study. This includes the research design, population and sampling technique, respondents of the study, instruments used in obtaining data, research locale, data gathering procedure and statistical technique that were used in the analysis and interpretation of the data. Research Design This study utilizes a descriptive method or survey research design. Descriptive research design is a valid method for researching specific subjects and as a precursor for more quantitative studies used in the social
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presentation of numerical data, as well as the meaning of collected data within the realm of business, and is also commonly used for marketing procedures. Statistics generally deals with the main business elements and the planning process of the data that have been collected through the development of surveys as well as additional tests. Types and Levels of Statistics Even though statistics is general term, there are still two different types of statistics, which includes descriptive statistics that consist
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BADM 7020 Class Project Does The Taller Presidential Election Candidate Have an Advantage? A Statistical Analysis of Voting Bias Toward Taller Presidential Election Candidates Jared Causey Online MBA Student E.J. Ourso College of Business Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, LA Abstract After analyzing each presidential election in United States history, a Texas Tech University researcher concluded that a slight bias toward taller presidential candidates exists among the
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BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION MGSC 6200: DATA ANALYSIS Spring, 2015 Instructor Information Name: Dr. Nizar Zaarour E-mail address: n.zaarour@neu.edu Office: 214 Hayden Hall Office hours: Monday and Wednesday: 12 – 2 PM and by appointment. Course Overview The objectives of this course are: (1) To provide you with an understanding of statistical methods and techniques and their usefulness in the decision-making process, (2) To expose you to the methods of descriptive and inferential statistics and how
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RESEARCH WORK 1. Research Design 2. Types of Research Design 3. Data 4. Sources of Data 5. Descriptive Research Design 6. Types of Descriptive Research Design 7. Sampling 8. Population 9. Stratum 10. Sample 11. Sample Size 12. Randomization 13. Sampling Unit 14. Target Population 15. Respondent Population 16. Sampling Design 17. Margin of Error 18. Probability / Level of Confidence 19. Probability Sampling Designs 20. Simple Random Sampling 21. Systematic Sampling 22
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used in designing the instrument and collecting the data, and (4) provide an explanation of the statistical procedures used to analyze the data. Research Methodology A descriptive research methodology was used for this study. A survey was administered to a selected sample from a specific population identified by the National School Board Association. The term ‘survey’ is commonly applied to a research methodology designed to collect data from a specific population, or a sample from that population
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AVALON CLIENT REPORT Executive Summary: The analysis conducted for Avalon Cosmetics, Inc. needs to refocus its customer contact strategy. Using statistical analyses, the author found that the company’s marketing plan needs to be revised. Currently Avalon contacts most of its customers during the day, a technique that was profitable in 1990, but three years later in 1992, most customers were contacted in the evening. The data shows that 64% of Avalon’s customers now work, as compared to 26%
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Descriptive and Inferential Statistics Presentation Tony Roberson, Amani Wilson, Deandra Cobb, and Lysa Satterwhite PSY 315 November 11, 2013 Melinda Waife Descriptive and Inferential Statistics Presentation Click on link below to review Team D’s presentation. http://prezi.com/sz-i9ukpbarl/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy Tony’s Presentation Speaker Notes: Introduction: Please review Prezi Source: Flickr User "unity_creative" To understand the simple difference between descriptive
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Measurement Scales If a researcher is going to use statistics properly, it is crucial to consider the kind of data about which descriptive statistics are to be calculated or to which will be applied some kind of statistical test. Statistical analysis, even simple analysis as counting, requires that each characteristic to be studied be assigned a unique value. Sometimes, especially in qualitative research with small samples, this value can be a word or symbol. For example, the interviewers could
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used in designing the instrument and collecting the data, and (4) provide an explanation of the statistical procedures used to analyze the data. Research Methodology A descriptive research methodology was used for this study. A survey was administered to a selected sample from a specific population identified by the National School Board Association. The term ‘survey’ is commonly applied to a research methodology designed to collect data from a specific population, or a sample from that population
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