Discussion Questions: Respond to two (2) of the four (4) questions. 1. In

Discussion Questions: Respond to two (2) of the four (4) questions.                                                               

1. In writing the cover letter to accompany a survey, novice researchers often stress the immediacy of their need for the data.

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2.  Is this the best approach to take in the cover letter?  If not, what do you recommend instead?                                                                   

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3. You are studying the effectiveness of two different resident adolescent drug treatment programs. Program A is used at Summerhill adolescent facility.  Program B is used at Winterdale adolescent facility.  Because random assignment to treatments is not possible in this situation, what can you, the researcher does to minimize possible effects of sample bias?             

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4.  After completing planned analyses, you the researcher must interpret the results of statistical tests. Note several steps that are involved in your interpretation.