Kinesiology 251

Analysis of Research

Links to Resources

• APA Style; APA Checklist
• CASA Computer Lab
• Evaluating Journal Articles
  • Online (rubric/guide)
  • Guidelines for Critiquing Research Articles (from Nursing Text referenced on Sonoma web site)
  • Article Critique Checklist (from Fullerton web site)
• Graduate Studies & Research
• SJSU Library
  • Kinesiology Information
  • Library Liaison for Kinesiology

Course Information

• Content Information; Slide Notes [pdf]
  • Compact Version of Slide Notes
• Content: Methods Section
• Data Analysis Flow Chart
• Descriptive Statistics
• Ethics in Research: Links to info:
  • University of Washington
  • Resnik Article - What is Ethics?
  • National Academies Press Article
  • SJSU Policy for the Protection of Human Research Subjects
• Inferential Statistics
• Problem Examples
  • Association & Causation
  • Confounding Variables
  • Graphing Data
  • Using a Convenience Sample
• Sampling
• Writing Commentary

Exam Review

• Definitions: Design & Analysis Topics (e.g. sources of invalidity, interclass vs intraclass coefficients, .. )
• Ethics in Research
• Research Design
  • Methods, Validity/Reliability of Research
• Data Analysis
  • Descriptive Statistics
  • Inferential Statistics
  • Reliability & Validity of Data
  • Confidence Intervals
• Hypothesis Testing
• Evaluation of Journal Articles

Article Critique Practice

One-way ANOVA; F test

• Article: Extracurricular Activities & Dropping Out
• Questions
• Answers

Two-way ANOVA; F test

• Article: Competitiveness and Culture
• Questions
• Answers

Two-way ANOVA; F test

• Article: Agression, Gender, and Ethnicity
• Questions
• Answers

Chi Squared

• Article: Relationship between Gender & Drinking Problems
• Questions
• Answers

Correlation

• Article: Correlates of Alcohol & Tobacco Use
• Questions
• Answers

Dependent t-test

• Article: Charactieristics of New Parents
• Questions
• Answers

Dependent t-test

• Article: Summer Camp and Self-Esteem
• Questions
• Answers

Effect Size; Power

• Article: Customer Weight and Salesperson Response
• Questions
• Answers

Independent t-test

• Article: Communication in Relationships
• Questions
• Answers

Independent t-test

• Article: Perceptions of Risky Driving Behaviors
• Questions
• Answers

Practical Significance; Statistical Significance

• Article: Effort and Reward in College
• Questions
• Answers