Preparing to Conduct a Business Research

Build on Preparing to Conduct Business Research: Part 1, completed in Week Three, and Preparing to Conduct Business Research: Part 2, completed in Week Four.

Develop or select the instruments your team will use to collect data.

Describe how you will sample the population:

·  What is the appropriate sampling method?

·  What sampling frame will be used?

·  What is the appropriate sampling size?

·  How will the sample size be determined?

Discuss the overall data analysis approach and result reporting:

·  Which statistical test will be used and why?

·  How will the results be displayed?

Combine the three parts of the Preparing to Conduct Business

Research assignment to develop a cohesive research proposal of approximately 2,450 words.

HEADINGS:  Use headings to organize your work

Include the following elements:

·  Research problem and purpose

·  Significance, scope, magnitude, and feasibility of finding a solution to the issue, opportunity, or problem

·  Research question, hypothesis, and variables

·  Research design

·  Instrument you developed or selected

·  Sampling method

·  Overall data analysis approach

·  Result reporting

·  Ethical considerations

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines. Review the sample document located in the Center for Writing Excellence for appropriate formatting.
Assignment: 

1. Putting everyone’s work together and combining Parts 1, 2 and 3 together for submission –
2. Intro and Conclusion –
3. Develop or select the instruments that will be used to collect data –
4. Describe how you will sample the population: What is the appropriate sampling method? What sampling frame will be used? What is the appropriate sampling size? How will the sample size be determined? –
5. Discuss the overall data analysis approach and result reporting: Which statistical test will be used and why? How will the results be displayed? – Only This Part (800 words)