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Nt1310 Unit 2 Research Methods

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For this section of the research, it will be performed by using secondary data analysis with longitudinal design and quantitative data. For the secondary data analysis, it will be using the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979 from the U.S Bureau of Labor statistics. Since this study focuses on secondary data, the sampling procedures provided by the original data collectors was that in the NLSY79 they have collected data from families who had their children between the 1980’s from the year 2012. The assessment of the Survey is called HOME (Home Observation Measurement of the Environment) which is the primary measure of the quality of a child’s home environment that is included in the NLSY79 child survey (The Bureau …show more content…

The chi-square test will also include the Cramer’s V test to see the strength of the relationships. Another addition to the analytic strategy is using crosstabs where it can determine both variables such as the mother who spanked or slapped their child at least once to the child applying to college. The analysis will also include a bivariate table and a trivariate table to see if there is more of a significant difference of the variables. All the frequencies and procedures of the data are determine by using …show more content…

Children who were spanked by their mothers, were accepted to college by a percentage of 27.5%. Additionally, children who were not spanked by their mothers received a higher percentage of children who were not spanked by 72.5%, which makes a difference between both variables (Table 6). The significance among being accepted to college and being spanked as a child is that there is a significance between both relationships. In addition by having a Pearson chi-square value of .528a, with two degrees of freedom, and an asymptotic significance of .768. According to the Cramer’s V, it had a value of .048, which gives a weak relationship of both

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