讲解Research Methodology、辅导 R scripts report

Assignment 2 (Individual)

Research Methodology

Autumn Session, 2018

(25 marks, 25%)

Aims:

This assignment aims at establishing a basic familiarity with

fundamental concepts of research methods including literature

review, referencing, research design, data collection,

quantitative research and statistical analysis.

Objectives:

On completion of this assignment, you should be able to

understand:

 quantitative research and

 statistical analysis for quantitative research.

Specifications:

Your research task to find out the usage of computers on the

ground floor in the UOW library with one sample t-test and

analyse your finding.

Research proposal (5 marks): Your proposal should cover the

following aspects:

a. the title,

b. the author of research proposal,

c. the background (if there are any related papers, briefly

review them),

d. research problem,

e. objectives or aims,

f. the methodology and procedure of the study,

g. the significance of the problem,

h. expected outcomes and

i. references.

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(Note: You need to completely rewrite the research proposal, as

it is an entirely different research from Assignment 1. The

length of the proposal should not be less than 1200 words, or

three pages with 12pt fonts and reasonable margin)

Quantitative analysis (20 marks):

Keep in mind that you will adopt a one-sample t-test method in

your quantitative analysis.

(1) Data collection (5 marks):

Collect the data from at least 20 observations at different time

from the library. For each observation at a time, you obtain a

counting result of the number of computers which have been

occupied during the particular time. Provide a table in the

research report to give the counts and the time the data was

collected and give an explanation about how data were collected.

(2) Statistical analysis (10 marks):

a. Give a hypothesis, which reflects your research problem;

b. Carry out your t-test with R Studio (provide the entire

sample and R scripts in the report);

c. Draw a research conclusion, including an analysis about

your finding.

(3) The formal report. Must follow the report writing

requirements studied during the lecture. (5 marks)

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Submission

Week 12: Tuesday 22, May 2018

Hand in a hardcopy to the lecturer prior to the Week 12 lecture

(in the classroom).

You need to submit the following two items

1. Research proposal

2. Quantitative analysis, including i) data collection, ii)

statistical analysis, and iii) a formal report

Late Submission: 25% deduction per day.

Plagiarism

A plagiarised assignment will receive a zero mark and be

penalised according to the university rules. Plagiarism detection

software might be used for this assignment.