PRESENTING AND CRITIQUING RESEARCH RESULTS & CONCLUSIONS
Part 1 – CONCEPTS from this module’s assigned readings and presentations (11 total)1) What are the three major formatting guidelines for when you embed tables or figures within the body of a manuscript, according to the most recent APA Manual? (3 pts)
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2) How many spaces after the period or other puncatuation mark at the end of a sentence is recommended in the most recent edition of the APA Manual? (2 pts) ANSWER
3) Should you use Title Case or Sentence Case for the title of an article in a reference list entry? (2pts) ANSWER
4) Should you typically express numbers zero through nine using words or numerals? (2pts) ANSWER
5) According to 6.21 in the current APA Manual, you should only capitalize effects of variable names when? ANSWER
Part 2 – SPSS APPLICATION from this module’s assigned readings and presentations 3 pts per question = 12 pts
6) Is there a difference in test performance in whether children report being happy or not? Children self-reported “yes” or “no” to whether they were currently happy, and then they completed an individual learning activity that was graded using percent correct. Use the variables named HAPPY and SINGLE_TEST in the provided data file to answer whether there is a difference using an independent samples t-test. Paste the group statistics below in a Table formatted using APA guidelines.
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7) Create an appropriate table number and title in the space provided below given this is your first table in your paper. Make sure you use proper formatting (e.g., spacing, alignment, font size, bold / italics where appropriate).
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8) Create an appropriate figure (in APA format) to display the results. Make sure the axis titles are appropriate and formatted correctly.
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9) Create an appropriate figure number and title in the space provided below given this is your first figure in your paper. Make sure you use proper formatting (e.g., spacing, alignment, font size, bold / italics where appropriate).
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Part 3 – CUMULATIVE can include theoretical, hand-calculations, and use of SPSS over any concepts covered thus far. This question also uses the data in Module 7 Data Set (17 pts)10) Conduct the appropriate test and paste the relevant SPSS output to answer the researcher’s question. (3 pts)
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11) Paste appropriate SPSS graph with an appropriately formatted Figure number and title using APA conventions. (3 pts)
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12) Write an APA-style Results section based on your analysis. All homework “Results sections” should follow the examples provided in the presentations and textbooks for that particular statistical test. Don’t forget to include a decision about the null hypothesis. Include a callout to Figure 1. (3 pts)
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Use the following scenario to answer the remaining questions. (2 pts each = 8 pts total)A researcher examined whether there is a difference in burnout between employees paid hourly verses salary. Burnout was measured as a single variable using the Maslach Burnout Inventory, which consists of 22 items that participants evaluate in terms of their feelings on a 7-point Likert scale (Maslach & Jackson, 1981).
13) How many levels does the independent variable have? ANSWER
14) What is the independent variable in this scenario? ANSWER
15) What is the scale of measurement of the dependent variable? ANSWER
16) What is the most appropriate statistical test for this scenario if the data were parametric?