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Munot  \nCRC Press  \nTaylor & Francis Group  \n52 Vanderbilt Avenue New York, NY 10017  \n© 2019 by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC  \nCRC Press is an imprint of Taylor & Francis Group, an Informa business No claim to original U.S. Government works  \nPrinted on acid-free paper  \nInternational Standard Book Number-13: 978-0-8153-8561-5 (Hardback)  \nThis book contains information obtained from authentic and highly regarded sources. Reasonable efforts have been made to publish reliable data and information, but the author and publisher cannot assume responsibility for the validity of all materials or the consequences of their use. The authors and publishers have attempted to trace the copyright holders of all material reproduced in this publication and apologize to copyright holders if permission to publish in this form has not been obtained. If any copyright material has not been acknowledged please write and let us know so we may rectify in any future reprint.  \nExcept as permitted under U.S. Copyright Law, no part of this book may be reprinted, reproduced, transmitted, or utilized in any form by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying, microfilming, and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without written permission from the publishers.  \nFor permission to photocopy or use material electronically from this work, please [access www.copyright.com](access www.copyright.com)[ ](access www.copyright.com)([http://www.copyright.com/](http://www.copyright.com/)) or contact the Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. (CCC), 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, 978-750-8400 . CCC is a not-for-profit organization that provides licenses and registration for a variety of users. For organizations that have been granted a photocopy license by the CCC, a separate system of payment has been arranged.  \nTrademark Notice: Product or corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks, and are used only for identification and explanation without intent to infringe.  \n\n| Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data |\n| --- |\n| Names: Bairagi, Vinayak, editor. | Munot, Mousami V., editor.\u003Cbr>Title: Research methodology : a practical and scientific approach / editors, Vinayak Bairagi, Mousami V. Munot.\u003Cbr>Description: Boca Raton : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2019 . | Includes bibliographical references and index.\u003Cbr>Identifiers: LCCN 2018046891| ISBN 9780815385615 (hardback : alk. paper) | ISBN 9781351013277 (ebook)\u003Cbr>Subjects: LCSH: Research–Methodology.\u003Cbr>Classification: LCC Q180.55.M4 R46445 2019 | DDC 001.4/2–dc23\u003Cbr>LC record available at [https://lccn.loc.gov/2018046891](https://lccn.loc.gov/2018046891) |\n\nVisit the Taylor & Francis Web site at  \n[http://www.taylorandfrancis.com](http://www.taylorandfrancis.com)[ ](http://www.taylorandfrancis.com)and the CRC Press Web site at [http://www.crcpress.com](http://www.crcpress.com)  \nDedicated to  \nthe contributing authors and our well wishers  \nThis page intentionally left blank  \nContents  \nPreface ..................................................................... ix  \nContributors ................................................................ xi  \n1. Introduction to Research ................................................. 1  \nGeetanjali V. Kale and J. Jayanth  \n2. Literature Survey and Problem Statement ................................. 25  \nDr. Manoj S. Nagmode  \n3. Research Design........................................................ 69  \nPrachi Joshi  \n4. Basic Instrumentation ................................................... 99  \nPradeep B. Mane and Shobha S. Nikam  \n5. Applied Statistics...................................................... 161  \nVarsha K. Harpale and Vinayak K. Bairagi  \n6. 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