Week 5 assignment
Assignment: Evaluating Significance of Findings
Part of your task as a scholar-practitioner is to act as a
critical consumer of research and ask informed questions of published material.
Sometimes, claims are made that do not match the results of the analysis.
Unfortunately, this is why statistics is sometimes unfairly associated with
telling lies. These misalignments might not be solely attributable to
statistical nonsense, but also “user error.” One of the greatest areas of user
error is within the practice of hypothesis testing and interpreting statistical
significance. As you continue to consume research, be sure and read everything
with a critical eye and call out statements that do not match the results.
For this Assignment, you will examine statistical
significance and meaningfulness based on sample statements.
To prepare for this Assignment:
Review the Week 5 Scenarios found in this week’s Learning
Resources and select two of the four scenarios for this Assignment.
For this Assignment:
Critically evaluate the two scenarios you selected based
upon the following points:
Critically evaluate the sample size.
Critically evaluate the statements for meaningfulness.
Critically evaluate the statements for statistical
significance.
Based on your evaluation, provide an explanation of the
implications for social change.
Use proper APA format and citations, and referencing.
By Day 7
Submit your Evaluating Significance of Findings Assignment.
Submission and Grading Information
To submit your completed Assignment for review and grading,
do the following:
Please save your Assignment using the naming convention
“WK5Assgn+last name+first initial.(extension)” as the name.
Click the Week 5 Assignment Rubric to review the Grading
Criteria for the Assignment.
Click the Week 5 Assignment link. You will also be able to
“View Rubric” for grading criteria from this area.
Next, from the Attach File area, click on the Browse My
Computer button. Find the document you saved as “WK5Assgn+last name+first
initial.(extension)” and click Open.
If applicable: From the Plagiarism Tools area, click the
checkbox for I agree to submit my paper(s) to the Global Reference Database.
Click on the Submit button to complete your submission.
