Why was the research conducted ? What research questions were the study designed to address?

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Template for Part 1 of Data Analysis Assignment

This document can be used to ‘fill in’ all of the necessary information for Part 1 of the data analysis assignment. It is highly suggested that you use this document and upload it to Canvas via the submission link by the due date.

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1. Describe the data set

a. Overall purpose of research that produced the data set

i. Why was the research conducted?

ii. What research questions were the study designed to address?

b. Research design

i. What type of research does the data set come from? (descriptive, explanatory, etc.)?

ii. What type of design is used in the research from which the data set comes (cross-sectional, quasi-experimental, experimental, etc.)?

c. Sample

i. Who are the participants in the study or who are the respondents? Is It a random or non-random sample?

2. Completing the following table will satisfy items 2 (a-d) & 3 (a-b) from the assignment document (in the posted Syllabus).

 

Below is an Example Table: You should replace the examples with your own variables.   Adjust the variables (in bold), attributes (in italics) below to fit your research question and hypotheses variables.
Research question	Analytic technique	IV (operationalization)	DV
1.       What are the demographic characteristics of the sample?	Frequency distributions Measures of CT	Sex (%, f) Age (mean, SD)   Income (?)	Type of child abuse (%, f) Severity Of abuse (mean, SD)
2.       Is there a relationship between sex and type of CA?	Chi-square   IV & DV = nominal	Sex   Male Female	Type of child abuse   Sexual Physical Psychological Other
3.       Does age impact level of severity of CA?	Correlation   IV & DV = I/R	Age   Years of age	Severity Of abuse   Scale ranges from 0-100
(Only select one of the two options below)
4a. Is there a difference between the sev. Of CA experienced based on sex?	t-test IV= nominal (2 groups) DV= I/R	Sex   Male Female	Severity Of abuse   Scale ranges from 0-100
4b. Is there a difference between the sev. Of CA experienced based on race?	ANOVA   IV= nominal (>2 groups) DV= I/R	Race   White Black Other

 

4. Explain how each analytic procedure will help you answer the corresponding research question you proposed.

a. Describe how each analytic procedure proposed connects to the research questions posted in #2 above.  [Number each item below.]

 

 

 

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