{"id":14661,"date":"2023-04-16T15:19:12","date_gmt":"2023-04-16T15:19:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/questions\/the-goal-of-this-project-is-to-conduct-a-study-and-to-publish-your-results\/"},"modified":"2023-04-16T15:19:12","modified_gmt":"2023-04-16T15:19:12","slug":"the-goal-of-this-project-is-to-conduct-a-study-and-to-publish-your-results","status":"publish","type":"questions","link":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/questions\/the-goal-of-this-project-is-to-conduct-a-study-and-to-publish-your-results\/","title":{"rendered":"The goal of this project is to conduct a study and to \u201cpublish\u201d your results"},"content":{"rendered":"

You are a statistician! The goal of this project is to conduct a study and to \u201cpublish\u201d your results (write a paper). <\/p>\n

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Part I (Due April 2nd) Pick a variable you want to study\n<\/div>\n
a.\tDecide on a variable you wish to study and clearly identify it. Is it quantitative or qualitative? Discrete or continuous? Level of measurement?\n<\/div>\n
b.\tFind an existing study or published parameter\/statistic on this variable (give link to source).\n<\/div>\n
c.\tWhat is the population in the existing study?\n<\/div>\n
d.\tWhat is the population you wish to study?\n<\/div>\n
e.\tDo you think the value in your study\u2019s population will be greater, less than or just different from the existing study?\n<\/div>\n
Part II (Due by April 9th) Write a survey and begin collecting data\n<\/div>\n
a.\tCreate a survey (possibly using Statcrunch) or data collection form and decide how you will gather data. Remember you want as random a sample as possible.\n<\/div>\n
b.\tCollect your data and enter it into Statcrunch if necessary.\n<\/div>\n
Part III (Due by April 23rd) Organize and Analyze your data in Statcrunch (Descriptive Statistics)\n<\/div>\n
a.\tCreate a frequency distribution of your data in Statcrunch\n<\/div>\n
b.\tCreate one Graph for quantitative data, two graphs for qualitative data\n<\/div>\n
c.\tDescribe your data with the appropriate statistics. For quantitative data describe center, shape, and spread.\n<\/div>\n
d.\tCheck for and address any possible outliers\n<\/div>\n
e.\tConsider revising your hypothesis (claim).\n<\/div>\n
Part IV (Due by April 30th) Perform Inference using Statcrunch\n<\/div>\n
a.\tVerify that you can apply Central Limit Theorem\n<\/div>\n
b.\tConstruct a confidence interval using StatCrunch and explain what it means\n<\/div>\n
c.\tPerform the appropriate hypothesis test using Statcrunch based on your claim\n<\/div>\n
d.\tAddress if you could have made a type I or II error and what that would mean\n<\/div>\n
e.\tState your conclusion\n<\/div>\n
Part V (Due by May 7th) Present your findings in a statistical article.\n<\/div>\n
a.\tThe paper is generally about 2-3 pages long including graphs and tables\n<\/div>\n
b.\tYour output from Statcrunch should be incorporated into the narrative of your paper in the appropriate places (not just attached at the end)\n<\/div>\n
c.\tUse the Grading Rubric to be sure that you have addressed all the relevant items\n<\/div>\n
If I give you feedback and suggestions for revisions, the final revision is due by May 14th\n<\/div>\n
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Project Rubric\n<\/div>\n
Introduction: (15 pts)\n<\/div>\n
\uf076\tClearly identify the variable you will be studying (2pts)\n<\/div>\n
\uf076\tIs the variable quantitative or qualitative? (2pts)\n<\/div>\n
\uf0d8\tIf quantitative, is it discrete or continuous?\n<\/div>\n
\uf076\tWhat is the level of measurement? (2pts)\n<\/div>\n
\uf076\tProvide a link to the article\/webpage where you found an existing study on this variable (2pts)\n<\/div>\n
\uf076\tWhat is the statistic cited in the study? (1pt)\n<\/div>\n
\uf076\tWhat is the population in the original study? (2pts)\n<\/div>\n
\uf076\tWhat is the population of your study? (2pts)\n<\/div>\n
\uf076\tClearly state your hypothesis. (2pts)\n<\/div>\n
Data Collection: (10 pts)\n<\/div>\n
\uf076\tDescribe how you collected data (1pt)\n<\/div>\n
\uf076\tInclude a survey or a link to the survey (3pts)\n<\/div>\n
\uf076\tDescribe the type of sampling you used (2pts)\n<\/div>\n
\uf076\tWhat are some of the drawbacks with how you collected the data? (2pts)\n<\/div>\n
\uf076\tHow would you collect better data with more time and resources? (2pts)\n<\/div>\n
Summarize your data using Statcrunch: (25 pts)\n<\/div>\n
\uf076\tInclude a well labeled frequency distribution (5pts)\n<\/div>\n
\uf076\tInclude one well-labeled graph for quantitative variable, two for qualitative variable (10pts for each graph)\n<\/div>\n
\uf076\tIf quantitative variable: (10 pts)\n<\/div>\n
\uf0d8\tDescribe the center, shape and spread using the most appropriate measures and explain why you chose those measures\n<\/div>\n
Inferential Statistics using Statcrunch: (30 pts)\n<\/div>\n
\uf076\tConfirm that you can use the Central Limit Theorem (5pts)\n<\/div>\n
\uf076\tGenerate a confidence interval on Statcrunch and explain what it tells us (10 pts)\n<\/div>\n
\uf076\tConduct a Hypothesis test on Statcrunch and write out the null and alternative hypotheses, the test statistic, the p-value and clearly state the conclusion (15 pts)\n<\/div>\n
Conclusion: (10 pts)\n<\/div>\n
\uf076\tWhat type of error (I or II) could you have made? Explain what this would mean for your study. (5 pts)\n<\/div>\n
\uf076\tState the overall conclusion of your study (5 pts)\n<\/div>\n
Overall Flow of Paper: (10 pts)\n<\/div>\n
\uf076\tThe paper is easy to read with the tables, graphs and other output from Statcrunch incorporated into the paper at the appropriate points.\n<\/div>\n
Total = 100 points\n<\/div>\n
If you would like to submit a rough draft for me to look at, please have it to me at least one week in advance of the due date.\n<\/div>\n
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