RES 351 Week 5

Individual Understanding Business Research Terms and Concepts: Part 3

Resource: University of Phoenix Material: Understanding Business Research Terms and Concepts: Part 3

Complete the University of Phoenix Material: Understanding Business Research Terms and Concepts: Part 3.

Learning Team Preparing to Conduct Business Research: Part 3

Build on Preparing to Conduct Business Research: Part 1, completed in Week Three, and Preparing to Conduct Business Research: Part 2, completed in Week Four.

Develop or select the instruments your team will use to collect data.

Describe how you will sample the population:

What is the appropriate sampling method?

What sampling frame will be used?

What is the appropriate sampling size?

How will the sample size be determined?

Discuss the overall data analysis approach and result reporting:

Which statistical test will be used and why?

How will the results be displayed?

Combine the three parts of the Preparing to Conduct Business

Research assignment to develop a cohesive research proposal of no more than 2,450 words.

Include the following elements:

Research problem and purpose

Significance, scope, magnitude, and feasibility of finding a solution to the issue, opportunity, or problem

Research question, hypothesis, and variables

Research design

Instrument you developed or selected

Sampling method

Overall data analysis approach

Result reporting

Ethical considerations

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

Learning Team Reflection

Collaborate with your learning team to discuss the previous weeks objectives.

Discuss how you can apply them to a business setting or situation.

Week 5 Summary

Discussion Questions

Distinguish between a Z test and a t-test. Provide an example of each one that might be appropriate for your current or previous place of employment

Set up a nonparametric test using the six-step hypothesis testing procedure. You do not have to provide calculations