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Overview
Throughout the course, you have been exploring various concepts and building your skills in statistical analysis, all in preparation for this culminating assignment, your research report. In your research report, you will discuss the steps taken during this course to build your study. If you have completed the steps along the way throughout the course, you should be well prepared and will be able to use your work in your report.
Preparation
Complete the following:
Step 1: In the Capella library, find six peer-reviewed journal articles related to the variables you identified in your Week 3 assignment. If you’ve been following along with the suggested preparations each week, hopefully you already have a strong set of articles to help you with this assignment. If you aren’t quite at six articles yet, be sure to visit the library and complete your set.
Step 2: Analyze the data from the two variables you identified in your Week 3 assignment using the statistical test identified in your Week 7 assignment (consider your instructor’s feedback).
Instructions
Follow the outline below for your paper; you can use the Week 9 Paper Template [DOCX] to help organize your writing. Page and paragraph lengths are provided to help you gauge if you’ve written enough or too much—use them as a guide to help you stay on track.
Introduction. (1–1.5 pages.)Write 2–4 paragraphs summarizing the six peer-reviewed journal articles you found on your topic.
Hypothesis.Include both your null and alternate hypotheses you created in a previous assignment.
Methods. (1.5–2 pages.)Participants. (1 paragraph.)Describe the number of participants in the study.For this archival data project, the number of participants refers to the number of participants who responded to both of your selected variables.
Measures. (1–2 paragraphs.) See your Week 5 assignment and any feedback you received.Describe the GSS.Discuss its reliability and validity.
Discuss the measurement (your variables/questions) you chose from your work throughout the course.
Be sure to revise based on any instructor feedback you received.
Data Analysis Approach. (1–2 paragraphs.)Explain the form of analysis you used to manipulate your data. Consider the following questions in your explanation.From the point that you had the raw data, what tests did you run?
Why did you select that test (or those tests)?
How did you manipulate the data (for example cleaning the data)?
Why did you choose to manipulate the data?
What results did you desire?Note: Don’t put your actual results here (those come next), instead discuss what you expected to find.
Results. (1–1.5 pages.)Report the results of your statistical analysis. (1 paragraph.)Use current APA style format for reporting your results.
Reflect on whether your null hypothesis or alternative hypothesis is correct. (1–2 paragraphs.)Conclude if the null hypothesis or alternative hypothesis is correct.
Explain how you reached this conclusion.
Make a conclusion about the relationship between the variables and explain how you reached this conclusion. (1–2 paragraphs.)
Include a chart or graph (for example, a scatterplot for correlations) to show your data.
Discussion. (1–2 pages.)Discuss your results in relation to the following:How do your results compare to other research studies? (1–2 paragraphs.)
How can your results be generalized? (1–2 paragraphs.)
What were the limitations of the study? (1–2 paragraphs.)
Is your research valid and reliable—see the Lameck article in Week 8: General Social SurveyLinks to an external site.. How would you evaluate the validity and reliability of your study? (1–2 paragraphs.)
What might you do as a next step in research?
Additional Requirements
Your assignment should also meet the following requirements:
Written communication: Written communication is in a professional style with correct grammar, usage, and mechanics.
Resources: Use a minimum of seven sources: your textbook and six peer-reviewed journal articles.
APA formatting: References and citations are formatted according to current APA style and formatting. Refer to the Evidence and APALinks to an external site. of the Writing Center for guidance in using the proper APA style.
Length: 5–7 typed, double-spaced pages.
Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.
Competencies Measured
By successfully completing this assignment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and scoring guide criteria:
Competency 1: Interpret complex statistical findings and graphs in the context of their level of statistical significance, including the influence of effect size.Describe complex statistical findings from research articles in the Introduction.
Explain statistical findings in the Discussion section.
Competency 2: Apply statistical analyses to problems in the social sciences.Describe statistical data analysis for the completed project in the Methods section.
Apply statistical analyses to problems in the social sciences in the Results section.
Competency 3: Determine the generalizability of specific findings based on parameters of the research design.Describe the research design including participants and measures in the Methods section.
Determine the generalizability of specific findings based on parameters of the research design.
Competency 5: Determine the reliability and validity of measures and research design.Determine the reliability and validity of measures and research design.
Competency 6: Communicate quantitative data in statistics, graphs, tables, and in common language.Communicate statistical findings in the Results section, including a graph, statistical significance, and effect size.
Use APA style formatting for citations and reference list with only minor errors.
Address assignment purpose in a well-organized text, incorporating appropriate evidence and tone in grammatically sound sentences.
View Rubric
Archival Data Project
Archival Data Project
CriteriaRatingsPts
Describe complex statistical findings from research articles in the Introduction.20 to >17 pts
DISTINGUISHED
Describes complex statistical findings from research articles related to the research question in the Introduction section.17 to >14 pts
PROFICIENT
Describes complex statistical findings from research articles in the Introduction section.14 to >0 pts
BASIC
Describes research findings but not complex statistical findings from research articles in the Introduction section.0 pts
NON_PERFORMANCE
Does not describe complex statistical findings from research articles in the Introduction section./ 20 pts
Describe the research design including participants and measures in the Methods section.
