STA630 Mid Term Current Paper (Dec 2010)

Question: What does the Right of a sponsor to Quality Research entail? (marks-3)

Question: What characteristics of the respondents should be considered while administering the online questionnaire(marks-3)



Question: A sociology student was conducting an observation study of waiters in a restaurant to monitor their behaviors. During the research project, the field site i.e. the restaurant burnt down and it was suspected that someone from inside (staff) fired the restaurant. Local legal authorities requested the research notes and wanted to interrogate the researcher about the activity in the restaurant. The researcher had a dilemma. He could cooperate with the investigation and violate the trust, confidentiality and integrity of the ethical research or he could uphold the confidentiality and protect his subjects but face contempt of court and difficulty of justice penalties including fines and jail.

What type of ethical dilemma it is; confidentiality and right to privacy or deception? Justify your opinion.

Give your suggestions to the researcher what should he do in such a situation? (marks-5)

Question: A university wanted to find out how much successful their students have been in making their career path. For this purpose they selected 30 MBA students who graduated in the December 1995. They conducted their interviews each year in December for 15 years to see how much achievement they have made during the year.

What type of study are they making, either Time series panel or Cohort studies? Defend your choice by giving proper arguments. (marks-5)