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NOVEMBER 2012 Sub. Code: 2323 First Year M.Sc - NURSING EXAM Paper III NURSING RESEARCH AND STATISTICS Q.P. Code: 302323 Maximum : 100 marks

Answer Sections A and B in SEPARATE Answer book. Answer ALL questions in the same order. SECTION A (NURSING RESEARCH) I. Elaborate on: Pages Time Marks (Max.) (Max.) (Max.) 1. Write in detail about the factors influencing sampling 17 40 20 and the various sampling techniques. II. Write notes on: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Observation method. Flow of tasks in review of literature. Grounded theory. Ethical issues in Nursing Research. Bio-physiological methods of data collection. SECTION B (STATISTICS) I. Elaborate on : 1. a) Discuss assumptions of Karl Pearson correlation, coefficient methods. b) Estimate SBP value when DBP = 90 using regression coefficient. DBP 78 95 76 92 98 95 SBP 127 135 120 130 144 136 II. Write notes on: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Fisher exact test. Latin square design. Mid year population. Level of measurements. Sampling error. ******* 4 4 4 4 4 10 10 10 10 10 6 6 6 6 6 17 40 20 4 4 4 4 4 10 10 10 10 10 6 6 6 6 6