Hypothesis Testing Research Paper Instructions: Basic Requirement: 1. Cover Page

Hypothesis Testing Research Paper Instructions:
Basic Requirement:
1. Cover Page: A cover page that contains at a minimum paper’s title, student’s name, and the date of submission is required. At the bottom right-hand corner of the cover page, indicate the total number of words of the paper – both inclusive and body only word counts (Inclusive word count is the total word count of the entire document. Body only word count is the word count of only the body of the research paper.).
2. Abstract: A 250-word abstract of the paper is required on a separate page by itself (2nd page of the entire research paper package).
3. Keywords: Select five to six keywords that describe the paper. Place the keywords on the same page as the abstract three lines below the end of abstract text.
4. Body:
a. Margins: 1-inch margins all around
b. Font: Arial 10 or Times New Roman 12
c. Line Spacing: 1.5 or 2.0
d. Paper Length: 4,000 words (+/- 150 words)
e. Paper Style: Choose one of the following:
• APA Style: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/section/2/10/
• Chicago Style: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/717/01/
• MLA Style: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/
f. Citation: In-text citation utilizing the same guidelines specified in the specific paper style you chose to use.
5. References: A reference page that lists all of the sources and materials the student consulted to conduct his/her research is required. Please ensure the reference pages are in the same style as the specific paper style you chose to use.
6. Appendix: Please attach all the quantitative data, tables, and graphs you used to conduct your research.
NOTE: The 4,000-word requirement for this assignment only considers the research paper body word count. Cover page, abstract, keywords, references, and appendix do not count toward the required word count requirement. They however do count toward the total word count that you will indicate on the cover page.
Literature Review and Hypothesis:
1. In order to develop a testable hypothesis, you must first conduct a literature review that is related to the research question being researched. As you conduct the literature review, you will be able to develop a hypothesis that is testable to determine its validity in relation to the research question at hand.
2. When conducting a literature review, you must keep in mind that a literature review is NOT a list of what other authors have said on the topic. Rather, it is a well-composed argument that supports your central paper idea and justifies your hypothesis.
3. A well-written literature review should also be able to justify the relevance of your research paper.
4. A well-written hypothesis should be a clearly stated single if-then sentence accompanied with a short justification that summarizes your central argument.
5. This section of the paper should be approximately 800 – 1,000 words in length.
Methodology:
1. Once you conduct a literature review and develop a testable hypothesis, you need to decide how he/she will test the hypothesis. There are generally two methods to conduct this analysis – qualitative and quantitative methods – you need to choose one.
2. In this section, you will explain the methodology you are choosing to employ in in order to test the hypothesis. You should also state why your chosen methodology is appropriate to test the hypothesis. Contained within the discussion of the
appropriateness of the methodology, there should also be a short discussion of strengths and weaknesses of the chosen methodology.
3. Once the methodology has been discussed, you should discuss your dependent and independent variables. In this discussion, you should describe each variable that will be examined as well as a discussion of operationalization of each variable (how each variable will be measured).
4. This section also includes a description of the data/cases you will be using to conduct your analysis because data and case selection is essential to conducting accurate analysis.
5. If you choose to employ one of the qualitative methods to conduct the analysis (test the hypothesis), then you need to conduct a minimum of three case studies. In this case, you must not only describe the three cases chosen for analysis, but also justify your selection. Ordinarily, this will be done as you describe and operationalize your variables.
6. If you choose to employ quantitative method to conduct the analysis, then you need to have a minimum of 80 observations/cases in your dataset. Same requirements
about description and justification apply for quantitative analysis as it did for the qualitative analysis as noted in 5e immediately above.
7. The key point of this section is to convey to the reader how you plan to test your hypothesis as well as how the test(s) will be conducted and measured.
8. This section of the paper should be approximately 500 – 800 words in length.
Completed Paper:
1. This is the full paper that contains introduction, literature review, hypothesis, methodology, analysis, conclusion, etc.
2. Again, qualitative papers will have a minimum of three (3) case studies and the quantitative papers will have a minimum of 80 observations/cases.
3. When completed, the paper’s body will be between 4,000 words (this includes approximately 800 – 1,000 words written for the literature review and hypothesis as well as the 500 – 800 words written for methodology and variables).
4. The completed paper, fully assembled with all the components outlined in the Basic Requirements above are due by 11:59 PM on Wednesday, December 6, 2023.
5. The completed paper is worth 25% of the total course grade.
6. Your grade for the completed paper will depend on the following:
a. Do you explain your question?
b. How well do you explain the existing research?
c. Does your hypothesis make sense, and do you explain it well?
d. How well do you describe your operationalization?
e. Did you correctly perform your data analysis?
f. Were your analysis and conclusions clearly explained?
g. Did you include an appendix that presents your data?
h. Is the paper coherent as a whole?