Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Quantitative Research Techniques Syllabus - Mumbai University 2026

Module 1: An Introduction

• A Positivism and its critique
• B Similarities and differences between Quantitative and Qualitative Social Research
• C Characteristics, Reliability and Validity of Quantitative Social Research

Module 2: Process of Quantitative Social Research

• A Steps in Quantitative Social Research
• B Research Proposal in Quantitative Social Research
• C Ethics in Quantitative Social Research

Module 3: Data Collection in Quantitative Social Research

• A Survey Method
• B Questionnaire as data collection tool
• C Sampling and its types

Module 4: Statistical Analysis in Quantitative Social Research

• A Measures of Central Tendency: Arithmetic Mean, Median and Mode (Theory and sums)
• B Measures of Dispersion: Range, Standard Deviation and Quartile Deviation (Theory and sums)
• C Correlation (only theory, no sums)

Text Books

• 1 Bryman, A. (2008). Social Research Methods. Oxford University Press.
• 2 Elhance, D. N. (1984). Fundamentals of Statistics. Delhi: Kitab Mahal.

Reference Books

• 1 Best, J., Kahn, J. (2008) Research in Education (10th ed.). Prentice Hall. Pearson Education.
• 2 Bryman, A. (1988). Quantity and Quality in Social Research. London: Routledge
• 3 Goode, W., Hatt, P. (1981). Methods in Social Research. McGraw-Hill Book Company.
• 4 Somekh, B., Lewin, C. (ed) (2005). Research Methods in the Social Sciences. New Delhi: Vistaar Publications.