitted from 2006-07 onwards)
Nursing Research & Statistics
August 2014
Time : Three hours Maximum : 75 marks
SECTION A
NURSING RESEARCH
I. Elaborate on : (1x15=15)
1. Explain the data collection tools with examples
II. Write Notes on : (4x5 =20)
1. Conceptual frame work
2. Item analysis
3. Interview method
4. Utilization of research findings
III. Short Answer Questions: (7x2 =14)
1. Need for nursing research
2. Randomization
3. Types of validity
4. Sampling error
5. Population
6. Case study
7. Define problem statement
SECTION B
STATISTICS
I. Elaborate on : (1x15 = 15)
1. A random sample of size 15 from a normal population yields a mean value of 2.23 and a variance of 7.33. Does this support the hypothesis that the population mean is ‘0’? (Table value : 2.145).
II. Write Notes on: (1x5 = 5)
1. Define type-I and type-II error
III. Short Answer Questions: (3x2 = 6)
1. Explain Bar chart.
2. Explain measures of Dispersion
3. Which test is used for samples of two different times, namely pre and post?
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