Paper Homework
Correlational: What is the relationship or association between A and B? (no "impact"/no "causal"/ no "effect" statements) No manipulation, no random assignment, no matching.
Differential: Is there a significant difference between A and B?(no "impact"/no "causal"/ no "effect" statements)No manipulation, no random assignment, no matching.
Experimental: What is the impact or effect of A on B. Random assignment, control group, and matching allows for causal statements to be made at times but not always.
List of items to be included in Second Paper:
I. APA style.
II. Clear title; keep it short and simple.
III. Clearly marked sections (see outline).
IV. Introduction statement.
V. Problem statement.
VI. Prior research findings.
VII. Rational/need for study/investigation (e.g., "this investigation will explore").
VIII. IRB approval.
IX. Consent forms.
X. Recruitment method(s).
XI. Participant compensation.
XII. Number of participants initially recruited/number of participants with data/number of participants included in final data analyses.
XIII. Descriptive statistics for participants (i.e., mean age, standard deviation; gender).
XIV. List operational definitions for each construct/variable measured.
XV. Scale(s)/measures employed.
XVI. Scale(s)/measures employed and their psychometric properties (i.e., validity and reliability).
XVII. State level of measurement for each construct/variable employed (i.e., nominal, ordinal, interval, or ratio).
XVIII. Range of measures (e.g., zero equals no depression).
XIX. Clearly stated Null and Alternative Hypotheses.
XX. Clearly stated Alpha level (i.e., criteria for rejecting the Null Hypothesis).
XXI. Descriptive statistics for measures employed (i.e., mean, standard deviation).
XXII. Identify a minimum of two outliers.
XXIII. Opt to retain or discard outlier(s).
XXIV. Provide rational for discarding/retaining outlier(s).
XXV. Resulting statistic (i.e., r or t) and respective p-value.
XXVI. Acceptance or rejection or the Null Hypothesis.
XXVII. State the type or error (i.e., Type I or Type II) you may have committed based upon your decision to accept or reject the Null Hypothesis.
XXVIII. State the consequences (i.e., real world) if you did in fact commit and error.
XXIX. Discuss the limitations of your investigation.
XXX. Integrate your findings with prior research.
XXXI. Make recommendations for future research/researchers.
XXXII. Minimum eight references APA style.
Format your homework according to the give formatting requirements:
1. The answer must be double spaced, typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the course title, the student's name, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.