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UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA FINAL EXAMINATION

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RESEARCH METHODOLOGY HPY550 OCTOBER 2008 3 HOURS

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES 1. This question paper consists of two (2) parts: PART A (4 Questions) PART B (3 Questions)

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Answer three (3) questions from PART A and ALL questions from PART B in the Answer Booklet. Start each answer on a new page. Do not bring any material into the examination room unless permission is given by the invigilator. Please check to make sure that this examination pack consists of: i) ii) The Question Paper The Answer Booklet - provided by the Faculty

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PART A

(60 marks)

Answer THREE questions only.

QUESTION 1 a) Explain briefly the importance of objectives in research. (4 marks) b) Describe with examples dependent and independent variables. (4 marks) c) Discuss briefly problems of bias that should be avoided during sample selection. (4 marks) d) Discuss common methods of sampling. (8 marks) QUESTION 2 a) Explain briefly the importance of planning for data processing and analysis. (6 marks) b) Describe the advantages of combining different data collection techniques. (7 marks) c) Discuss the elements to be considered when planning for data collection. (7 marks)

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QUESTION 3 Explain briefly the following: a) Ethical issues. (5 marks) b) Pre-testing. (5 marks) c) Focus Group Discussion (FGD). (5 marks) d) Representative sample. (5 marks) QUESTION 4 A research will be carried out to determine the association between cigarette smoking and acute myocardial infarction (Ml). Cases are patients with Ml admitted to Hospital Z and controls are patients hospitalized at the same hospital without a diagnosis of Ml. a) Develop the research objectives for this study. (4 marks) b) Explain the most appropriate study design for the research. (4 marks) c) Describe the characteristics of a 'control' group. (6 marks) d) Discuss the best data collection technique for the research. (6 marks)

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PART B

(60 marks)

Answer ALL questions.

QUESTION 1 Explain briefly the following: a) The different types of measurement in research. (5 marks) b) Hypothesis testing procedures. (5 marks) c) Errors in hypothesis testing. (5 marks) d) Parametric and non-parametric testing. (5 marks)

QUESTION 2 Community residents were surveyed to determine their attitudes towards physical exercise. Participants were asked their numbers of hours per week spent in physical activity and the result are as follows: 5 20 16 3 25 11 3 20 35 25 30 40 23 1 2 3 4 7 22 25 3 60 26 3 34 29 72 27 11 35 7 7 3 2 10 4 7 51 45 6 5 20 11 5 7 18 1 5 21 3 24 14 7 47 50 4 27 5 8 13 2 20 25 1 8 7 15 4 4 12 35 3 1 17 5 6 10 1 24 32 22 32 65 17 17 11 35 30 1 3 14 87 13 1 10 14 2 3 83

After running the above data using SPSS, the following output was produced.

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Descriptives Statistic Hours exercise Mean 95% Confidence Lower Bound Interval for Mean Upper Bound 5% Trimmed Mean Median Variance Std. Deviation Minimum Maximum Range Interquartile Range Skewness Kurtosis Tests of Normality 17.67 14.06 21.27 15.49 11.00 326.367 18.066 1 87 86 21 1.770 3.475 .243 .481 Std. Error 1.816

Kolmogorov-Smirnov(a) Statistic Hours exercis e .178 df 99 Sig. .000

Shapiro-Wilk Statistic .810 df 99 Sig. .000

a Lilliefors Significance Correction hours exercise Stem-and-Leaf Plot Frequency Stem & Leaf

43.00 0 . 1111111222233333333334444455555562777777788 19.00 1 . 0001111233444567778 18.00 2. 000012234455556779 9.00 3 . 002245555 3.00 4 . 057 2.00 5 . 01 5.00 Extremes (>=60)
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Stem width: Each leaf:

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Based on the above SPSS outputs, answer the following questions. a) Construct the appropriate frequency distribution of the given data. Are there any outliers? (6 marks) b) Describe the shape of distribution based on the boxplot. What can you say about the skewness and kurtosis of the given data? (4 marks) c) Explain whether this data can be analyzed using parametric test. What should the researcher do to proceed with the analysis? (6 marks) d) Based on these data, we can conclude that all respondents are aware of the importance of physical exercise. Support your answer with appropriate evidence. (4 marks)

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QUESTION 3

The following SPSS output shows a correlation between intelligence test (IQ) and tertiary entrance examination (TEE) score of students who wish to enter university. Scatterplot

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Correlations IQ 1 25 .767(**) .000 25 TEE .767(**) .000 25 1 25

IQ

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Pearson Correlation Sig. (1-tailed) N Pearson Correlation Sig. (1-tailed) N

Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (1-tailed).

