1.

Write a short summary page about your research project. Include the following:

a.Why is this of interest to you?

b.Provide a citation of your sources if you are using a reported population value for your data.

c.What is your research question?

d.What is your expected result prior to analyzing the data?

2.

Write a concise paragraph describing the statistical test you will be using.

a.Describe the type of data/variables being used.

b.State any assumptions for using this test.

Results

3.Evaluate your raw data using exploratory statistics techniques.

a.Run descriptive statistics on the variables of interest.

b.Evaluate normality per the notes.

c.Create an appropriate graphic for your data (histogram, boxplot, scatter plot).

d.Identify any "bad" data values and remove those records as needed. Specifically state how many

and why you remove them.

e.Redo a.

c. above if you have eliminated any data

4.Use the five

step process for testing a research question. You can use the traditional method or the p-value method

5 summarize your

results and comment on your expected results from the Introduction section. Are the results different or the same as was expected? Why?