A researcher is interested in the relationship between students participation in tutorials and academic achievement. She states
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- A researcher is interested in the relationship between students’ participation in tutorials and academic achievement. She states the following hypothesis in the description of her study: Students who participate in tutorials that emphasise critical thinking skills will score higher on measures od academic achievement and self-esteem than students who participate tutorials that emphasise rote memorisation.
Identify the variables in this study. What would be good names for the variables? Identify the independent variable(s) and dependent variable(s). Describe how each variable varies (i.e., whether the variable is categorical or continuous). Provide justification for why each variable varies the way you describe?
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- When beginning a study, the researcher should construct a research question or problem that should be addressed in the study. Describe your understanding of a research question and establish the importance of this research question as a means of guiding the overall direction of the research paper.
- Discuss the importance of the literature review section of any paper.
- Describe the various genres of economic writing undertaken by economists.
- Discuss the differences between qualitative and quantitative research design. Include mention of possible differences in purpose, methods, data sources, and data analysis.
- Suppose a researcher wants to understand which attributes of entrepreneurs (e.g. personality, upbringing, resources, among other things) lead to long-term success. What methodological approach should they employ?
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Elementary Statistics In Social Research Essentials
ISBN: 9780205638000
3rd Edition
Authors: Jack A. Levin, James Alan Fox
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