Phase 4
Statistical Analyses
This
component of the research paper focuses on the statistical analysis of your
hypotheses. Essentially, you are required to use (almost) every statistical
technique we cover in this class.
Phase 4a Prep
1.
Hypotheses
-Restate your hypotheses.
Rival 1:
Rival 2:
-Make sure to specify a direction.
e.g. Main Hypothesis: Women are more likely to be Democrats
than are men.
The
following is an example of a hypothesis without a direction:
2.
Descriptive Statistics
A. Nominal
or ordinal variables
a) Produce a frequency table that pertains to the dependent variable.
b) Produce central tendency (e.g. mode for nominal and median for
ordinal variables) and variability (e.g. range for nominal and ordinal
variables) measures.
c) Repeat the above for the
independent variables.
B.
Interval/ratio variables
a) Produce a histogram that pertains to your dependent variable.
b) Produce central tendency (e.g. mean for interval/ratio and median for
skewed variables) and variability (e.g. standard deviation for interval/ratio
variables) measures.
c) Repeat the above for the
independent variables.