Data Collection and Analysis
Data Analysis and Analysis
DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS STATISTICS
For this discussion, refer to one of the articles you found in the Capella library. The article should be a research report on a quantitative research study in a topic area of interest to you. Use the Article Analysis Worksheet to gather information to prepare for this discussion.
Briefly summarize the article (1–2 paragraphs). Discuss the data-collection procedures. How was the data collected? Via paper-and-pencil measures, computerized surveys, or interviews?
Note: Use the Article Analysis Worksheet to prepare your discussion post but do not post the worksheet to your discussion thread. Instead, use the information you gain in the analysis to craft a narrative of the findings to post to the discussion.
Consult the G.R.E.A.T. Discussion and Feedback Guidelines With Checklist document to craft your discussion post.
INFERENTIAL STATISTICS
For this discussion, refer to the other article you found in the Capella library. The article should be a research report on a quantitative research study in a topic area of interest to you. Use the Article Analysis Worksheet to prepare for this discussion. Briefly summarize the article (1–2 paragraphs). Discuss the data-analysis procedures, addressing each of the following issues:
- How was the data analyzed?
- What statistical procedures were used?
- What were the results?
- Did the analysis confirm the hypothesis or hypotheses?
Note: Use the Article Analysis Worksheet to prepare your discussion post but do not post the worksheet to your discussion thread. Instead, use the information you gain in the analysis to craft a narrative of the findings to post to the discussion.
Answer preview………..
In the research article by Lin, MacLennan, Hunt, & Cox, (2015), the authors sought to find out the effect of transformational leadership on the support that nurses had in their quality of work. Particularly, this research is labeled a quantitative study because it included the analysis of the number of nurses who were affected by the transformational leadership. In the cross-sectional study, nurses from private, public, and religious hospitals were recruited to the research and questionnaires distributed. Therefore, the researchers used questionnaires to collect data from the research participants and the collected data included demographics and weighted ranks of the participants’ experiences in their work. Therefore, the statistical analysis utilized was the analysis of variance (ANOVA) and the use of fit indices. The use of questionnaires allowed the researchers to collect cross-sectional data from different sources…………
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