Arizona State University School of Criminology and Criminal Justice CRJ 511 Applied Data Analysis in Criminal Justice Application Assignment #3 Instructions [25pts] This assignment covers material...

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Arizona State University School of Criminology and Criminal Justice CRJ 511 Applied Data Analysis in Criminal Justice Application Assignment #3 Instructions [25pts] This assignment covers material from chapters 10 and 11: two sample t-tests and ANOVA Review the two listed articles and answer the associated questions. Please answer each question with complete sentences. Please use 12 point Times New Roman font and 1-inch margins. This assignment will be checked using anti-plagiarism software and returned to your instructor with an originality report. Article 1: 1. What are the main research questions in this study? What are the authors trying to determine and why are their questions important? [2pts] 2. The selected article should contain t-test(s) in a table or in text. If the authors have conducted more than one t-tests, pick one and then answer the following questions. 1) What question does this t-test address? Why did the authors use t-test to address this question? [4pts] 2) Interpret the result of this t-test. What does the result of this t-test tell you? [4pts] 3) Can the authors use ANOVAs, instead of t-tests? Why or why not? [1pt] Article 2: The selected article should contain ANOVA test(s) in a table or in text. If the authors have conducted more than one ANOVA tests, pick one and then answer the following questions. 1. What question does this ANOVA test address? Why did the authors use ANOVA to address this question? [4pts] 2. Interpret the result of this ANOVA test. What does the result of this ANOVA tests tell you? [4pts] 3. Did the authors conduct any post-hoc tests? If yes, what did they find from the post-hoc test? [4pts] 4. Can the authors use t-tests, instead of ANOVAs? Why or why not? [2pts]