You are to develop your initial project outline, identify your dataset and state the research hypothesis for your project.
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August 4, 2017You are to develop your initial project outline, identify your dataset and state the research hypothesis for your project.
Assignment Instructions:
In this assignment you are to develop your initial project outline, identify your dataset and state the research hypothesis for your project.
The research outline is an abbreviated version of the components of your paper that indicates the order in which information in your paper will be presented. You can think of it as a road map as to how you will lay out an issue that you have identified as important to you, and continue along until you arrive at the conclusions that you will reach at the end of paper. Your outline should contain at a minimum the following components:
- Introduction
- Statement of the Problem
- Methodology
- Type of Research
- Respondents
- Data Collection Instrument/Dataset
III. Hypothesis
- Research or Alternative Hypothesis
- Null Hypothesis
Two statistical hypotheses are formulated for any statistical test. The null hypothesis is the hypothesis that a researcher wants to disprove or reject. The research or alternative hypothesis is the opposite of the null hypothesis and is the hypothesis that the researcher want to prove. For instance, if we wanted to test the hypothesis that a particular drug worked better than another drug, the null hypothesis would be: drug 1 = drug 2 which states that there was no difference between the drugs. The alternative hypothesis would be: drug 1 ? drug 2 which states that there is a difference between the drugs. The research (alternative) and null hypotheses are mutually exclusive which means that they cannot occur at the same time. In other words, one hypothesis is the negation of the other.
Grading Rubric
| Criteria | Possible Points | Points Earned |
| The outline is explained clearly in a format that can be followed by the reader | 25 | |
| The Methodology section specifies the research design, sampling, data collection/set, and respondents | 20 | |
| The null and alternative hypotheses are clearly identified and are based on a theoretical linkage to the research problem | 20 | |
| The goal of the students research is clearly defined | 15 | |
| Coherent, well organized paragraphs with logical paragraph transition | 10 | |
| Correctly cited any references using APA 6th edition; spelling and grammar reflects academic tone. Third person used throughout | 10 | |
| TOTAL POINTS | 100 |
