PSY 315 r4 week four Group
Assignment
Group Assignment
Complete the following based on your assigned Data
Scenario:
·
Describe the
research problem.
o
Conduct a
literature review and locate two articles that relate to the research problem.
o
Use the articles
to assist in describing the problem.
·
Formulate the
null hypothesis and the alternative hypothesis.
·
Determine if the
null hypothesis should be rejected or retained based on the results.
·
Support the
decision with references from the text.
Write a 200- to 350-word summary of the results.
University of Phoenix Material
Research Data Critique Scenario Two
The CEO of ABC manufacturing commissioned a study to look at the
differences between the current salaries of her employees (n = 474) and
their starting salaries. The study collected current and beginning salary data
for each of the 474 employees and the researcher conducted a statistic and the
results are presented below. Using the five steps of hypothesis testing, explain
what the researcher might have done, including the appropriate analysis, and
interpret the results. Are there any problems with this study? If so, explain
what they are.
Beginning salary mean = $17,016.09, SD = $7,870
Current salary mean = $34,419.57 SD = $17,075
Test
statistic = 35.036, p <.05
