Category: Research methods

Why does race matter so profoundly for health? David R. Williams developed a scale to measure the impact of discrimination on well-being, going beyond traditional measures like income and education to reveal how factors like implicit bias, residential segregation and negative stereotypes create and sustain inequality. In this eye-opening talk, Williams presents evidence for how racism is producing a rigged system — and offers hopeful examples of programs across the US that are working to dismantle discrimination. Watch the video below:

After watching the above video, please search the internet and locate one article, study, or measure that measures racial prejudice. In your initial posts, please do the following:
Provide a screenshot or summary of the measurement (you may copy and paste and quote from the source).
In your own words, describe the context of the study and the measure or scale they use to measure racial prejudice. What is the measurement method (interview, secondary analyses of existing data, census data, etc.)?
Discuss what the measurement method achieves – what is it looking to measure and how does it succeed in doing so?

Attached are the instructions. Read Carefully. Complete an informed consent form using one of the provided informed consent form templates. 

Research Question/Topic: Indicate the basic question or topic of your research. 
Cyberbullying
& Education
Disciplines: Identify two distinct disciplines that will help you to answer this research question or address this topic. 
Psychology,
educational policy and administration
Significance of the Research: State why you believe this research is important.
Knowledge Base: Indicate what you already know about the subject matter of your paper.
What I Need to Learn: Indicate knowledge gaps you will need to fill in order to complete your project well.
Potential Thesis Statement: State the conclusion you think you may defend in your paper. (Note: your final thesis will likely end up as a revision of this initial statement.)
Working Bibliography: Cite 3-4 peer-reviewed scholarly sources relevant to your research project from each of the disciplines noted above (a total of 6-8 peer-reviewed essays.

Topic for journal 1: 4-5 full pages, double-spaced, 1-inch margins, and times roman font
1. Discuss post-secondary student mental health research.
2. Explain the importance of student mental health research and how it benefits various
groups of knowledge users.
3. Describe how student mental health research is developed, led, and disseminated.
4. Identify opportunities for student involvement in mental health research, including as
co-investigators, advisors, and participants.
USE KEY TERMS!!! I have provided below

QUESTIONS ARE ON THE M9 FILE
You will match numerical values of the correlation coefficient to scatterplots. You will 
identify third variable issues given scenarios and you will use the output of regression 
programs to assess third variable threats to claims.
Find the ‘candy and violence’ articles here (Part 1 is the scholarly article; Part 2 is the 
popular press rendering of the same study)
RUBRIC
1a, claim
1 pts
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1b. Two plausible explanations
2 pts
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1c. Why not experiment?
2 pts
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2. Which coders?
1 pts
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3. Which correlation coefficient? (1 per graph)
4 pts
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4a. IV and DV
3 pts
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4b. Predict confidence given 2.5 beers
1 pts
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4c. Interpret beta weight
1 pts
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5. Effect of attractiveness on confidence
2 pts
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5. Effect of beer on confidence
2 pts
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5. Rule out attractiveness as third variable?
1 pts
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Module 5: The Problem/Puzzle
Write up a 4-page mini-proposal for the Doctoral Study you are thinking about doing at this point in time.
What is the tentative title of your study?
Explain what is driving your interest in your business research topic.
Define the business problem you have identified that your research might address or help resolve.
What puzzle about your area of interest do you want to solve?
Propose a set of RQ’s (5-10) which you will eventually reduce to 1 or 2.
Doctoral Study: AI in Healthcare and it’s effects on Elderly Care

Read two research articles and fill in the template I have provided.
I have attached articles and Rubric 

OK… So you’ve learned about correlational research.  Let’s do some thinking.
Suppose a researcher conducted a study using multiple regression (something you’ll learn about) and she found out that two independent variables, sleep (measured in hours) and parenthood (measured by number of children living in the home), had a significant effect on a dependent variable, “fitness level.”  The researcher discovered that the more sleep a person got and the less kids they had, the fitter they were.  The researcher decided to further explore these two independent variables and discovered that the correlation coefficient (Pearson’s r) was r = – .93.
What is this correlation coefficient “telling” the researcher?
What issue may this create in reporting findings?
Admittedly, this requires quite the thinking cap if you’re new to this type of research.  There are no bad answers.  Give it a shot!
NO AI OR PLAGIARISM…

Assignment:
The importance of research design can never be over-emphasized. It dictates the approach toward asking a research question, but it also is an indicator of the type of data required to answer the research question(s). 
The assignment begins with selecting two dissertations or well-documented studies. Select one qualitative study and one quantitative research design. [Note: Be sure to choose at least one previously selected dissertation from the first few modules of this course, if possible.
Create a matrix shell that will allow you to carefully review the various data collection activities used for each of the selected research studies. This matrix will be a 2 X 8 table with the eight different parts of the data at the left vertically and the two labeled studies across the top (horizontally listed). 
Insert the data from the two sources into the matrix shell. The completed matrix will facilitate a structured comparison of the instrumentation, the data organization, the data analysis plan, and the discussion findings. Summarize the two dissertations selected for this assignment. Explain how the findings may change depending on the research design chosen.
The vertical labels should be as follows:
Research Methodology- For a quantitative study, it could be quasi-experimental, descriptive, inferential, etc. For a qualitative study, it could be labeled narrative, phenomenological, Grounded Theory, ethnography, case study, etc.
Site and Population – What is the typical way that a site is located in order to do this type of study? Where would they be associated? Would it be as a group or individually discussed?
How to Access Population/Rapport – For example, contact the administration for permission? Look for people on the Internet who have had needed experiences? Contact a single person to collect archival data?
Sampling Selection Plan – How did the researcher select a site and then the individuals to complete the study? (e.g., purposeful sampling, stratified sample, random sample from a list).
Instrumentation – What was the form of the data collected? (i.e., interviews, focus groups, test results, observations, a survey given, special artifacts collected, etc.).
Ethics and Data Security Plan – Took notes, used an interview protocol and transcribed it from recording, collected survey forms and aggregated into a spreadsheet, placed in file folders, computer password protected, etc.?
Validity and Reliability – Any problems accessing materials and proving the authenticity of the account? Any possible personal biases in the collection or analysis of data? What were the potential inconsistencies?
Data Analysis Plan – Once the data was collected, how was it analyzed to allow discussion of the findings? Was it placed in tables, analyzed with special statistical tests, used coding to find the “essence” of what was presented orally from the interviews, etc.?
The matrix will include data from the two l will be found by reading through each study. The 1250 to 1500-word essay should describe each of the cells of the matrix in detail. That is, the assignment this week involves both a completed matrix and the supporting essay describing the information provided. The data contained in the matrix does not count towards the required word count for the assignment. 
Focus the essay portion of your assignment on describing, evaluating, comparing, and contrasting how different types of research (one qualitative and one quantitative) affect how the results are explained and findings are described

Please revise the attached Logic Model. Please see the graded logic model so that you can see the comments that tell you exactly what needs to be revised. Please do not hesitate to reach out to me with questions. Thank you!