Assignment: Analyzing Data In A Quantitative Study
Introduction
Quantitative research design provides an approach to finding scholarly evidence. There are a variety of philosophical considerations, strategies of inquiry, and methods of data collection and analysis based on the study question and the types and numbers of variables. For example, having one or more dependent and/or independent variables is what prescribes the statistical tests needed to answer the study question(s). It is important for nurse researchers, leaders, educators, and practitioners to know how to select the correct statistical analysis for a study.
Upon successful completion of this assignment you should be able to:
• Select a data analysis method / tests appropriate for a potential research study.
• Expound on interpretation of data for a quantitative study.
Resources
• Textbook: Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Method Approaches (2018), Chapters 7, 8
o PowerPoint: Chapter 7 Questions and Hypotheses
o File: Chapter 7 Questions and Hypotheses, Notes
o PowerPoint: Chapter 8 Quantitative Methods
o File: Chapter 8 Quantitative Methods, Notes
• Textbook: Practical Research: Planning and Design (2016), Chapters 4, 8
o PowerPoint: Chapter 4 Planning
o PowerPoint: Chapter 8 Analyzing Quantitative Data
• File: Tests of Significance
• File: Finger's Chart of Statistical Tests with video walk through
• File: Matching Statistical Tests to Methodology
• Website: IWU Off Campus Library Services
• Website: dissertation-statistics
• Website: anzmtg
• File: Proposal Summary Form - keep filling this in for Assignment 6.3.
Instructions
1. Read chapters 7 and 8 in Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Method Approaches (2018),and chapters 4 and 8 in Practical Research: Planning and Design (2016). Review all other materials listed.
2. Navigate to the threaded discussion below and respond to the following:
1. Post your quantitative question.
2. Describe your proposed data collection tool.
3. Respond to the questions found in Practical Research: Planning and Design (2016) pages 245-246 and post your responses. For your convenience, the checklist is included in the resources above.
4. Use Dr. Finger's Chart of Statistical Tests and your texts from GNUR-528 Biostatistics and Epidemiology course to determine what statistical tests you would select to demonstrate the answer(s) to your problem, subproblems, and research question. Be sure and refer to the studies related to your topic found in OCLS. Post at least one test to use on your data along with your rationale.
5. What interpretive criteria would you use to give meaning and significance to your findings?
6. What if your findings do not support your hypothesis or hunch?
7. This discussion should be referenced with at least three references.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.