Tittle of the Final Project Report Introduction Insert your introductory paragraph here Hypotheses or Research Questions Insert your hypotheses or research questions here Methods Insert your methods here Analysis Insert your analysis here *Integrate at least one visual graph or table Results Insert your results here Conclusion Insert your conclusion here References Insert your references here Managerial Final Project Worksheet - OPTION 1 Instructions: Please use this worksheet to help you develop your managerial report essay in Microsoft Word. This worksheet will enable you to explore your own data set. Introduction: Discuss the Issue and the Purpose of this Study: What problem was selected? Why is it important? What's the purpose of this study? What target population was selected to obtain the data set from? Overview the report Hypotheses or Research Questions: What were at least two hypotheses or research questions posed by the researcher(s)? Methods: How did you collect the data? Online (e.g., Qualtrics; SurveyMonkey) vs. Face-to-Face (e.g., paper-format)? Was it via a survey and/or interviews? Was it adequate? What was the sample size and the demographics (age, sex, etc.)? Analysis: What data analysis strategies were adopted (e.g., descriptives, percentages, frequencies, means, t-test, ANOVA, linear regression, correlation, multiple regression) Results: Where each of the hypothesis (or research questions) supported or not supported given the selected data set? Explain the findings using your own words. *You must integrate at least one graph in your managerial report* Conclusion: Summarize your results Conclude the report with a quote, or with a startling comment. References in APA Style: Cite the textbook to support your arguments Cite any other resources Use of one these citation machines: http://www.citationmachine.net/apa/citea-book http://www.citethisforme.com/citationgenerator/apa Managerial Final Project Worksheet - Option 2 Instructions: Please use this worksheet to help you develop your managerial report essay in Microsoft Word. This worksheet will enable you to explore your selected data set. Introduction: Discuss the Data that was Selected and Where you got it from: What data were selected? Why is this data interesting to you? Why is this issue important? What data set was selected and why? What was the target audience who responded to the data set? Overview the report Hypotheses or Research Questions: What were at least two hypotheses or research questions posed by the researcher(s)? Methods: What was the sample size? Any descriptive information? What was the methodology employed in this study (e.g., surveys, interviews)? Was it adequate? Analysis: What data analysis strategies were adopted (e.g., descriptive (percentages, frequencies, means), t-test, ANOVA, linear regression, correlation, multiple regression) Results: Where each of the hypothesis (or research questions) supported or not supported given the selected data set? Explain the findings using your own words. *You must integrate at least one graph in your managerial report* Conclusion: Summarize your results Conclude the report with a quote, or with a startling comment. References in APA Style: Cite the textbook to support your arguments Cite the website where you found your data set Use of one these citation machines: http://www.citationmachine.net/apa/citea-book http://www.citethisforme.com/citationgenerator/apa * Note, please response me these three questions by Wednesday 26/04/2017 @ 11:00 AM 1. What Option are you going to pick? Option 1 (collection of data) or 2 (existing data set)? 2. What data set(s) will you be interested in exploring given an issue of interest? 3A. If you select Option 1, what 5+ questions would you be asking your target audience? How will you distribute your survey? Online (Qualtrics) or paper format? 3B. If you select Option 2, what 5+ questions might you ask about your selected data? Final Stats Project (Option 1 and Option 2) Learning Objective: The final statistics project will provide you with the opportunity to demonstrate your understanding of the applied aspect of this course. You will decide on two valuable options. Option 1 will focus on creating your own mini statistical study, and Option 2 will focus on analyzing already existing data or statistics from a credible source. After selecting an option, you will write a professional managerial statistical report. OPTION 1 Instructions: 1. First, brainstorm a problem (e.g., health, debt, student success, work, stress, happiness, customer satisfaction, etc.) that you're interested. It can be anything relevant to business, economics, management, etc. 2. Second, create at least two research questions and/or hypotheses. a. Sample question: Do individuals experience conflict at work? b. Sample question: Do women experience more conflict at work than do men? c. Sample research hypothesis: H1: Men and women differ in their workplace stress levels. d. Sample research hypothesis: H1: Drinking coffee impacts students' scores on exams. e. Sample research hypothesis: H1: Watching the news too often is correlated with being pessimistic about the world. 