Week 1 - Assignment: Examine Statistical Analysis Within the Context of a Dissertation Topic

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Books and Resources for this Week

Week 1

BUS-7105 v3: Statistics I (7103872203)

Introduction to Statistics and Relevance to the Dissertation

In this course, you will develop skills to help you make informed decisions in the business

world. In particular, you will focus on the collection, analysis, interpretation, and reporting

of data relevant to a business decision. But even more relevant to your immediate future

is a consideration of how statistics can be used in dissertation research. Both perspectives

are explored in this course.

In this course we will discuss basic research, which is the traditional hypothesis testing by

gathering, organizing, and analyzing data.

Heads up to Signature Assignment.

Your culminating Signature Assignment (due in Week 8) will be a reflection of all that you

have learned within the course in the form of a presentation in which you display and

explain a series of data analyses research. While this assignment does not require that you

complete work ahead of time such as collecting data, you will want to look ahead to Week

8 in order to prepare. You can contact your professor if you have questions. The

assignment includes many aspects of the course including analyzing data, creating graphs

using SPSS, analyzing relationships between variables, explaining results from the analysis,

and more.

Be sure to review this week's resources carefully. You are expected to apply the

information from these resources when you prepare your assignments.

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Introduction to Business Statistics (7th

ed.) External Learning Tool

NCU School of Business Best Practice

Guide for Quantitative Research Design

and Methods in Dissertations Link

Week 1 - Assignment: Examine Statistical Analysis

Within the Context of a Dissertation Topic Assignment

Due June 5 at 11:59 PM

For this assignment, you first will identify a topic of interest that you might want to

pursue research. You are not tied to this topic when you reach the dissertation sequence,

but it should be a topic that you find interesting now and also relates to your program and

specialization.

Next, conduct a literature search using the NCU library to locate two quantitative studies

examining your selected topic and in which the authors present statistical findings.

Once you have located your articles, you will prepare a short paper using the following

format:

Introduction to the selected topic of interest

Brief summary of first article

Include research question(s) and hypotheses, and general findings.

Brief summary of second article

Include research question(s) and hypotheses, and general findings

Include statistical tests used.

Synthesis

Specifically, compare and contrast the two articles, assessing the types of

statistical methods and analysis used.

Conclusion

Assess what approach you might take if you were to conduct a study in this

topic area.

Length: 3 to 5 pages not including title page and reference page.

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References: Include a minimum of 3 scholarly resources.

Your paper should demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the ideas and concepts that

are presented in the course and provide new thoughts and insights relating directly to this

topic. Your response should reflect graduate-level writing and APA standards. Be sure to

adhere to Northcentral University's Academic Integrity Policy.

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