3 credits
Fall 2025 Lecture
Analysis of research and evaluation of research reports and funding - emphasis on understanding the application of fundamental statistical methods in design and interpretation of research findings in industrial, technical, business, and government environments.
Learning Outcomes1Identify descriptive statistics appropriate to sampling used.
2Evaluate appropriate use of inferential statistics.
3Determine when data favor nonparametric vis-a-vis parametric statistical analysis.
4Use manual and library database methods to find appropriate research and write an appropriate research report that will add to your body of knowledge.
5Explain procedures for computer-aided data base searches of published research.
6Identify descriptive research, surveys, and prediction studies.
7Differentiate between experimental and quasi-experimental studies.
8Identify common errors in research.
9Develop a working knowledge or basic vocabulary and concepts or research methods (quant and qual).
10Evaluate and critique research studies and articles.
11Be familiar with a multitude of different types of research.
12Differentiate between varying qualities of research studies and reports.
13Understand how and why a university does research and how it is funded.
14Have tools and knowledge to build and/or enhance the framework of your proposal or thesis.
Restrictions
made by Purdue students.