STAT730 Advance Research Methods Assignment 2 Fall 2016

Advanced Research Methods (STAT730) Assignment No. 2 Marks: 20 Due Date: 12 December, 2016

Purpose of STAT730 Assignment 2: The purpose of the assignment is to learn how to enter data in SPSS. A research has been conducted on the topic of how ‘demographic factors’ can affect ‘child happiness’. After data collection with the help of a questionnaire, data is compiled in following format. Following demographic variables and questionnaire items are observed. 

Variables Gender: (1) Male (2) Female Citizenship: (1) Local (2) Foreigner Age: (1)Yong 18-30 (2) Mature 31 – 50 (3) Old > 50 Religion: (1) Islam (2) Christianity (3) Hinduism (4) Buddhism Mother‟s Education: (1) < 5 class (2) 6 -9 class (3) Metric (4) FA/FSC (5) Bachelors (6) MS/PhD Child Happiness Questionnaire Q1: 1=strongly disagree, 2 = disagree, 3 = neutral, 4 = agree, 5 = strongly agree Q2: 1=strongly disagree, 2 = disagree, 3 = neutral, 4 = agree, 5 = strongly agree Q3: 1=strongly disagree, 2 = disagree, 3 = neutral, 4 = agree, 5 = strongly agree.

Preliminary Requirement: Students have to install IBM SPSS (any version) on their computers. Students are required to obtain the SPSS software by themselves.

Assignment 2 Requirements: 

To complete the assignment, you are required to do the following:-

1. Define the variables in „Variable View‟ of SPSS software. 
2. Enter the given data in SPSS. 
3. Paste the screenshots of “Data View” and “Variable View” in MS word*. 
4. Submit MS word assignment file in LMS.

Advanced Research Methods (STAT730) Assignment No.1 Solution 2016

Assignment Question:

Write a brief document that describes your own research question on ‘Leadership’ or ‘Training & Development’. How did you "discover" this question? - Describe the process (Setting the stage, background). How do you propose a research design around your question?

Distribution of Marks

1. Research Question (Not more than 5 lines) 5 marks
2. Background (Not more than one paragraph) 3 marks
3. Research Design 10 marks
4. Type of Research (Quantitative or Qualitative)
5. Research Paradigm (Inductive or Deductive)
6. Nature of Research Study (Descriptive, Explanatory or Exploratory)
7. Data Collection Tool/Instrument
8. Which tools will be used for data collection? Why a particular tool is selected
9. Subjects/Participants
10. What will be the target population? And Why?
11. Whether sampling frame will be used or not? (Based on scope of study)
12. What type of sampling technique will be used? And Why?
13. What will be the sample size? And Why?

References (Provide references in APA style at the end) 2 marks Note: In research design section, provide the rationale for each part. Write the assignment according to above prescribed heading format. Be concise, rationale and to the point.

Advanced Research Methods (STAT730) Assignment No.1 Solution

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