Research Methods
Kin 250
Dr. Emily H. Wughalter
Sport
Psychology
Special
Populations
Motor
Learning
and Control
Sport
History
Sport
Philosophy
Kinesiology
Exercise
Physiology
Sport Art
Sport
Anthropology
Biomechanics
Measurement
and Statistics
Sport
Sociology
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Systematic process for observing and recording
information
Conglomeration of research, design, and
statistics
Detailed so that anyone can replicate the study
and confirm its findings
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Identify the problem
Investigate/review source materials
Design a method
Analyze the results
Discuss the results
Draw Conclusions
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Key words
Primary Source
Secondary Source
Thesaurus
Print Source
Online Source
Format
Full text database/index
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Almanacs
Encyclopedias
Handbooks
Annual reviews
Abstracts from conventions or conferences
Journals
Books
Government documents
Enter the bibliographic info
here in APA format
Summarize the
hypothesis(es),
instrumentation,
findings, and
conclusions here
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Plagiarism means using the work of someone
else without giving that person credit for his or
her work.
San José State University has a strict policy on
unethical behavior, including: plagiarism and
other forms of cheating.
The Office of Student Conduct and Ethical
Developmenbt
http://www.sa.sjsu.edu/judicial_affairs/students/index.html
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Develop a list of key words
Use the online data bases for searching for
information
Find the articles online or in the library
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http://www.sjlibrary.
org/gateways/acade
mic/
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Composed of facts and theories
Enables us to understand phenomena and to
solve problems
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First hand through observation
Second hand through the
interpretation/perception of others
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Consistency
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Perception, bias, and expectations may create
problems or unreliability with first hand
observations.
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Lack of valid and reliable information may be
problematic with second hand information.
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Authority
Personal Experience
Deduction
Induction
Scientific method
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Does a score or information do what it
purports to do?
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A measure is a numerical or descriptive score
that results from observing phenomena and it
reflects how much an object or an individual
possesses the characteristic.
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Statistics represent the synthesis of an entire set
of measures or scores, e.g., the average is a
statistic and it is usually referred to as the
mean.
 Descriptive Statistics
 Correlation
 Univariate Statistics
 ANOVA
 Multivariate Statistics
 MANOVA
 Multiple Correlation