In: Statistics and Probability
This is for a research paper
for each of the below topics answer the 5 questions
Please type and no plagiarism please
Topic #1 The impact of rapid urbanization on traffic: The increased number of people is migrating to the urban areas that lead to the increased population and traffic as we can see in our day-to-day life there is a problem of overcrowding everywhere we travel.
Topic #2 The increased pollution levels: All over the world there is a problem with increased pollution be it land, air, or water pollution it is ever rising leading to climate fluctuations and problems like an uncontrollable forest fires, unbearable rains, snowfalls, etc.This paper will to draw the connection between our pollution of the environment and the relationship to climate fluctuations.
Topic 1
Do you anticipate using an experimental or a non-experimental approach in your research? Explain the basis for your choice.
Answer to questions such as -
What is the reason people purchase products online? What kind of products are bought frequently in internet? Is there any difference in online purchasing among generations?
Can be answered using non-experimental or observational study where we collect data and infer our findings based on the data.
State a research hypothesis, purpose, or question for the research you are planning.
Factors leading to increase in online shopping
Name the major variables you will be studying. Define each variable
Product type - Which broader categories of products are more popular in online shopping
Age - Which age groups purchase more online
Distance from nearby store - are distant cities from brick and mortar store likely to see more online shoppers
Are you conducting “qualitative” or “quantitative” research? Explain the basis for your choice
Given the questions and variables are more concerned with individual's opinion, we go ahead with qualitative research
Do you anticipate that the study you are planning will involve human participants? Will you be obtaining informed consent?
As it is a qualitative research, we have to take individual's opinion and that involves informed consent.
Topic 2
Do you anticipate using an experimental or a non-experimental approach in your research? Explain the basis for your choice.
For guardians to investigate all the choices and choose the best one
They need to perform experimental study where we apply treatments to students and check the effect of both online and classroom education.
State a research hypothesis, purpose, or question for the research you are planning.
Does online education has a significant effect on the performance of students
Name the major variables you will be studying. Define each variable
Earning after N years of graduating - Does online program graduates earn significantly more than classroom program graduates
Number of promotions after graduating - Does online program graduates get significantly more promotions than classroom program graduates
Curriculam - Is the curriculum of online programs better than classroom programs
Are you conducting “qualitative” or “quantitative” research? Explain the basis for your choice
Given the hypothesis and variables are more concerned with results of the comparison, we go ahead with quantitative research
Do you anticipate that the study you are planning will involve human participants? Will you be obtaining informed consent?
As it is a quantitative research, we are concerned with aggregate data that does not involve informed consent.