1st Edition

A Guide to Research Methodology An Overview of Research Problems, Tasks and Methods

By Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Copyright 2020
254 Pages
by CRC Press

254 Pages
by CRC Press

Research Methodology is meant to provide a broad guideline to facilitate and steer the whole of a research activity in any discipline. With the ambit and amount of research increasing by the day, the need for Research Methodology is being widely appreciated. Against this backdrop, we notice the dearth of well-written books on the subject. A Guide to Research Methodology attempts a... Read more

Research—Objectives and Process. Formulation of Research Problems. Research Design. Collection of Data. Survey Surveys. More about Experimental Designs. Models and Modelling. Data Analysis. Multivariate Data Analysis. Analysis of Dynamic Data. Validation and Communication of Research Findings.

Biography

Shyama Prasad Mukherjee is retired as Centenary Professor of Statistics, University of Calcutta , having been involved in teaching, research and promotional work in the areas of Statistics and Operational Research for 40 years. He guided 24 scholars for their Ph.D. degrees in Statistics, Mathematics, Engineering and Management. He has nearly 80 research papers to his credit. He received the Eminent Teacher Award from the Calcutta University (2006), P.C. Mahalanobis Birth Centenary Award from the Indian Science Congress Association (2000) and Sukhatme Memorial Award for Senior Statisticians from the Government of India (2013). A former Vice-President of the International Federation of Operational Research Societies (IFORS), he is currently Chairman of the Board of Directors, International Statistics Education Centre , ISI, Calcutta.