You will use data from the GSS Data Explorer website, which contains archival data. Archival data is peexisting data that has been collected by another individual or organization and is available to be analyzed, enabling you to draw new conclusions about the data.
Decide two Variables, one from each list
List A
Have gun in home (owngun).
List B
Can people be trusted (trust).
After you’ve extracted your data, design a research topic involving the two selected variables. For example, if you select “condition of health” and “How often r attends religious services,” you may want to research how religion impacts an individual’s health and wellness.
Introduction.
Literature Review.
Search for relevant, scholarly articles that support your hypothesis and argument.
Consult the Resources for this assessment for guidance on searching for sources.
You should have a total of six sources.
For each source, write 1–2 paragraphs that includes a main idea, evidence from the source, and an analysis.
Hypothesis.
Include both null and alternate hypotheses.
Methods.
Participants.
Describe the number of participants in the study.
For this archival data project, the number of participants refers to the number of participants who responded to both of your selected variables.
Measures.
Discuss the measurement you chose from your work throughout the course.
Data Analysis.
Explain the form of analysis that you used to manipulate your data. Consider the following questions in your explanation.
From the point that you had the raw data, what test did you run?
Why did you select that test?
Why did you choose to manipulate the data?
How did you manipulate the data?
What results did you desire?
Results.
Report the results of your statistical analysis.
Reflect on whether your null hypothesis or alternate hypothesis is correct.
Make a conclusion in regard to the relationship between the variables.
Discussion.
Discuss your results in relation to the following:
How do your results compare to other research studies?
How can your results be generalized?
What were the limitations of the study?
Is your research valid and reliable? Or, how would you evaluate the validity and reliability of your study?
