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Problem Sheet #1

THE RESEARCH HYPOTHESIS

1. My research question is:
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2. My hypothesis is:
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3. This hypothesis suggests a relationship at least two variables.
They are _____________________________________ and _______________________________________.
4. More specifically, the variables in my study are:
a. Dependent:
_______________________________________________________________________________________
b. Independent:
_______________________________________________________________________________________
5. The dependent variable is (check one)
The independent variable is (check one)

categorical ______

quantitative ______

categorical ______

quantitative ______

6. Possible extraneous variables that might affect my results include:

a. _________________________________________________________________
b. _________________________________________________________________
c. _________________________________________________________________
d. _________________________________________________________________
e. _________________________________________________________________

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Problem Sheet #2

SAMPLING PLAN
1. My intended sample (subjects who would participate in my study) consists of (tell who and how many):
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2. Demographics (characteristics of the sample) are as follows:
a. Age range: _______________________________________________________________________
b. Sex distribution: __________________________________________________________________
c. Ethnic breakdown: _________________________________________________________________
d. Location (where are these subjects?) ___________________________________________________
e. Other characteristics not mentioned above that you deem important (use a sheet of paper if you need
more space) ______________________________________________________________________________
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3. Type of sample:

simple random _____

cluster random _____

stratified random _____

two-stage random _____

systematic _____

convenience _____

purposive _____

4. I will obtain my sample by: ________________________________________________________________

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5. External Validity (I will generalize to the following population):
a. to what accessible population? ________________________________________________________
b. To what target population? ___________________________________________________________
c. If results are not generalizable, why not? ________________________________________________
6. Ecological validity (I will generalize to the following settings/conditions):
a. Generalizable to what setting(s)? ______________________________________________________
b. Generalizable to what condition(s)? ____________________________________________________
c. If results are not generalizable, why not? ________________________________________________

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Problem Sheet #3

INSTRUMENTATION
1. The question or hypothesis in my study is:
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2. The type of instruments I plan to use are: _____________________________________________________
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3. If I need to develop an instrument, here are two examples of the kind of questions I would ask (or task I
would have the respondents perform) as a part of my instrument:
a. ______________________________________________________________________________________
b. ______________________________________________________________________________________
4. These are the existing instruments I plan to use: _______________________________________________
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5. The independent variable in my study is: _____________________________________________________
I would describe it as follows (circle the term in each set that applies):
[quantitative

or

categorical]

[nominal

or

ordinal

or

interval

or

ratio]

6. The dependent variable in my study is: _______________________________________________________

I would describe it as follows (circle the term in each set that applies):
[quantitative

or

categorical]

[nominal

or

ordinal

or

interval

or

ratio]

7. My study does not have independent/dependent variables. The variable(s) in my study is (are): ___________
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8. For each variable above that yields numerical data, I will treat it as follows (check one in each column):
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Independent

Dependent

Other

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Percentile __________

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Raw score __________

Age/grade equivalents

Standard Score __________

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9. I do not have any variables that yield numerical data in my study __________ ()

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