Preparing to write a formal paper
This preparation assignment helps to critically analyze a source, not just give a summary of the work
What is an Annotated Bibliography?
Describes relevant previous research on the topic and can be anywhere from several paragraphs to several pages in length.
The first column of this lists the values of the variable and the second column lists the frequency of each score.
What is a frequency table?
Used to compare the average scores between two different groups in a study to see if the groups are different from each other.
What is a t-test?
Describes how the study was conducted.
What is the method?
The proper way to format references and a final paper in Psychology is by using this style
What is APA 7?
In APA style, it is important to avoid this type of language in your paper
What is biased language?
The average distance between the scores and the mean.
What is the standard deviation?
The second basic type of inferential statistics is called an analysis of variance. Researchers usually use this nickname for the test.
What is ANOVA?
Optional for student papers - this summarizes the research in under 200 words
What is the abstract?
Review the following citation carefully and identify what is incorrect about it and how to correct it:
Last, F. Title of article. Publisher or Publication, 12(4), 123-456. Year https://doi.org/10.123456789
The year is in the wrong spot - move it to after the first initial of the author's name:
Last, F. (Year). Title of article. Publisher or Publication, 12(4), 123-456. https://doi.org/10.123456789
The _________ of the introduction—typically the final paragraph or two—usually includes two important elements: the research question and the hypothesis.
What is the closing?
There are multiple measures of central tendency, which are:
What are the mean, median, and mode?
Because of the possibility of error in sampling from populations, researchers use _______ statements to describe results.
What are probability statements?
Describes previous research and the rationale for the current study.
What is the Introduction?
Your reference list should be organized in this order
What is alphabetical order?
Where you present the main outcomes of the study, including information from the statistical analyses. It does not include the raw data.
What is the results section?
A graphical display of a distribution. It presents the same information as a frequency table but in a way that is even quicker and easier to grasp.
What is a histogram?
The process of selecting cases to be tested from a larger population.
What is sampling?
Optional for student papers - this includes tables, figures, images, and other visuals and should go after the References page(s).
What is the appendix/appendices?
Utilizing this is necessary to include in your paper to properly ensure you are not plagiarizing
What are in-text citations?
The third level of APA Style which includes all the specific guidelines pertaining to spelling, grammar, references and reference citations, numbers and statistics, figures and tables, and so on.
What is low-level style?
The point around which the scores in the distribution tend to cluster. (Another term for this is average.)
What is central tendency?
The type of data collected determines the appropriate measurement scale, and the measurement scale, in turn, determines the appropriate statistical procedure for analyzing particular data and drawing conclusions from that data. Each type of measurement scale has a specific use. Name the different types of scales.
What are Nominal, Ordinal, Interval, Ratio, Continuous and Discontinuous Scales?
Summarizes the study and its implications.
What is the discussion?