UGC NET Business Statistics and Research Methods Previous Year Questions
Unit 5 of UGC NET Commerce (Paper 2) is Business Statistics and Research Methods. JRFSmart holds 219 previous-year questions for it, organised into 13 topics, from 22 exam papers. Pick a topic below to see what NTA asks and how often it returns.
Important concepts
Business Statistics and Research Methods move from a question to defensible evidence. Identify the population, sampling frame and sampling method before interpreting a sample statistic. Measures of centre and dispersion describe different features of a distribution; probability models and sampling distributions explain uncertainty. In hypothesis tests, state the null and alternative, significance level and decision before interpreting the result. Correlation describes association, not causation; regression models a relationship under assumptions. Research design, data collection, analysis and reporting should fit the question and preserve ethical, transparent practice.
Topics in this unit
Ordered by how many exam papers each topic appears in.
| Topic | Questions | Papers | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Probability distributions | 37 | 20 | High |
| Correlation and regression | 35 | 18 | High |
| Hypothesis testing | 33 | 18 | High |
| Research design | 25 | 15 | High |
| Sampling techniques | 13 | 13 | High |
| Measures of dispersion | 17 | 12 | High |
| Measures of central tendency | 15 | 11 | High |
| Skewness and kurtosis | 15 | 11 | High |
| Sampling distributions | 9 | 7 | High |
| Data collection | 8 | 7 | High |
| Report writing | 5 | 5 | Medium |
| Data analysis | 4 | 3 | Medium |
| Data presentation | 3 | 2 | Low |
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