a. Descriptives vs Inferential statistics —> you are doing both. Descriptives are the means, SD, etc. for your variables and inferential stats are the tests you are running (correlations, t-tests, etc)
b. measures - again, you should be using validated scales (that are used in research articles). If you choose to not use a validated scale, you must follow the procedure for creating your own scale that was in the questionnaire assignment.
c. The rubric says you must include reliability & validity information for measures
d. review the sample papers for examples — these are very useful!
I am creating your data this week that you will use for the rest of the paper.To get this data to you by Sunday,I need a couple of things from you.
1.I need a confirmation on the final scales you will be using to measure your variables. (this may have changed since the method section for some of you)
2.I need a brief write up about those scales,(max score,what does the scoring mean?,etc. )
3. I need a final confirmation on your procedure (review my feedback)
4. I need a final revision of your proposed analyses (review my feedback)
In practice, this should be similar to themethod but not the method section describing to me what your IV's & DV's are, explicitly how you are measuring them with the above information answered, and a final explanation of your procedure.