7:01 M A ull 20% MATH309 Portfolio Project Directions (1) - Saved Due by the end of Week 4 at 11:59 pm, ET. This week you will be completing the below sections of your research paper as a continuation of your Word document. Goal Statement: State your research goals and objectives. To note, a goal is an overarching principle that guides decision making. Objectives are specific, measurable steps that can be taken to meet the goal. To help you flesh out this section, think of the following questions: What is the end goal you are hoping this research will show? How do you plan to go about examining this? Are there certain statistical tests you are planning on using? Research Questions: List at minimum two research questions you would like the study to answer. Be sure to identify any statistical variables that you will consider and their potential influence on the other variables you identify. Below is a video resource on Research Questions: Video: Developing a Research Question B I U A E ||| 1 7:01 M A till 20% MATH309 Portfolio Project Directions (1) - Saved Methodology: During the term we studied graphs, tables, frequency distributions, measures of central tendency and dispersion, normal distributions calculated through range, mean, standard deviation, and z scores, regression analysis, the measurement of location, variation, probabilities, distributions, and expectations for formulating and testing a hypothesis and interpreting the results. For methodology, include the following: 1. Create a hypothesis from your research. a. Use this video link as a resource: How to Formulate a Hypothesis 2. Explain how you plan to test you hypothesis 3. Identify how you plan to organize your data 4. Identify how you plan to calculate your statistical data 5. Identify how you plan to investigate associated dispersions 6. Explain if you plan to conduct a regression analysis or correlation or t- test, and the measurements you plan to use B I U A 1 ||| T || 7:02 M A till 20% MATH309 Portfolio Project Directions (1) - Saved || You will be utilizing descriptive analysis and using descriptive statistics within Data Analysis in Excel (mean, median, standard deviation analysis, minimum, maximum). Depending on your data, you may also be utilizing some of the following to analyze your data: (a) Correlation (b) Linear Regression or (c) t- test. Below are resource videos on these topics: Correlations with Excel Video: How to Find Correlation in Excel With the Data Analysis Toolpak Linear Regression with Excel Video: Excel - Simple Linear Regression T-Test with Excel Video: How to Do a Two Sample T Test Paired Two Sample for Means in Excel 2013 Using Excel for descriptive Statistics Video: Descriptive Statistics in Excel with Data Analysis Toolpak Week 5 Due by the end of Week 5 at 11:59 pm, ET. This week your analysis should be B I I U A E 1 3 III