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Research Diligent inquiry or examination in seeking facts or principles; laborious or continued search after truth; as, researches of human wisdom.
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The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet. Aristotle
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Research is creating new knowledge. Neil Armstrong
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Research is what I'm doing when I don't know what I'm doing. Wernher von Braun
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If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research, would it? Albert Einstein
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How to Write results COMM 303- Research Methods
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Final Paper Headings Title Page Abstract Literature review Methodology Results and Conclusions Bibliography
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1 st write frequencies Thirty four males and fifty seven females responded to the Survey. Thirteen freshman, twenty nine sophomores….
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2 nd – Write Significance for independent variables Sex – T-Test Class – ANOVA Relationship Type – ANOVA Other variables?
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2 nd – Write Significance for independent variables Males reported higher use of the internet when communicating with professors (m=4.75, p=.05, df=120). In addition, females reported more reluctance to communicate face-to-face when dealing with a difficult topic (m=3.65, p=.023, df=119).
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Report 3 things ALWAYS Means (m=4.75) Significance (p=.05) Degrees of Freedom (df=120) Represented by ( N-1) the number of values minus one. “df” is closely linked to sample size and the number of groups being represented.
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2 nd – Write Significance for independent variables Males reported higher use of the internet when communicating with professors (m=4.75, p=.05, df=120). In addition, females reported more reluctance to communicate face-to-face when dealing with a difficult topic (m=3.65, p=.023, df=119).
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Independent variable SEX MeansSigDegrees Of Freedom Q2M=3.05 F= 4.17 p=.02398 Q4M=3.05 F= 4.17 p=.01998 Q7 M=3.05 F= 4.17 p=.00097 Table I
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Final Presentation Sign –up Sheets 5-7 minutes Must include powerpoint 3 slides –Title/research question –Chart –Conclusion / limitations / future research
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Title / Question Example “ Students’ use of e-mail to communicate to professors” “Can you hear me?: When do students use e-mail to contact professors?” “If you send an e-mail to a professor and there is no response, does it make noise”?
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Independent variable SEX MeansSigDegrees Of Freedom Q2M=3.05 F= 4.17 p=.02398 Q4M=3.05 F= 4.17 p=.01998 Q7 M=3.05 F= 4.17 p=.00097
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Conclusions / Limitations / Future Research Females more likely to e-mail profs Juniors more likely to e-mail
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