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IHP 340 Module Five Short Paper Guidelines and Rubric

Overview

This short paper assignment will help you understand hypothesis testing and its relationship to research questions.

Prompt

Read the short paper scenario below and answer the questions using the scenario and what you have learned in this course.

Scenario

The recommended number of calories for a young, active, female adult to consume in a day is 2,200 calories. Suppose you’re a nutrition consultant for the female sports team at College

Great. You would like to know whether the average amount of calories consumed per day, on average, for the female, varsity sports players at your college is equal to the recommended

amount, 2,200 calories.

1. Describe how you could choose a sample from the population of all female varsity sports players at College Great.

2. Write out a research question and provide a description of data.

a. Write out the research question this nutritionist is interested in finding an answer to in your own words.

b. Describe what data you would collect on this sample to answer the research question. Make sure you collect data on each variable that is part of your research question.

3. State the null hypothesis, H , and alternative hypothesis, H , that go along with your research question:

a. In words

b. Using statistical notation

4. Provide descriptive statistics and graph suggestions.

a. What descriptive statistics would you provide that would help you answer this research question?

b. What graph(s) could you provide that would help you answer this research question?

Now suppose others at the college get interested in this study, and they want to know if the female varsity sports players consume more calories than female students that do not play

varsity sports.

1. Write out this research question in your own words.

2. Identify the two variables you would need to collect data on from each subject to answer this research question.

3. Identify each variable as categorical or quantitative (continuous).

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4. State the null hypothesis, Ho, and alternative hypothesis, Ha, that correspond with your research question:

a. In words

b. Using statistical notation

5. What descriptive statistics would you provide that would help you answer this research question?

6. What graph(s) could you provide that would help you answer this research question?

What to Submit

Submit your paper as a Microsoft Word document that is roughly 2 pages in length, with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins. References are not

required. The point of this paper is to show how well you understand hypothesis testing. However, if you do provide information from a published resource, be sure to cite and reference it

using APA style.

Module Five Short Paper Rubric

Criteria Exemplary (100%) Proficient (85%) Needs Improvement (55%) Not Evident (0%) Value

Research Question and

Variables

Research questions and

variable information provided

are correct

Some slight errors in research

questions or variable

information, but majority

correct

Major error in research

questions or variable

information

Major errors in research

questions and in variable

information

30

Hypothesis Statements Hypotheses correctly

expressed in very clear written

and notation form

Hypotheses expressed in

written and notation form with

minor errors

Hypotheses expressed in

written and notation form with

major errors

Hypotheses not expressed in

written and notation form

30

Descriptive Statistics and

Graphs

Correct descriptive statistics

and graphs clearly provided

Descriptive statistics and

graphs provided with minor

errors

Descriptive statistics and

graphs provided with major

errors

Descriptive statistics and

graphs not provided

30

Articulation of Response Submission is free of errors of

organization and grammar

Submission contains errors of

organization and grammar, but

errors are limited enough so

that the assignment can be

understood

Submission has major errors

related to organization and

grammar that negatively

impact readability and

articulation of main ideas

Submission has critical errors

related to organization and

grammar that prevent

understanding of ideas

10

Total: 100%