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MCQs on Research Methodology | Important for all Competitive Examinations

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How to select research topic? Beginners Guide to Conduct Research

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This video will help beginners to conduct research. This video will covers Introduction, Strategy for Developing a Research Topic, Figure 1, Figure 2 Figure 3, Tips in Selecting Research Topics, Converting a Broad Topic to a Narrow Topic by Restricting Certain Parameters, FRIENDS Framework for Selecting Research Topic and 5W and 1H for Selecting a Research Topic.

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STATA Commands for Panel Data

Command 1:

  For Descriptive Statistics, just put the following command and then press enter. 

       summarize

       Or

       summarize y x1 x2 x3…xn

For detail statistics

      summarize, detail

       or

      summarize y x1 x2 x3…xn, detail

Command 2:

   For Correlation Matrix, just put the following command and then press enter.

      corr

      Or

      corr  y x1 x2 x3 …. xn

Command 3:

For Pooled OLS, just put the following command and then press enter.

reg         

Or   

reg y x1 x2 x3…. xn

regress

Or  

regress y x1 x2 x3 …. xn

Command 4:

For Robust Regression, just put the following command and then press enter.

reg y x1 x2 x3…. xn, robust 

Or  

regress y x1 x2 x3 …. xn, robust

Command 5:

   For Durbin Watson test and variance inflation factor (VIF) and Ramsey Reset test for omitted variables, just set the time and run OLS regression and then put the following commands, respectively.

   gen =_n

   tsset time                         (Time Series data)

  reg y x1 x2 x3…. xn

  dwstat

  vif

  ovtest  

Command 6:

   For Hausman test, just set the ID and time for panel data and run GLS regression by the following commands, respectively.

   xtset id time, yearly

   xtreg y x1 x2 x3….xn, re

   estimate store re

   xtreg y x1 x2 x3….xn, fe

   estimate store fe

   hausman fe re

Command 7:

   For Chow test (F-Limer Test or Redundant Fixed Effect), just set the ID and time for panel data and run GLS regression by the following commands, respectively.

    xtreg y x1 x2 x3….xn, re

    test x1 x2 x3 

Command 8:

   For Breusch and Pagan Lagrangian multiplier test for random effects, just set the ID and time for panel data and run GLS regression with random effects and then press the command of LM test, respectively.

xtreg y x1 x2 x3….xn, re

xttest0

Command 9:

   For Wooldridge Test of Autocorrelation in Panel data, run OLS regression and then press the following commands of Wooldridge Test, , respectively.

        reg y x1 x2 x3….xn

        ssc install xtserial

        ssc findit xtserial

        net sj 3-2 st0039

        net install st0039 

        xtserial y1 x1 x2 x3….xn           

Command 10:

   For Cross-sectional time-series FGLS regression, press the following commands, respectively.     

        xtgls y x1 x2 x3….xn

Note:

Coefficients:  generalized least squares

Panels:      Homoskedastic

Correlation:   No autocorrelation

Command 11:

   For Mixed-effects ML regression

 xtmixed y x1 x2 x3 ….xn

Command 12:

   For Jerque Berra test of normality, press the following commands, respectively.

       ssc install jb

    jb y

       jb x1

       jb x2

       jb x3

       jb resid 

How to Email a Professor for PhD and MS Scholarships?

Email plays an essential role when it comes to approaching a professor for scholarships, funding and research supervision.  Content of your email is the first impression which you will give to the professor that will describe you are a serious and well qualified applicant.  So, what is the best way to write an email that can increase your chances of selection for the specific position in the professor lab or research group? Here are the guidelines about the structure and content of the email.

Your email should illustrate that you are a qualified and suitable person for the open position in professor lab. It should be short, clear and concise without repeating the whole details of your CV. Always make the first impression good by reading about the professor’s research projects and mentioning them in your email. Throughout your email keep in mind about grammar and punctuation.  You can find a sample email template for contacting the professor at the end of this article.

1. Subject Line

Normally, professors are busy with their research work and supervision of their students. They can ignore your email. To avoid this problem, always include a strong, attractive and information based subject line for your email.  The subject line will help the professor to guess about the contents of your email even before opening it. We recommend you to always use a clear and catchy subject line. For example, “Request for research supervision Fall 2019”, “Request for PhD supervision”, “Request for MS supervision” or “Prospective PhD Student”.

2. Greetings

Your email should be formal and start with Dear Dr._____, Dear Prof._____ or Respected Prof._____. Always use professional greetings and avoid use of titles like Mr.______, Mrs._____or Ms._______.  After that, you can write a good morning or good afternoon depending on the time when you are sending email to a professor. Moreover, you can include email opening sentences such as “I hope this email finds you well.”, “I hope you’re doing well.”, or “I hope you’re having a great week.”.

3. First paragraph

The first paragraph should be about your short introduction stating about your name and where are you from. It should also address briefly about your qualifications and experience the professor is looking for the open position.  You can include that I would appreciate the chance to discuss with you about your lab projects and research in the area of (write professor’s area of research into which you are interested) and about possible MS/PhD opportunities in your lab or research group. Avoid all kinds of abbreviations and slang terms.

4. Second paragraph

In the second paragraph, you can write about your previous research, work experience or other skills which are relevant to the professor’s research area.  You can get information about current and previous research projects of professor after visiting the official website of the lab. Avoid any kind of complexity, while writing about your previous work experiences and research projects.  You have to list your expertise and achievements in an easy to understand the way that will help you standout from the competition.

5. Third paragraph

The third and last section is the concluding paragraph. Here you need to state your motivation and interests in professor’s lab or research group.  You can mention the specific research areas of professors which fascinated your interests to apply in this lab. Then, you can particularly show your interest in a specific domain.  End this paragraph with polite request to consider you for the open option. For instance, “If possible, I would love to start working on (project name) in your lab beginning this summer.”

6. End email with a formal acknowledgment
At the end of your email, you can mention that CV is attached with the email.  If there is additional information that I have not included that you would like, I would be happy to provide it to you.
I look forward to hearing from you!
Regards,
Your name

Sample email to contact a professor

Subject: Request for Research and MS supervision
Dear Prof.________,
I hope you are doing well and are in good health.
My name is (write your name) and I have completed (your degree title) from (your university name, don’t only use abbreviation)with (your CGPA/total CGPA, don’t mention CGPA if it’s low).  As an option you can write about your big achievements such as Gold Medal and Dean certificates, if you have any.
During my undergraduate/Master, I have worked on some projects to actualize and implement the theoretical knowledge of (write your expertise, e.g. signal processing, automation and smart systems) into practical work. In this paragraph, you can also relate your previous and current work experience, internships, online courses and projects with the professor’s area of interest. If you have any research publication then you can mention in this paragraph
I visited (write professor Lab or Research Group name e.g. Networking lab) website and found that you have research interests in (write research area of professor e.g. 5G, Internet of Things and automation). I am very enthusiastic to conduct research and pursue MS under your supervision.
I have attached my CV with this email and looking forward to hearing from you soon.
I shall be thankful for your response.
Sincerely,
Your Name

Conclusion of this article

The above email is just a sample, we recommend you to write your own email based on the highlighted guidelines. Always send emails to professors during week days using the official email address of your university or company. Don’t use any kind of abbreviations and slang languages.  Don’t attach anything other than CV because adding too many files can end up your email into the spam folder. After 2 weeks, you can send a reminder email to the professor if you don’t get any reply get any reply (Also read these 10 points and how to make academic CV).  We hope you like reading this article and wish you the best of luck for getting your dream scholarship. Please feel free to drop a comment below, and let us know about your views for this article. Like our page Facebook. 

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