20 to >17 pts
DISTINGUISHED
Describes the research design, including participants and measures with the relevant details in the Methods section.17 to >14 pts
PROFICIENT
Describes the research design, including participants and measures in the Methods section.14 to >0 pts
BASIC
Describes the research design, including participants or measures in the Methods section, but contains significant errors.0 pts
NON_PERFORMANCE
Does not describe the research design, including participants and measures in the Methods section./ 20 pts
Describe statistical data analysis for the completed project in the Methods section.
20 to >17 pts
DISTINGUISHED
Describes in detail statistical data analysis for the completed project in the Methods section.17 to >14 pts
PROFICIENT
Describes statistical data analysis for the completed project in the Methods section.14 to >0 pts
BASIC
Describes statistical data analysis for the completed project in the Methods section but contains significant errors.0 pts
NON_PERFORMANCE
Does not describe statistical data analysis for the completed project in the Methods section./ 20 pts
Apply statistical analyses to problems in the social sciences in the Results section.
20 to >17 pts
DISTINGUISHED
Applies statistical analyses to problems in the social sciences in the Results section using an appropriate statistical test.17 to >14 pts
PROFICIENT
Applies statistical analyses to problems in the social sciences in the Results section.14 to >0 pts
BASIC
Applies statistical analyses to problems in the social sciences in the Results section but calculations had errors.0 pts
NON_PERFORMANCE
Does not apply statistical analyses to problems in the social sciences in the Results section./ 20 pts
Communicate statistical findings in the Results section, including a graph, statistical significance, and effect size.
20 to >17 pts
DISTINGUISHED
Communicates statistical findings in the Results section, including a graph, statistical significance, and effect size with no errors.17 to >14 pts
PROFICIENT
Communicates statistical findings in the Results section, including a graph, statistical significance, and effect size.14 to >0 pts
BASIC
Communicates statistical findings in the Results section but is missing a graph, statistical significance, or effect size.0 pts
NON_PERFORMANCE
Does not communicate statistical findings in the Results section, including a graph, statistical significance, effect size./ 20 pts
Explain statistical findings in the Discussion section.
20 to >17 pts
DISTINGUISHED
Explains statistical findings in the Discussion section with no errors, and compares to other research.17 to >14 pts
PROFICIENT
Explains statistical findings in the Discussion section with minor errors.14 to >0 pts
BASIC
Explains statistical findings in the Discussion section with significant errors.0 pts
NON_PERFORMANCE
Does not explain statistical findings in the Discussion section./ 20 pts
Determine the generalizability of specific findings based on parameters of the research design.
20 to >17 pts
DISTINGUISHED
Accurately determines the generalizability of specific findings based on parameters of the research design.17 to >14 pts
PROFICIENT
Determines the generalizability of specific findings based on parameters of the research design.14 to >0 pts
BASIC
Determines the generalizability of specific findings based on parameters of the research design with significant errors.0 pts
NON_PERFORMANCE
Does not determine the generalizability of specific findings based on parameters of the research design./ 20 pts
Determine the reliability and validity of measures and research design.
20 to >17 pts
DISTINGUISHED
Accurately determines the reliability and validity of measures and research design and includes limitations of the study.17 to >14 pts
PROFICIENT
Determines the reliability and validity of measures and research design.14 to >0 pts
BASIC
Determines the reliability and validity of measures and research design with multiple errors.0 pts
NON_PERFORMANCE
Does not determine the reliability and validity of measures and research design./ 20 pts
Use APA style formatting for citations and reference list with only minor errors.
20 to >17 pts
DISTINGUISHED
Uses APA style formatting for citations with no errors and a reference list with no more than minor errors.17 to >14 pts
PROFICIENT
Uses APA style formatting for citations and reference list with only minor errors.14 to >0 pts
BASIC
Uses APA style formatting for citations and reference list but has major errors.0 pts
NON_PERFORMANCE
Does not use citations or have a reference list./ 20 pts
Address assignment purpose in a well-organized text, incorporating appropriate evidence and tone in grammatically sound sentences.
20 to >17 pts
DISTINGUISHED
Presents a focused purpose through strong organizational skills. Presents evidence through strong paraphrasing or summarizing and appropriate tone and sentence structure.17 to >14 pts
PROFICIENT
Addresses assignment purpose in a well-organized text, incorporating appropriate evidence and tone in grammatically sound sentences.14 to >0 pts
BASIC
Addresses the assignment purpose with minimal issues related to evidence, tone, and sentence structure.0 pts
NON_PERFORMANCE
Does not respond to the assignment prompt and/or does not organize text appropriately, uses inappropriate tone, or does not include structurally sound sentences./ 20 pts
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