Data Analysis

BECS-184 assignment

The latest BECS-184 assignment is valid for the July 2026 & January 2027 sessions, number BCA_NEW/BCAOL(V)184/Assign/2026-27. It carries 100 marks and 30% of your final grade. Due 31 Oct 2026 for the July 2026 session or 30 Apr 2027 for the January 2027 session.

BECS-184 previous-year question papers

Official term-end exam papers for Data Analysis, published by IGNOU. Each one opens on IGNOU’s website.

• June 2024BECS-184 term-end exam, official PDF↗
• December 2023BECS-184 term-end exam, official PDF↗
• June 2023BECS-184 term-end exam, official PDF↗
• December 2022BECS-184 term-end exam, official PDF↗

Important Data Analysis questions

8 questions have come in more than one BECS-184 exam. They are listed first. The text is taken from IGNOU’s official papers, so open the paper for figures and exact wording.

1. June 2024 · Q3(b) · 10 marksAsked 2 times

   Explain the characteristics of ‘t’ distribution and its usage for solving statistical problems.

2. June 2023 · Q11(b)Asked 2 times

   Write a short note on Coefficient of Determination

3. June 2023 · Q11(c)Asked 2 times

   Write a short note on Focus Group Discussion (FGDs)

4. June 2023 · Q8(a) · 6 marksAsked 2 times

   Define the term ‘ kurtosis’ and explain different measures of kurtosis with the help of a diagram.

5. December 2023 · Q11(a)Asked 2 times

   Write a short note on Coefficient of determination

6. December 2023 · Q11(c)Asked 2 times

   Write a short note on Focus group discussion

7. December 2023 · Q7 · 12 marksAsked 2 times

   What are the characteristics of normal distribution? Explain the usage of normal distribution in solving statistical problems.

8. December 2022 · Q8(a) · 6 marksAsked 2 times

   Define the term ‘Skewness’ and explain different measures of Skewness with the help of a diagram.

9. June 2024 · Q1(a) · 15 marks

   Distinguish between quantitative data and qualitative data. Which techniques are used to summa rise the quantitative data? Explain with examples.

10. June 2024 · Q10 · 12 marks

    What is histogram. Discuss the advantages of ploting a frequency polygon over histogram.

11. June 2024 · Q2(a) · 12 marks

    What do you mean by the term ‘measure of position’? Which measure of position is widely used and why?

12. June 2024 · Q3(a) · 10 marks

    Correlation does not simply causation. Do you agree with this statement? Give reasons in support of your answer.

Data Analysis study material

IGNOU publishes the full BECS-184 self-learning material free on eGyanKosh: every block and unit on .