Data Analysis Assignment (150 Points) 10 points will be deducted if you do not submit your SPSS output files Study #1 (75 Points) Study Question: Do students who are asked to take handwritten notes perform better than students who are asked to take notes on a computer? Does a student’s preferred learning style moderate this effect? IV1: Notetaking method: handwritten vs

Data Analysis Assignment (150 Points)
10 points will be deducted if you do not submit your SPSS output files

Study #1 (75 Points)

Study Question: Do students who are asked to take handwritten notes perform better than students who are asked to take notes on a computer? Does a student’s preferred learning style moderate this effect?

IV1: Notetaking method: handwritten vs. computer

IV2: Learning style preference: visual vs. verbal

DV: Exam performance (higher #’s indicate better performance)

Scoring Guide

Title page (3pt)

•             Includes a clear and descriptive title with name, affiliation, and running (APA has different guidelines for professional vs. student paper. Please review and follow the professional paper guidelines by clicking this link)

Set the stage (15pt)                                                                                                                                       

•             The heading, “Results” is correctly used following the APA guidelines (1pt)

•             Clearly states the hypothesis (14pt) (you need to generate your own hypothesis)

Descriptive statistics (15pt)

•             For each measure/variable, the central tendency (e.g., mean) and variability values (e.g., standard deviation) are correctly presented in text

Inferential statistics (20pt)

•             Correctly states the name of statistical test (1pt)                                                                                                              

•             Accurately reports the statistics (e.g., degrees of freedom; Pearson coefficient, F or T statistics; p-value) (9pt)                                                     

•             Accurately and clearly states the findings in words (state what the test finds and in what direction) (10pt)

Figure (12pt)

•             Figure is correctly referenced in text (1pt)

•             Figure is provided on a separate page following the APA guidelines (11pt)

Writing style/grammar (10pt)

Study #2 (75 Points)

Study Question: Is there a relation between time spent on social media and one’s sense of life satisfaction?

Variables: Time spent on social media and perceived life satisfaction (higher scores indicate greater life satisfaction)

Scoring Guide

Title page (3pt)

•             Includes a clear and descriptive title with name, affiliation, and running (APA has different guidelines for professional vs. student paper. Please review and follow the professional paper guidelines by clicking this link)

Set the stage (15pt)                                                                                                                                       

•             The heading, “Results” is correctly used following the APA guidelines (1pt)

•             Clearly states the hypothesis (14pt) (you need to generate your own hypothesis)

Descriptive statistics (15pt)

•             For each measure/variable, the central tendency (e.g., mean) and variability values (e.g., standard deviation) are correctly presented in text

Inferential statistics (20pt)

•             Correctly states the name of statistical test (1pt)                                                                                                              

•             Accurately reports the statistics (e.g., degrees of freedom; Pearson coefficient, F or T statistics; p-value) (9pt)                                                     

•             Accurately and clearly states the findings in words (state what the test finds and in what direction) (10pt)

Figure (12pt)

•             Figure is correctly referenced in text (1pt)

•             Figure is provided on a separate page following the APA guidelines (11pt)

Writing style/grammar (10pt)

Instructions: Analyze the data using SPSS and write TWO results sections following the APA guidelines. You must submit the SPSS output files (in PDF) along with your results sections.

Notes on grading: You will receive full points on each section if it is perfectly written without any issues with lack of clarity, inconsistency, inaccuracy, missing elements, and APA formatting errors. Points will be deducted if it does not meet the criteria. Furthermore,