COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES: Upon completion of this course you will be able to:
1. Evaluate the purpose of quantitative designs.
2. Critique quantitative designs.
3. Analyze the advantages, disadvantages, and alternatives to null hypothesis significance testing.
4. Develop experimental designs with multiple levels of an independent variable and associated statistical analyses.
5. Compare and contrast aspects of experimental designs.
6. Evaluate experimental designs with multiple independent variables and associated statistical analyses.
7. Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of quasi-experimental designs.
8. Critique quasi-experimental designs.
9. Investigate how exploring mediator, moderator, and independent variables can contribute to theory.
10. Compare and contrast the roles of sampling technique, convenience samples, and selection bias in quantitative designs.
11. Determine the appropriate sample size based on an a priori power analysis.
12. Design a research study that uses a quantitative design.