quantatative reasoning

In the previous module, you found research articles about your topic. Does one of them contain descriptive statistics? If so, you can use that article for this assignment. If not, you will have to search ProQuest to find another article about your topic.

Before you choose the article, review what has to be included in your paper so you are sure to choose articles with the appropriate information. It must be from a professional, scholarly journal. It must be no more than 5 years old.

In a  1 - 2 page paper, please address the following:

1. Write a one paragraph introduction to remind me of your research question and your hypothesis. If I have given you feedback to improve it, use the improved version.

2. Write a a concise summary of the descriptive statistics and findings in the article. This is different than a typical essay; it should focus only on the points listed below.

Use headings and subheadings to guide the flow of your paper and clearly show that you have included these points:

· Describe the source's use of descriptive statistical measures you learned about in this module. 

· Describe the statistics used and how the researcher interprets them in relation to his/her study.

· Discuss how the findings in that article compare or contrast with the hypothesis you developed for your SLP area of research. In other words, does the article support help your hypothesis? Or contradict it? Please explain.

Your summary must be written in your own words. I already know that the authors of the article can identify their statistics, so copying the information from the article will not show me what you understand. Do not copy/paste or simply paraphrase. Explain each section to me so I can see what you learned from reading the article.

For examples of how to describe statistical measures or statistics used, refer to the abstracts of other research articles.

 

ASSIGNMENT EXPECTATIONS:  Please read before completing assignments.  

· Copy the actual assignment from this page onto the cover page of your paper (do this for all papers in all courses).

· Paper should be 2 pages in length (double-spaced).

· Please use major sections corresponding to the major points of the assignment, and where appropriate use sub-sections (with headings).

· Remember to write in a scientific manner (try to avoid using the first person except when describing a relevant personal experience).

· Quoted material should not exceed 10% of the total paper (since the focus of these assignments is on independent thinking and critical analysis).  Use your own words and build on the ideas of others.   

· When material is copied verbatim from external sources, it MUST be properly cited.  This means that material copied verbatim must be enclosed in quotes and the reference should be cited either within the text or with a footnote.

· Credible professional sources are used (for example, government agencies, nonprofit organizations, academic institutions, scholarly journals). Wikipedia is not acceptable.

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