This question is designed to assess your understanding of the scientific research process, how it is used to plan and conduct a research study to answer a research question (as explained in the relevant ilecture). You are given a broad topic area (listed below) and you will formulate a relevant research question and then plan a hypothetical research study to answer this research question. You will do this by answering questions provided in the table below. You can come up with any research question as long as it fulfils three conditions:

1. Your research question is relevant to the topic/area Financial Stress & First Year Curtin Students.
2. Your research question is answerable by collecting and analysing some real data (though you are not actually going to collect data for this or for any other question).
3. The hypothetical study you are planning to answer your research question is ‘doable’ i.e. it is possible practically and humanely.

What is your Research Question?

(1 mark)

What is the aim of your proposed study? What benefit/s it will have?

(2 marks)

Which study design do you choose for your study and why?

(2 marks)

What will be the inclusion criteria for your study participants?

Which sampling method you will choose? and why?

How will you recruit participants? (3.5 marks)

What are your independent and dependent variables?

What are three other factors/variables you will collect information about and why? (3.5 marks)

Note: Must be a mix of both data types.

Provide measurement scale & units/categories (whichever applies) for each variable you described in the part above?(e.g. Pulse rate; ratio & no of beats/min) (5 marks)

For each of your five variables, provide one suitable descriptive statistic & one suitable graph (5 marks)