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Answer the following questions based on the SPSS output given. a) List the assumption for Pearson Correlation test. (6 marks) b) What is the purpose of a scatterplot? (3 marks) c) Explain the relationship between the two variables. (4 marks) d) Is the correlation coefficient statistically significant? (2 marks) e) Explain whether the researcher should reject or fail to reject the null hypothesis for the correlation? (5 marks)

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HS/OCT 2008/MIS101/PHY102

UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA FINAL EXAMINATION

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PHYSICS FOR RADIOGRAPHERS I MIS101/PHY102 OCTOBER 2008 3 HOURS

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES 1. This question paper consists of two (2) parts : PART A (6 Questions) PART B (5 Questions)

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Answer ALL questions from PART A and four (4) questions from PART B in the Answer Booklet. Start each answer on a new page. Do not bring any material into the examination room unless permission is given by the invigilator. Please check to make sure that this examination pack consists of: i) ii) the Question Paper an Answer Booklet - provided by the Faculty

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PART A

(60 marks)

Answer ALL questions.

QUESTION 1 Define the following terminologies: a) Proton number. b) Nuclide. c) Nucleon. d) Neutron number. e) Atomic mass number. (10 marks) QUESTION 2 Define the following: a) Periodic table. b) Shells. c) Beta particle. d) Isomers. e) Molecule. (10 marks)

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QUESTION 3 Explain the following: a) Dipole. b) Binding energy. c) Diamagnetic. d) Paramagnetic. e) lonization. (10 marks) QUESTION 4 Describe briefly the following terminologies: a) Joule. b) Electricity. c) Scalar quantity. d) Vector quantity. e) Watt. (10 marks) QUESTION 5 a) List TWO factors: i) Affecting resistance, ii) Affecting capacitance. (4 marks) b) In relation to magnetism, describe THREE principal types of magnets. (6 marks)

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QUESTION 6 a) In relation to electromagnetism, describe briefly the Lenz's Law. (5 marks) b) Explain the principles of magnetic poles in magnetism. (5 marks)

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PART B

(60 marks)

Answer FOUR questions only.

QUESTION 1 a) In relation to the atomic structure, describe the following with the aid of a diagram i)
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ii) Lonic bonds, iii) Covalent bonds. (15 marks) QUESTION 2 a) In relation to transformer, define: i) A step-up transformer, ii) A step-down transformer, iii) Efficiency of a transformer. (6 marks) b) If a current of 5.5 ARMs flows in the primary when a voltage of 90VRMS is applied across it, what is the output RMS voltage and output RMS current? The transformer has a turn ratio of 400:1 and an efficiency of 95%. (9 marks) QUESTION 3 a) State the factors on which the magnitude of the induced EMF depends. (3 marks) b) According to alternating current flow, describe the following: i) TWO types of direct current (DC), ii) TWO types of alternating current (AC). (12 marks)

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QUESTION 4 a) Explain briefly the following: i) Fleming's left-hand rule, ii) Fleming's right-hand rule. (10 marks) b) A man pushes a 25 kg television down a 25 m hall in 8 seconds with a final velocity of 4.5 m/s. Calculate the power did this require. (5 marks) QUESTION 5 a) Calculate the difference in the potential energy between your friend and you if both of you hold a 3 kg textbook 8.0 m above the ground and your friend is 3.5 m below you. (5 marks) b) In relation to ionization, describe briefly the following: i) Photoelectric absorption, ii) Compton scattering. (10 marks)

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