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The Essentials of Statistics 3rd Edition by Joseph Healey

Edition 3ISBN: 978-1111831585
book The Essentials of Statistics 3rd Edition by Joseph Healey cover

The Essentials of Statistics 3rd Edition by Joseph Healey

Edition 3ISBN: 978-1111831585
Exercise 2
Find a research article in any social science journal. Choose an article on a subject of interest to you, and do not worry about being able to understand all the statistics that are reported.
a. How much of the article is devoted to statistics?
b. Is the research based on a sample from some population? How large is the sample? How were subjects or cases selected? Can the findings be generalized to some population?
c. What variables are used? Which are independent and which are dependent? For each variable, determine the level of measurement.
d. What statistical techniques are used? Try to follow the statistical analysis and see how much you can understand. Save the article and read it again after you finish this course and see if you understand it any better.
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(a)The article chosen is 'A study to find awareness regarding green building among builders in Kolkata' and the concerned article is based fully on statistical analysis.
(b)The research is based on sample of green builders from a population of green builders. The sample consisted 28 builders. The cases were selected randomly. Though the findings were generalized in the article concerned, but it would be better to consider more samples for generalized inference.
(c)The variables and their level of measurement are listed below: (a)The article chosen is 'A study to find awareness regarding green building among builders in Kolkata' and the concerned article is based fully on statistical analysis. (b)The research is based on sample of green builders from a population of green builders. The sample consisted 28 builders. The cases were selected randomly. Though the findings were generalized in the article concerned, but it would be better to consider more samples for generalized inference. (c)The variables and their level of measurement are listed below:   (d)Descriptive statistics is used. (d)Descriptive statistics is used.
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