Posted: March 8th, 2016

Appropriateness of Statistic: Describe the statistic used to measure study hypotheses. Is this appropriate?

The three types of statistics we will focus on include:
nonparametric Tests;
t-Tests; and
correlations.

Note that we will not be reviewing ANOVA, MANOVA, or Regression for this assignment.

Directions
Each student will write a paper using APA Style format that demonstrates critical analysis of existing health science research. The final paper will be a maximum of 8-10 pages (excluding title page and reference page. A level heading layout template that you are required to use can be found in the “Course Documents” folder at the top section of the course website. This template is designed so that you address the following content areas. Link attached:
https://mycourses.tesc.edu/pluginfile.php/1202154/mod_folder/content/0/Literature-Evaluation-Paper_Template.pdf?forcedownload=1 If you can not access the link, please let me know and I will copy/past the information.

Section I: A Review of the Data Analysis
In this section you are asked to asked to provide a discussion of the following elements (for EACH of the areas noted above i.e.,nonparametric, t-test, correlation):

Research Problem: What is the problem or question(s) this research concerns?
Data Collection and Source: Give a brief overview of how the data were collected. What is the source of the data? (i.e., questionnaire, physiological data, existing statistical information, etc.). In some studies there are two or more sources of data.
Variables: List the independent and dependent variables.
Sample Size Estimation: Discuss sample size estimation. Consider the following:
Was a power analysis conducted?
Was the sample size appropriate for the statistical test? Why or why not?
Appropriateness of Statistic: Describe the statistic used to measure study hypotheses. Is this appropriate?
Were assumptions met?
Is the level of measurement appropriate?
Data Display: Discuss how data were displayed (i.e., graphs, tables).
Were these appropriate? Why or why not?