You are to create a research proposal by the end of this class. An important part of the research proposal is how you plan to choose your sample and collect your data. This week will be a peer review, you are to write a draft of your paper on your sample and method. After you have written your paper, create your own thread and attach your paper to your discussion thread as a .doc file.

As a reviewer, you should look to make sure the following information is answered in the document. Note that telling a person that you have no comments will not count as a post.

What type of study is it?
What are the variables of interest?
If subjects are assigned to groups, how is this done?
What is going to be used to collect the data?
If questions are going to be asked, what types of questions are going to be used?
If the study is a naturalistic observation, how are the data to be coded?

ANSWER:

What type of study is it?

For this assignment, my research proposal’s title is assessing the relationship between family background and juvenile delinquency among adolescents. I will choose my sample randomly among adolescents who have committed either violent or non-violent crimes and whole name are in the criminal justice system under the juvenile database. According to Gravetter and Forzano (2019), random sampling ensures that each individual in the population has an equal chance of being selected, minimizing sampling bias. My research will utilize both qualitative and quantitative research designs. It will be correlational research. Correlational research attempts to determine the extent of the relationship between two or more variables using…. To continue reading, click on the purchase button below.

PSYU 304 Week 5 Discussion