This assignment mirrors the Week 3 assignment in which you discussed qualitative data collection tools.
Collecting Quantitative Data
[WLO: 3] [CLOs: 3, 4, 5]
This assignment mirrors the Week 3 assignment in which you discussed qualitative data collection tools. Now you have the opportunity to discuss quantitative data collection tools. Based on the topic you chose for the Week 1 assignment, you will explain what data collection tool(s) you might use for your possible quantitative study and explain why they are suitable. You will also start thinking about your potential participants. Keep in mind that you are practicing as you draft these components and that for the final assignment, which is your mini research proposal, you will have the opportunity to revise. During the final week, you will decide which methodological approach is most suitable for your topic and choose to collect either qualitative data or quantitative data.
Prior to beginning work on this assignment,
· Consider reviewing Chapter 4 of the textbook.
Based on the topic you chose for the Week 1 assignment, include the following in your paper:
· Explain what quantitative data collection tool(s) you might use for your study (Likert-type scale, customer satisfaction survey, grade point averages, test scores, or other types of numerical data) in one paragraph.
· Pick two quantitative data collection tools and explain in one paragraph why each of those tools may or may not be appropriate for your chosen topic.
· Discuss the characteristics of your potential participants in one paragraph.
The Collecting Quantitative Data paper
· Must be one to three double-spaced pages in length (not including title) and formatted according to APA StyleLinks to an external site. as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA Formatting for Microsoft WordLinks to an external site.
· Must include a separate title page with the following:
o Title of paper in bold font
§ Space should be between title and the rest of the information on the title page.
o Student’s name
o Name of institution (University of Arizona Global Campus)
o Course name and number
o Instructor’s name
o Due date
· Must utilize academic voice. See the Academic VoiceLinks to an external site. resource for additional guidance.
If sources are used,
· Must document any information used from sources in APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA: Links to an external site.Citing Within Your Paper
· Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center. See the APA: Formatting Your References ListLinks to an external site. resource in the Writing Center for specifications.
Carefully review the Grading RubricLinks to an external site. for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.
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