IGNOU MCO-22 Assignment 2026-27
Quantitative Analysis & Managerial Application
Last updated by IGNOU: 07 Aug 2026. Guide written from the official PDF on 23 Oct 2026, 10:25 am.
| Course code | MCO-22 |
|---|---|
| Course title | Quantitative Analysis & Managerial Application |
| Programme | Master of Commerce (M.Com)MCOMOL, MCOM |
| School | School of Management Studies |
| Assignment code | MCO-022/TMA/2026-2027 |
About the MCO-22 assignment
The MCO-22 assignment covers all course blocks, focusing on quantitative methods used in managerial decisions. Topics include data collection, probability, questionnaire design, forecasting, correlation and sampling, along with selected statistical concepts and research methods.
There are five compulsory questions worth 100 marks in total. The first three each have two parts carrying 10 marks apiece. Question 4 asks for four comparisons, while Question 5 requires four short notes; each carries 4×5 marks. The assignment contributes 30% to the final assessment.
What the assignment asks
| Question | Marks | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 | 10+10 | Discuss the value of data collection for managers, compare primary and secondary data with their strengths and limitations, and explain how probability supports decisions under uncertainty. |
| Q2 | 10+10 | Explain questionnaire development and design principles, then discuss the role of forecasting in business planning and methods suited to different planning horizons. |
| Q3 | 10+10 | Discuss business uses of correlation analysis and explain sampling, using illustrations to show why managerial research may favour it over complete enumeration. |
| Q4 | 4×5 | Compare observation with questionnaire-based data collection, populations with samples, parameters with statistics, and sampling with replacement with sampling without replacement. |
| Q5 | 4×5 | Prepare short notes on the Delphi technique, Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient, mutually exclusive and collectively exhaustive events, and the research role of a sampling frame. |
This is a summary of each question. Download the official PDF above for the exact questions and word limits.
How to write and submit it
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