Directions:

Topic:Are teens who spend more time on social media more likely to suffer anxiety and/or depression?

What is the problem that requires additional data to better understand? How would the research apply at your place of work or in some other aspect of your life?

• What are your research questions? A minimum of three (3) questions is required.
  • The questions should address what do you want to know as well as solve the stated problem. (Will the answers to the questions solve the stated problem? At this stage, you should also ask yourself how knowing the answers to the questions will promote growth within your community or organization?)

• Based on your preliminary literature search, what samples or data would you need to collect to reliably answer your research questions?
  • Describe your sampling technique/data acquisition methodology along with areas for possible bias.
  • Remember to consider your sampling method and size and be sure to provide detail regarding your technique. For example, if you intend to survey a population, what specific survey questions will you ask? How many people must you survey in order to obtain a representative (i.e. reliable and valid) data set?

• Discuss at least three (3) valid methods you would use to properly interpret the datayou would receive from part 4.
  • Describe how you will convince the research and/or business community that your study is reliable, valid and useful/impactful.