The document outlines a rubric for grading a final project on research study design. It provides scoring criteria for various sections of a research report such as the introduction (10 points), participants and sampling (25 points), procedures (25 points), data analysis (30 points), and results and discussion (15 points). Additional criteria include overall readability (10 points), APA format (10 points), and originality based on a Turnitin report (10 points). Students are asked to write a 5-page research report in APA style describing their own original study design, including the purpose, hypotheses, sample, data collection methods, statistical analysis, and conclusions.

1. Final Project Rubric
/ 25 Introduction
/ 5 Purpose
/ 5 Importance of research
/ 10 Null and research/alternative hypothesis
/ 5
2 Peer-Reviewed resources (Note: other resources used to
summarize
statistical concepts (e.g., Triola) must be used but do not count
as
peer-reviewed resources)

2. / 25 Participants/Sampling Method
/ 5 Description of sample
/ 10 Sampling method and why that method was appropriate
/ 5 Population of interest/representativeness of sample
/ 5 Sample size/rationale behind sample size
/ 25 Procedures
/ 5 How will data be collected – was a survey or
questionnaire used?
/ 10 Independent and dependent variables defined/how
measured
/ 5
Level of measurement of
variables

3. / 5 Alpha level
/ 30 Data Analysis
/ 10 Correct statistical test to answer research question and
description of test
/ 10
Rational behind selection of statistical test / why was this
statistical test
appropriate to answer your research question
/ 10 p value < or > alpha level; reject or fail to reject null
hypothesis
/ 15 Results and Discussion
/ 10
Correct interpretation of statistical test (Conclusion based on

4. whether
or not the null hypothesis was rejected)
/ 5 Implications
/ 20 Overall
/ 10 Readability of paper
/ 10 APA format
/ 10 Turnitin
/ 10 At least 70% original
/ 150 Total

5. STAT500
Final Project
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Due Date: Day 5 Week 7
Total Points: 150 points (see scoring rubric)
Description
Students will write a report (APA format) describing a research
study they
design in their area of study. This report will include the
introduction,
participants/sampling method, procedures, data analysis (using
one of the
statistical tests covered in this class), and results/conclusions.
This should be
your own research study that you design. This is not an
evaluation of
published research. YOU CANNOT USE ONE OF THE
STUDIES THAT YOU
ALREADY PRESENTED IN THE WEEKS 5 – 7 FORUM.
NOTE: You are NOT required to collect data or run the
analysis. Based on your
understanding of your research question, make-up numbers that
would be
appropriate for your study. These numbers should make sense in
the context of
your research, however.

6. Requirements:
Report – maximum of five pages, double-space. Be sure to
include a
cover page, abstract and reference list (these 3 pages do not
count as three of
the five pages). You must use APA for the report. For an
example, see
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/18/ . I
recommend that you have
no more than two direct quotes in your paper. You must submit
your project to
Turnitin (see page 2).
Components of the Report:
Introduction: Description of the study including the purpose
and
importance of the research question being asked. What is your
null hypothesis?
What is your research or alternative hypothesis? Your
introduction should include
at least two resources. These resources MUST be from peer-
reviewed journals.
You must use other resources and correctly cite (such as our
text) when
describing statistical concepts.
Participants/Sampling Method: Describe the sample collected
for the
study, as well as the sampling method. How were your
participants selected?
Who is your population of interest? If you did a survey, how
many will you survey
to ensure your target sample size? How did you come up with
that number?
What do you expect your response rate to be? What was your
sample size?

7. How representative is the sample of the population under study?
Procedures: How were the data collected? Was a survey or
questionnaire
used to collect data? What are the independent and dependent
variables? How
are the variables defined and measured? Are the variables
nominal, ordinal,
interval, or ratio measurement scales? Are the data collected in
a way that
avoids bias? What is your selected alpha level?
Data Analysis: What statistical test was used to analyze the
data?
Describe the statistical test. What are the requirements? Did you
meet those
requirements? Describe why your selected method was
appropriate to answer
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/18/
STAT500
Final Project
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your research question. Make up a test statistic value. Given
that value, do you
reject or fail to reject the null hypothesis? Is your p < .05 or p >
.05 (assuming
alpha = .05)?
Results & Discussion: Did your analysis answer your research
question?
Explain. What are the practical implications of your results?
References: All references should be included in APA format.

8. STAT500
Final Project
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Steps for Turnitin:
1. Submit your final project to Turnitin by clicking on
‘View/Complete’ under
‘Final Project in the Learning Hub. Follow the instructions to
upload.
Turnitin will generate an Originality Report for your work.
Please note, it
may take up to 20+ minutes for it to complete the review. You
can log out
and come back later, if you like. If you wait until the last
minute to submit,
you may experience greater delays in receiving your originality
report.
2. Review your Originality Report and evaluate your work. At
the MBA level,
we are aiming for an index number from Turnitin.com between
25-30%.
That means that 70-75% or your written work is in your own
words. To
earn the max of 10 points on the final project for Turnitin, your
Originality Report must not exceed 30%.
3. Once you have finalized your final project, upload your final
project. You
must upload a Word document in Blackboard to receive credit
for the

9. final project.