2 page each APA format
Word count is NOT one of the criteria that is used in assigning points to written assignments. However,
students who are successful in earning the maximum number of points tend to submit written assignments that fall in the following ranges:
Undergraduate courses: 350 – 500 words or 1 – 2 pages.
Graduate courses: 500 – 750 words or 2 – 3 pages.
Plagiarism
All work must be free of any form of plagiarism. Put written answers into your own words.Do not simply cut and paste your answers from the Internet and do not copy your answers from the textbook. Be sure to refer to the course Syllabus for more details on plagiarism and proper citation styles.
Unit 1
2 pages
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Correlational, descriptive and historical research are classified under one category known as none experimental research. Explain how these types of research are the same and how they are different.
2. Discuss the characteristics of a good research hypothesis. What distinguishes a null hypothesis from a research hypothesis? How would you explain the difference between nondirectional research and directional research hypotheses?
3. Discuss the different types of sources (i.e. general, primary, and secondary). What are the differences among these sources? Why is it important that researchers utilize primary sourceswhen conducting a thorough review of the literature?
2 pages
Any one
1. Summarize the four levels of measurement first proposed by Stevens in 1951. Explain howknowing the level of measurement for variables helps a researcher examine outcomes in a study.Diagram the relationship of precision and levels of measurement.
2. Propose the reason that tests are so popular in the field of assessment and social research.Consider the type of information they provide and how they could be misused.
3. Outline the fours steps in the data collection process. Explain why it is so important to besystematic in collecting data.
Unit 3
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Explain how the results of a study can be statistically significant but not meaningful. Propose anexample of when this might occur.
2. Illustrate what a visual inspection of your data through the use of a scatter plot can help youdetermine. Summarize the relationship between data points on a scatter plot and a correlationcoefficient.
3. Distinguish qualitative research methods from those categorized as quantitative methods.
Outline what types of questions qualitative research addresses that cannot be addressed by quantitative research.
Unit 4
Any one
Explain how the presence of a control group accounts for threats to internal validity. Summarize the types of threats to internal validity that can be avoided by utilizing random assignment to control and experimental groups.
2. Consider the tasks that every researcher should address when preparing for data collection and analyses. Illustrate their importance.
3. Outline the basic rule of thumb that researchers follow when formatting a manuscript for publication.
