Assignment: Research Design and Data Collection
Given the hypothesis high employee satisfaction is correlated with low employee absenteeism, address the following in your paper this week:
• Identify the variables in this study. What are some extraneous variables that might impact your research? How would you control for extraneous variables?
• Which research design would you use to study this hypothesis and why?
• What data collection techniques would you use to study this hypothesis and why?
• Assuming that you get a correlation of r = -.70, what does this tell you about the strength and direction of the correlation between satisfaction and absenteeism?
• What are some potential problems you might encounter, and what strategies would you use to minimize these problems?
The response should include a reference list. Double-space, using Times New Roman 12 pnt font, one-inch margins, and APA style of writing and citations.