The following is a list of some of the components that are covered in a research report. Match the questions below with the component it is directed toward.a.Statement of the probleme.Analysisb. Related literaturef.Results c.Subjectsg.Discuss iond.Methodsh.
Conclusions
1. Are there sufficient controls for internal and external validity?
2. Is there a clear interpretation of the results?
3. Have the variables of interest been identified?
4. Does the sampling allow for generalization to the population of interest?
5. Are the statistics appropriate for the level of measurement of the data?
6. Are all tests of hypotheses presented?
7. Does the author present implications of the study results?
8. Has the author avoided making statements unsupported by the study's outcomes?
9. Are appropriate applications discussed?
10. Are connections made between the present study and previous research and theory?
11. Has the theoretical foundation for the study been developed?
12. Are applications discussed and do they flow logically from the results?
13. Did the researcher describe what he/she did well enough to allow replication of the study?
14. Is there a justification or rationale for the study?
15. Are appropriate operational definitions of the dependent and independent variables included?
16. Are the connections between results and theory and existing literature shown?
17. Is the population of interest defined?
18. Are the appropriate descriptive statistics used to summarize the data?
19. Are the statistics interpreted correctly?
20. Are there suggestions for future research?
21. Are tables and figures used appropriately?
22. Are implications that are presented based on the data and not on what the researcher expected?
Question 2
It is appropriate to use dummy variables in multiple regression when
a. there may be a nonlinear relationship between the independent variables and the dependent variable.
b. all independent variables are interval or ratio.
c. some of the independent variables are categorical.
d. there may be nonnormality in the independent variables.
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