3. Third, develop at least a 5-10 question survey relevant to the research question or research hypothesis of your choice. a. Sample survey questions. i. What's your sex? Male ____ Female ___ ii. What is your age? ____ iii. Have you ever experienced workplace conflict? Yes___ No ____ iv. On a scale of 1-7, how stressed are you at work? Not stressed out 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Very stressed out v. How many times do you watch the news per week? ____ vi. Do you experience stress due to conflict? Yes ___ No ___ 4. Fourth, collect the data from at least 10+ different people. (online or face-to-face) a. Approach 1: Print out your mini survey and have 10+ people fill it out by hand. Then insert the numerical values on an Excel spreadsheet. b. Approach 2: Create the survey via an online survey software system like Qualtrics or SurveyMonkey. Share the public hyperlink to at least 10 people (your target audience) through texts, social networking sites, emails, etc.... Then, download the responses as an Excel spreadsheet. i. https://www.surveymonkey.com/ (create a free account-1 per project) 5. Fifth, select an analytical approach as a key word (e.g., percentages, frequencies, means, standard deviations, t-tests, ANOVA, linear regression, regression analysis, correlational analysis, multiple regression, etc...). Select the approaches according to your personal research question/hypothesis interests. 6. Sixth, create a visual graphical display of the data (e.g., pie chart, bar graph, histogram, etc.) and/or analyze the data (e.g., correlation, t-test, ANOVA, regression) to share. 7. Seventh, interpret the results of your mini study. What's the answer to your questions and/or hypotheses? Share the visual results in your statistical report. 8. Eighth, complete the managerial report worksheet option 1 to help you draft your final managerial report. OPTION 2 Instructions: 1. First, brainstorm a problem (e.g., health, debt, student success, work, stress, happiness, customer satisfaction, etc.) that you're interested. It can be anything relevant to business, economics, management, etc. 2. Second, find a data set or statistics of interest about a company or about an issue that you care about. a. Suggested websites to find statistical data based on published reports: i. ii. iii. iv. v. vi. vii. viii. ix. x. xi. xii. xiii. xiv. https://www.usa.gov/statistics https://www.data.gov/ http://www.census.gov/econ/census/ http://www.cdc.gov/datastatistics/ (health) https://www.healthdata.gov/ (health) http://reports.thecb.state.tx.us/approot/thecb_tcr_ews/figure2.htm (Texas Consumer Reports) http://markets.wsj.com/ (stocks/wall street journal) https://www.sba.gov/starting-business/how-start-business/businessdata-statistics/statistics-specific-industries (small business data) http://www.investopedia.com/ (investing, comparing) http://www.gallup.com/home.aspx (Click on Topics) http://www.bls.gov/bls/occupation.htm https://www.fbi.gov/resources/library (crime reports) Pick one: http://www.lib.jmu.edu/resources/statistics_datasets.aspx Or, you may just find other statistical websites with data through Google Scholar.com. Or, through a reputable peer-review journal article that you find from the library research database. 3. Third, create at least two research questions and/or hypotheses about the statistics/data that you selected. a. Sample question: What is the percentage of women who own businesses versus men in America? b. Sample question: Which bank offers the highest salary in Texas, Company 1 or Company 2? c. Sample research hypothesis: H1: Men and women differ in their eating habits. d. Sample research hypothesis: H1: Drinking coffee impacts students' scores on exams. e. Sample research hypothesis: H1: Watching the news too often is correlated with being pessimistic about the world. 4. Fourth, find out what analytical approach was used to gather the data (e.g., percentages, frequencies, means, standard deviations, t-tests, ANOVA, linear regression, regression analysis, correlational analysis, multiple regression, etc...). Just provide credit to the source in the reference section of your report. 5. Fifth, if the data set has not been analyzed, then create a visual graphical display of the data (e.g., pie chart, bar graph, histogram, scatter diagram, etc.) and/or analyze the data (e.g., correlation, t-test, ANOVA, regression). a. If the data is already analyzed, find a way how you will share this aspect within your managerial report. For example, insert a visual graph in the document. 6. Sixth, interpret the results of the data set or data table(s) that you selected given the questions/hypotheses that you developed. What's the answer to your questions and/or hypotheses? 7. Seventh, complete the managerial report worksheet-Option 2 to help you develop your managerial report. Final Project Rubric (100 points) Content of the Managerial Report (50 points): __ Discusses the issue and the purpose of this study (option 1) or discusses the data and how it was selected and why the issue is important __ Discusses at least two hypotheses or two research questions from the study __ Discusses the method section adequately (e.g., sample size; demographics, etc.) __ Discusses what analytical strategy or strategies the researcher used (e.g., Descriptive, T-test, Analysis of Variance, Linear Regression, Correlational Analysis, Multiple Regression) with at least one visual display (e.g., pie chart, graph, table, etc.). __ Discusses the study's findings for at least two hypotheses or two research questions and how the results might help researchers understand the topic Written Communication of the Managerial Report (50 points): __ Adequately addressed all the questions from the worksheet (1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 points) __ Integrated visual graph(s) or statistical displays of the data (1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 points) __ No grammatical/punctuation/writing errors (1 2 3 4 5 points) __ Data selected or collected was meaningful and valuable (1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 points) __ Paragraphs are well organized (e.g., intro, body, conclusion, references) (1 2 3 4 5 points) __ The statistical report was sound and professional (1 2 3 4 5 points) __ References are located at the end of the report (1 2 3 4 5 points) Page Limit: Minimum of 1 page double-spaced *10 point penalty if the managerial report is under a page* Comments