RSCH 8210- Quantitative Reasoning and Analysis Assignment: One-Way ANOVA- Walden University.
You gained an understanding of how t tests can assist with determining whether differences exist between samples. The t test has significant utility in hypothesis testing, but its inherent weakness is that it cannot compare more than two groups in one test. As a social researcher, you often have multiple samples/groups to compare. For instance, you might want to test for differences in socioeconomic status across racial identity, determine which educational intervention has the greatest potential across different treatment groups, or determine whether there are differences in disease risk factors across levels of education attainment. These are all examples where you likely have three or more groups that you want to compare. To perform this task, we call upon the one-way ANOVA.
You will examine one-way ANOVA. In your examination, you will construct research questions, evaluate research design, and analyze results related to one-way ANOVA testing.
Learning Objectives
Students will:
• Construct research questions
• Evaluate research design through research questions
• Analyze one-way ANOVA testing
• Analyze measures for one-way ANOVA testing
• Evaluate significance of one-way ANOVA testing
• Analyze results for one-way ANOVA testing
• Analyze assumptions of one-way ANOVA
• Analyze implications for social change
• Evaluate research related to one-way ANOVA tests
Learning Resources
Frankfort-Nachmias, C., & Leon-Guerrero, A. (2018). Social statistics for a diverse society (8th ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
• Chapter 11, "Analysis of Variance" (pp. 303-324)
Wagner, W. E. (2016). Using IBM® SPSS statistics for research methods and social science statistics (6th ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
• Chapter 10, "Analysis of Variance"
• Chapter 11, "Editing Output".
Walden University Library. (n.d.). Course Guide and Assignment Help for RSCH 8210.
For help with this research, see this Course Guide and related Partly assignment resources.
Document: Walden University: Research Design Alignment Table
Datasets
Document: Data Set 2014 General Social Survey (dataset file)
Use this dataset to complete this Part's Discussion.
Note: You will need the SPSS software to open this dataset.
Document: Data Set Afrobarometer (dataset file)
Use this dataset to complete this Part's Assignment.
Note: You will need the SPSS software to open this dataset.
Document: High School Longitudinal Study 2009 Dataset (dataset file)
Use this dataset to complete this Part's Assignment.
Note: You will need the SPSS software to open this dataset.
Required Media
Laureate Education (Producer). (2016h). One-way ANOVA demonstration [Video file]. Baltimore, MD: Author.
Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 9 minutes.
In this media program, Dr. Matt Jones demonstrates one-way ANOVA using the SPSS software.
Accessible player
Optional Resources
Klingenberg, B. (2016). ANOVA: Analysis of variance.
Use the following app/weblink to enter your own data and obtain an interactive visual display.
Skill Builder: Interpreting One-Way ANOVA Results
To access these Skill Builders, navigate back to your Blackboard Course Home page, and locate "Skill Builders" in the left navigation pane. From there, click on the relevant Skill Builder link for this Part.
You are encouraged to click through these and all Skill Builders to gain additional practice with these concepts. Doing so will bolster your knowledge of the concepts you're learning this Part and throughout the course.
Discussion: Research Design for One-Way ANOVA
Similar to the previous Part's Discussion, this Discussion assists in solidifying your understanding of statistical testing by engaging in some data analysis. This Part, you will once again work with a real, secondary dataset to construct a research question, perform a one-way ANOVA, and interpret the results.
Whether in a scholarly or practitioner setting, good research and data analysis should have the benefit of peer feedback. For this Discussion, you will post your response to the hypothesis test, along with the results. Be sure and remember that the goal is to obtain constructive feedback to improve the research and its interpretation, so please view this as an opportunity to learn from one another.
To prepare for this Discussion:
• Review this Part's Learning Resources and media program related to one-way ANOVA testing.
• Using the SPSS software, open the General Social Survey dataset found in this Part's Learning Resources.
• Using the General Social Survey dataset, construct a research question that can be answered by a one-way ANOVA.
Use SPSS to answer the research question. Post your response to the following:
1. What is your research question?
2. What is the null hypothesis for your question?
3. What research design would align with this question?
4. What dependent variable was used and how is it measured?
5. What independent variable is used and how is it measured?
6. If you found significance, what is the strength of the effect?
7. Explain your results for a lay audience and further explain what the answer is to your research question.
Be sure to support your Main Post and Response Post with reference to the Part's Learning Resources and other scholarly evidence in APA Style.
Assignment: Testing for One-Way ANOVA
You had the chance earlier in the Part to perform an article critique on ANOVA testing and obtain peer feedback. Now it is time to put all of that good practice to use and answer a social research question with the one-way ANOVA. As you head into the assignment, be sure and pay close attention to the assumptions of the test. Specifically, make sure the dependent and independent variables (factor) are amenable to use in the ANOVA (i.e., be sure to note levels of measurement).
For this Assignment, you will examine the one-way ANOVA based on a research question.
To prepare for this Assignment:
• Review this Part's Learning Resources and media program related to one-way ANOVA testing.
• Using the SPSS software, open the Afrobarometer dataset or the High School Longitudinal Study dataset (whichever you choose) found in the Learning Resources for this Part.
• Based on the dataset you chose, construct a research question that can be answered with a one-way ANOVA.
• Once you perform your one-way ANOVA analysis, review Chapter 11 of the Wagner text to understand how to copy and paste your output into your Word document.
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.
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