BUS 8930 - Research Methods and Design

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Alliant International University

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Description:

(3 units) This course offers an introduction to the logic of research design and to descriptive and inferential statistics. Emphasis is placed on the conceptual understanding of the logical bases of measurement, research design, statistical inference and the correct interpretation of statistical tests; a skill not acquired from statistical packages. Students are expected to calculate and interpret basic statistics. Course topics include a discussion of types of variables, measurable research questions in the context of dissertations, the nature of correlational, quasi-experimental and experimental research, scales of measurement, reliability, validity, measures of central tendency and variability, interactive, normative and ipsative measurement and hypothesis testing. Prerequisites: BUS 6210 and BUS 8910

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.alliant.edu

Phone Number:

(866) 825-5426

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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