M.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION, NOVEMBER 2017
Second Semester
Economics
Elective — COMPUTER APPLICATIONS IN ECONOMIC
ANALYSIS
(CBCS 2014 onwards)
Time 3 Hours Maximum 75 Marks
Part A (10 X 2 20)
Answer all questions.
1. What is SPSS?
2. What do you mean by edit menu in SPSS?
3. What is data file?
4. Define variable.
5. How is excel file opened in SPSS?
6. Define Chi-square test.
7. How is 'Drop-down list' edited in SPSS?
8. Define correlation.
9. List out the different parts of a table.
10. What is Pie diagram?
Sub. Code
4MEC2E1
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Wk 10
Part B X 5 25)
Answer all questions, choosing either or
11. Explain the functions of excel menu bar.
Or
Describe the different parts of dialog box.
12. How is data file opened in SPSS?
Or
Explain how database is read in SPSS.
13. Describe the procedure of changing the variable
types in SPSS.
Or
Distinguish between variable labels and value
labels.
14. How are negatively worded scale items recoded in
SPSS?
Or
How is a new variable computed based on certain
conditions in SPSS?
15. What is histogram? How is it created and edited in
SPSS?
Or
What is bar chart? How it is created and edited in
SPSS?
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Wk 10
Part C X 10 30)
Answer any three questions.
16. Explain the procedure of data processing in Excel.
17. Describe the basic structure of SPSS data file.
18. Describe the method of preparing code book.
19. What is cross tabulation? How is prepared using SPSS?
20. What is regression line? How is it fitted using SPSS?
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