Speaker bio: Experienced academician with a thorough understanding of research methodology, as well as the many techniques and instruments employed, such as SPSS, and is ZANDIG TQM Solutions internal audit certified for TQM. Dr. Ramesh earned his MBA and PhD from Periyar University and Bharathiar University, respectively. He has a number of SCOPUS and UGC care journal papers.
Abstract/Snapshot: On the 22nd, 29th, and 30th of January, the ISBR Research Centre hosted a three-day certificate programme for scholars enrolled in the FPM programme batch 2021. Dr. Ramesh Murugesan spoke on the topic of “Data Analysis in Research Using SPSS.” On the first day, he discussed data preparation and analysis, including data editing, coding, and exploratory data analysis.
On day 2, he went over study variables, measurement, and scaling – the different sorts of scales – before moving on to parametric tests like ANOVA and non-parametric tests like chi square. He went over research approaches such as univariate and multivariate analysis, descriptive and inferential statistics, and parametric and non-parametric testing. He demonstrated the chi square, ANOVA, t test – both one sample and independent sample, regression analysis, correlation, and factor analysis on the third day. Scholars studying FPM, teaching members, and research scholars pursuing their PhD under the ISBR Research Center all attended the seminar. The programme began with Dr. K.S. Lakshmi introducing the speaker, which was followed by the resource person’s presentation.
Learnings from the event: The scholars gained an understanding of research design and how to conduct research; they also gained a solid foundation of knowledge that they can apply to the research topic that they would select during the FPM programme.
Students’ feedback: Scholars loved the session and were impressed by the speaker; they have also requested that the resource person cover more topics such as Cluster Analysis, Discriminant Analysis, and data analysis employing data sets.
About ISBR:ISBR Business School, Bangalore-based, Top Class B School for PGDM or MBA, Consistently ranked as best B School in India, AICTE-CII Platinum Catagory, with multiple specializations.