Statistics / Research Study

Research

Student’s Name

University Affiliation

This is what my professor sent us yesterday through e-mail.

 “Your response should look like this:

1. Introduction: Brief description of the study including the purpose and importance of the research question being asked.

Include your response in paragraph form here.

2. What is the null hypothesis? What is the research hypothesis?

Include your response in paragraph form here.

etc.

This format should help you to address EVERY question asked and it helps me in grading.

You should also be defining the statistical test, its requirements, etc and providing an intext citation for this summary.  For example: What is a t test? When should it be used? What are the requirements? Why is the particular test appropriate to answer your research hypothesis? “

Research Hypothesis

Students who take breakfast perform better in class that those who don’t ( FRAGMENT SENTENCE)

Research question

Does talking breakfast improve the class performance of a student?

Introduction

This research is meant to bring out the relationship between two variables and state how one affects the other. It has a dependent variable as well as independent variables. It should determine whether or not taking breakfast affects the class performance of a student.

Null hypothesis

Talking breakfast does not improve class performance of a student (SPELLING AND PUNCTUATION)

Sampling method

The method used to come up with the sample was the random sampling method. It is because it is unbiased and each unit of the population has an equal chance to be selected and used for the study. There is the assurance that the population will be equally sampled. (REWORD BECAUSE IT IS AWKAWARD)

Sample size

Determination of the right sample size is important because it makes the result of the research more true and reliable. 100 students were selected randomly for the purpose of the research.

Population of interest

The population that was targeted by this research is the entire student body. But since it is not practical to study every unit of the population, the sample was selected to represent the whole population. (YOU CANNOT START THE SENTENCE WITH “BUT” SINCE IT’S A RESEARCH PAPER) The sample size is big enough to represent the real picture depicted by the population under study.

Data analysis

The data was randomly collected from the students in order to create a sample to be used for the study. The data that was collected was analyzed so that to determine if there exists (REWORD) any relationship between breakfast and class performance.

Statistical analysis

This research is to determine the relationship between variables. Correlation refers to how strong two variables are related (Ashley Crossman). (NEEDS TO BE IN PROPER APA FORMAT) Correlation analysis was the most relevant in this case given the fact that the study is to determine the relation between variables. You need to answer this question: Depending on if you are using correlation or regression on your research: What are the requirements of a correlation/regression?

Independent variable

This is a variable that can be controlled or manipulated in order to obtain results for the study. In this case breakfast is the independent variable which can be manipulated or controlled to determine its effect on class performance.

Depend variable

This is variable that is to be measured in a study and it is the one that is affected or influenced in an experiment. In this study the dependent variable is class performance, which depends on breakfast. Breakfast can be manipulated to see ho it affects class performance. (CHECK SPELLING AND WORDING)

Level of measurement, Ratio scale

The ratio scale was used as the level of measurement. This is because shows the relationship between the independent and the dependent variable (Mitchell Right) (PUNCTUATION AND NEEDS TO BE IN PROPER APA FORMAT)

The alpha value for the study is 0.05 which implies that a null hypothesis that is true will not be accepted one in every twenty times. (REWORD BECAUSE AWKWARD/CONFUSING)

The null hypothesis was rejected because there is a significant relationship between breakfast and class performance. The p value was less than the alpha value. (RE-STATE P VALUE AND ALPHA VALUE)

OTHER COMMENTS:

-You need to have a separate section for each question (1-5).

-You need to have a separate paragraph for number 5:

5. Results & Discussion: Did you reject the null hypothesis? What information did you use to lead you to your conclusion? Was your observed p value greater than or less than your alpha? How do you interpret the findings? NOTE: You can just make up numbers, but include your made-up p value.

References

Freedman, D., Pisami, R. & Purves, R. (2007). Statistics (4th ed.). New York: Norton

Chambers, R. L., & Skinner, C. J. (2004). Analysis and survey data. New York: Wiley & Sons