Research Paper Assignment
Background: Kirk (2016) designed his text to help understand the four steps involved in working with data. Kirk (2016) discusses the following working with data steps: Data acquisition, data examination, data transformation, and data exploration. Each step is important and the individual steps depend on each other. As a researcher, you cannot jump from data acquisition to data exploration without completing the process of the previous steps.
Write a research paper that contains the following:
• Discuss data acquisition
• Discuss data examination
• Discuss data transformation,
• Discuss data exploration
• Compare and contrast two of the steps.
The response should include a reference list. Double-space, using Times New Roman 12 pnt font, one-inch margins, and APA style of writing and citations.