Quantitative Analysis Psychology: PCN 605

Quantitative Analysis Psychology: PCN 605

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Create some hypothetical quantitative data from your data collection method based on the research question(s) and experimental design method you completed in Module 6. Write a paper (500-750 words) addressing the following topics:

Important information for writing discussion questions and participation

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Hello class and welcome to the class and I will be your instructor for this course. This is a -week course and requires a lot of time commitment, organization, and a high level of dedication. Please use the class syllabus to guide you through all the assignments required for the course. I have also attached the classroom policies to this announcement to know your expectations for this course. Please review this document carefully and ask me any questions if you do. You could email me at any time or send me a message via the “message” icon in halo if you need to contact me. I check my email regularly, so you should get a response within 24 hours. If you have not heard from me within 24 hours and need to contact me urgently, please send a follow up text to

I strongly encourage that you do not wait until the very last minute to complete your assignments. Your assignments in weeks 4 and 5 require early planning as you would need to present a teaching plan and interview a community health provider. I advise you look at the requirements for these assignments at the beginning of the course and plan accordingly. I have posted the YouTube link that explains all the class assignments in detail. It is required that you watch this 32-minute video as the assignments from week 3 through 5 require that you follow the instructions to the letter to succeed. Failure to complete these assignments according to instructions might lead to a zero. After watching the video, please schedule a one-on-one with me to discuss your topic for your project by the second week of class. Use this link to schedule a 15-minute session. Please, call me at the time of your appointment on my number. Please note that I will NOT call you.

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Plagiarism is highly prohibited. Please ensure you are citing your sources correctly using APA 7th edition. All assignments including discussion posts should be formatted in APA with the appropriate spacing, font, margin, and indents. Any papers not well formatted would be returned back to you, hence, I advise you review APA formatting style. I have attached a sample paper in APA format and will also post sample discussion responses in subsequent announcements.

Your initial discussion post should be a minimum of 200 words and response posts should be a minimum of 150 words. Be advised that I grade based on quality and not necessarily the number of words you post. A minimum of TWO references should be used for your initial post. For your response post, you do not need references as personal experiences would count as response posts. If you however cite anything from the literature for your response post, it is required that you cite your reference. You should include a minimum of THREE references for papers in this course. Please note that references should be no more than 5 years old except recommended as a resource for the class. Furthermore, for each discussion board question, you need ONE initial substantive response and TWO substantive responses to either your classmates or your instructor for a total of THREE responses. There are TWO discussion questions each week, hence, you need a total minimum of SIX discussion posts for each week. I usually post a discussion question each week. You could also respond to these as it would count towards your required SIX discussion posts for the week.

I understand this is a lot of information to cover in 5 weeks, however, the Bible says in Philippians 4:13 that we can do all things through Christ that strengthens us. Even in times like this, we are encouraged by God’s word that we have that ability in us to succeed with His strength. I pray that each and every one of you receives strength for this course and life generally as we navigate through this pandemic that is shaking our world today. Relax and enjoy the course!

Hi Class,

Please read through the following information on writing a Discussion question response and participation posts.

Contact me if you have any questions.

Important information on Writing a Discussion Question

• Your response needs to be a minimum of 150 words (not including your list of references)
• There needs to be at least TWO references with ONE being a peer reviewed professional journal article.
• Include in-text citations in your response
• Do not include quotes—instead summarize and paraphrase the information
• Follow APA-7th edition
• Points will be deducted if the above is not followed

Participation –replies to your classmates or instructor

• A minimum of 6 responses per week, on at least 3 days of the week.
• Each response needs at least ONE reference with citations—best if it is a peer reviewed journal article
• Each response needs to be at least 75 words in length (does not include your list of references)
• Responses need to be substantive by bringing information to the discussion or further enhance the discussion. Responses of “I agree” or “great post” does not count for the word count.
• Follow APA 7th edition
• Points will be deducted if the above is not followed

• Remember to use and follow APA-7th edition for all weekly assignments, discussion questions, and participation points.
• Here are some helpful links
• The is a great resource

Describe the procedures you would employ to organize data in preparation for analysis.
What level (or levels) of measurement do you employ?
What methods would you employ to inspect your data? What descriptive statistics would you compute and graph for your data?
Provide these descriptive statistics for the fictitious data you created for this assignment.
Describe the statistical analyses you might employ to assess the statistical significance of your findings.

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Today’s crisis began when Johnny refused to follow instructions for an in-class assignment. When the teacher tried to

PCN 605 Quantitative Analysis in Psychology

Things quickly escalated: Johnny yelled at the teacher, cursed at him, and when the teacher grabbed him by the shoulders to take him to the principal’s office, Johnny stabbed the teacher in the arm with a pencil he was clenching in his hand. Johnny was escorted to the principal’s office, where the police and Johnny’s parents were immediately called. The officer was forced to call the county crisis hotline, which dispatched a crisis mobile team. The crisis clinicians determined that Johnny is a danger to others and that he should be taken to the nearest emergency room for immediate psychiatric evaluation. Johnny has refused to speak with either the ER doctor or his nurse.

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Johnny’s mother appears shaken by the events of the day, but she assures you that she will seek any treatment you recommend. At this point, Johnny looks up at you, tears in his eyes, and says he didn’t mean to stab his teacher, explaining that he was just angry when he grabbed him. Johnny’s mother listens and then says that while he usually obeys her, he has always been obedient to his father, a traveling salesman. In fact, Johnny has never challenged his father, and when he is present on weekends, Johnny manages to complete his schoolwork in record time and enjoys spending the majority of his time with his father.