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· Complete a 6–8 page research report in which you form a hypothesis and then conduct a statistical analysis on the data in order to determine whether the hypothesis is accurate or not. · Throughout the course, you been exploring various concepts and building your skills in statistical analysis. In this assessment, you will discuss the steps taken to build a research study, which includes a literature review, hypothesis, research methods, data analysis, and your results. · For this assessment, you will incorporate many of the skills you've been learning throughout the course into a research report. It is recommended that you review the assessment instructions first, as the resources below will help you with the steps you will need to include in your report. It is also recommended that you select your variables before reviewing the resources. SHOW LESS Literature Review Part of your research report requires a literature review. Ensure that you have six scholarly sources for the review. The library guide for this course, PSYC-FP4700 - Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences, provides databases that may help narrow your search. Below are resources that can help get you started. It may be helpful to select your variables before you search for sources. See the assessment instructions for directions on how to select your variables. The resources below are based upon the variables you choose and may help you start your search. · Capiola, A., Jessup, S. A., Ryan, T. J., & Alarcon, G. M. (2019). Exploring the unique and shared variance of propensity to trust and suspicion propensity. Journal of Individual Differences, 1–12. You may want to read the following if you are using one these variables: mntlhlth, emoprobs, hlthmntl, depress. · National Institute of Mental Health. (n.d.). Statistics. Retrieved from https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/statistics/index.shtml You may want to read the following if you are using one of these variables: hapunhap, lifenow, quallife, unhappy. · Diener, E., Heintzelman, S. J., Kushlev, K., Tay, L., Wirtz, D., Lutes, L. D., & Oishi, S. (2017). Findings all psychologists should know from the new science on subjective well-being. Canadian Psychology/Psychologie Canadienne, 58(2), 87–104. Look over the literature review you created and the articles you’ve found to determine your hypothesis. The following simulation will help you determine what constitutes an appropriate hypothesis: · Riverbend City: Creating a Hypothesis. Statistical Tests In your research report, you will determine which statistical test to use to analyze your data. You have one sample (though possibly with multiple measures), and your purpose is to find a relationship. The following resources can help you. · View Matching Statistical Tests to Hypothesis to practice your knowledge of various tests and their hypotheses. · View Deciding Your Statistical Test to participate in an interactive that can help you choose a statistical test. · Dr. Mic's Maths and Stats. (2012). Choosing which statistical test to use – Statistics help [Video]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rulIUAN0U3w 7. This video can help you decide, as it walks through questions you can ask and offers several examples. Before you watch, it's helpful to know whether your data is nominal, ordinal, or interval/ration. Once you decide which test to use, it's recommended that you look through the textbook and your previous work to discover how to run that test in SPSS. Follow the directions and run the analysis. Be sure to save your work, as you will be discussing the results in your research report. Writing Results in APA Style . To write your results section, refer to Results in the Learn tab of Academic Writer. . To write the statistics, refer to Presenting Statistics in Text in the Learn tab of Academic Writer. . To practice determining the quality of examples of writing statistical results, engage in the following simulation. You will be able to use this practice when you write your own results for your research report. 10. Riverbend City: Writing Statistical Results. You may also want to review the following for general tips on reporting statistics: . Statistics How To. (n.d.). Reporting statistics APA style. Retrieved from https://www.statisticshowto.datasciencecentral.com/reporting-statistics-apa-style/ · Assessment Instructions Note: The assessments in this course build upon each other, so you are strongly encouraged to complete them in sequence. This course exercises many skills related to understanding statistical procedures and analysis. For this assessment, you have the opportunity to incorporate many of the skills discussed in this course into a research report. You will use the GSS Explorer website, form a hypothesis, and then conduct a statistical analysis on the data in order to determine whether the hypothesis is accurate or not. In addition, you will record the results and make conclusions based on the hypothesis you originally designed. Having the ability to connect all the concepts to apply research and real variables ensures you understand the various methods of statistical analysis. Preparation You will use data from the GSS Data Explorer website, which contains archival data. Archival data is pre-existing data that has been collected by another individual or organization and is available to be analyzed, enabling you to draw new conclusions about the data. The website requires you sign up for an account. If you need help with sign-up, watch GSS Data Explorer Instructions, which walks you through the process of creating an account with the website (free of charge), finding your variables for the research report, and extracting the data to an Excel spreadsheet. Decide Your Variables Begin by selecting two variables of your choice from the following list of variables—it’s recommended that you choose one from List A and one from list B. Note that "r" represents the participant. List A . Labor force status (wrkstat). . Marital status (marital). . R's highest degree (degree). . Have gun in home (owngun). . How often does r read newspaper (news). . Www hours per week (wwwhr). List B . People helpful or looking out for selves (helpful). . People fair or try to take advantage (fair). . Can people be trusted (trust). . Days of poor mental health past 30 days (mntlhlth). . Told have depression (depress). . Happy or unhappy with life today (hapunhap). . R’s rating of life overall now from 0–10 (lifenow). . R’s quality of life (quallife). . R’s mental health, mood, and ability to think (hlthmntl). . In the past 7 days, how often r has been bothered by emotional problems (emoprobs). . How often r was unhappy or depressed in past 4 weeks (unhappy). If you want to report demographic information on your participants (optional): . Respondent's sex (sex). . Respondent's race (race). Extract Your Data When you decide on your variables, extract your data from the GSS Data Explorer website. If you need help, watch GSS Data Explorer Instructions. Be sure to name your project for this course. After you've extracted your data, design a research topic involving the two selected variables. For example, if you select “condition of health” and “How often r attends religious services,” you may want to research how religion impacts an individual’s health and wellness. Resources Be sure to visit the Resources for this assessment to help you with the steps of your research report, such as the literature review, determining which statistical test to use, and writing your results in APA style. Instructions The Research Report Template [DOCX] will help you include the following in your paper. . Introduction. 20. Literature Review. 1. Search for relevant, scholarly articles that support your hypothesis and argument. 1. Consult the Resources for this assessment for guidance on searching for sources. 1. You should have a total of six sources. . For each source, write 1–2 paragraphs that includes a main idea, evidence from the source, and an analysis. · Hypothesis. . Include both null and alternate hypotheses. · Methods. · Participants. . Describe the number of participants in the study. 1. For this archival data project, the number of participants refers to the number of participants who responded to both of your selected variables. · Measures. . Discuss the measurement you chose from your work throughout the course. · Data Analysis. . Explain the form of analysis that you used to manipulate your data. Consider the following questions in your explanation. 1. From the point that you had the raw data, what test did you run? 1. Why did you select that test? 1. Why did you choose to manipulate the data? 1. How did you manipulate the data? 1. What results did you desire? · Results. . Report the results of your statistical analysis. . Reflect on whether your null hypothesis or alternate hypothesis is correct. . Make a conclusion in regard to the relationship between the variables. · Discussion. . Discuss your results in relation to the following: 1. How do your results compare to other research studies? 1. How can your results be generalized? 1. What were the limitations of the study? 1. Is your research valid and reliable? Or, how would you evaluate the validity and reliability of your study? 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