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RESEARCH REPORT SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS & DATA ANALYSIS GUIDELINES

RESEARCH REPORT SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS & DATA ANALYSIS GUIDELINES. CONTENTS OF THE RESEARCH REPORT:. Introduction, Research Problems & Objectives What --What is being studies? What About --Specifically, what aspects of the subject is the study’s focus?

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RESEARCH REPORT SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS & DATA ANALYSIS GUIDELINES

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  1. RESEARCH REPORT SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS & DATA ANALYSIS GUIDELINES

  2. CONTENTS OF THE RESEARCH REPORT: • Introduction, Research Problems & Objectives • What--What is being studies? • What About--Specifically, what aspects of the subject is the study’s focus? • What For--Why are we studying this issue? What is the significance of the study • Literature Review • What is known? • Methodology • What Way--How was the study conducted? • Data Analysis, Discussion of Results, Conclusions & Implications • What Found? • So What? • What Now?

  3. RESEARCH REPORT SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS • FINAL REPORT MUST INCLUDE: • The RESEARCH REPORT (hard copy, type written, double-spaced) • TABLES & FIGURES depicting data analysis results must appear (e.g., copied & pasted) in the body of the report where they are discussed (NOT as an appendix at the end of the paper). • Your report must also include a list of REFERENCES containing complete and proper citation (APA style) for all sources that you have used/adopted/borrowed from/quoted/paraphrased, etc.  • The REFERENCE list must include at least 10 references (sources). These must have been appropriately cited in the body of the report.  (see http://www.stylewizard.com  forthe APA style). • An APPENDIX containing a hard copy of your SPSS data analysis PRINTOUTS • NOTE: The above submitted materials will be kept by the instructor • and NOT returned to you (Keep a copy for yourself).

  4. DATA ANALYSIS AND REPORTING GUIDELINES • IN THE METHODOLOGY SECTION • Always describe your: • Research sample and its size (e.g., 150 employees of several organizations) • Research sample’s demographic composition (% men vs. women etc.) • Present reliability data (only for multi-item summated scales) • IN THE RESULTS AND DISCUSSION SECTION • Always start with: • Examination of the appropriate descriptive statistics (e.g., means, frequencies, etc.) • Discuss the findings/conclusions that you may be able to infer from them. • Make sure that in your enthusiasm to perform more sophisticated analyses you would not ignore presenting these simple but often very insightful information.

  5. DATA ANALYSIS AND REPORTING GUIDELINES • IN THE RESULTS AND DISCUSSION SECTION (continued) • When appropriate, examine, present, and discuss separate subgroup descriptive statistics • If necessary, also present the corresponding group comparison statistical test (i.e., ANOVA or Chi-Square) results. • Examine correlations among metric variables and briefly discuss the more important/interesting/intriguing findings. • When appropriate/applicable, present multiple regression analysis results and discuss the implications.

  6. DATA ANALYSIS AND REPORTING GUIDELINES For an example of reporting and discussing research results, see Pages 16-35 of Hemmasi, M., & Graf, L.A., 1993, "Determinants of faculty voting behavior in union representation elections: A multivariate model," Journal of Management, 19 (1), 13-32.

  7. COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS?

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