Explain why it is important to examine it and the consequences of not doing so. Include a minimum of three citations to relevant scholarly sources.

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Instructions

Design a research survey tool that utilizes a quantitative design.

Be sure your assignment will include the following parts:

1. Introduction (3-4 pages) 
   1. Describe the construct under examination. Explain why it is  important to examine it and the consequences of not doing so. Include a  minimum of three citations to relevant scholarly sources.
      
      
2. Method (3 pages) 
   1. Describe the participants, instrument, and procedure used to construct the instrument.
      
      
3. Steps (3 pages) 
   1. Assume a factor analysis has been completed and the instrument has  been developed, assess the reliability and validity. Discuss the steps  that you should take to assess the reliability and validity of the  instrument.
   2. Describe the steps that should be taken to avoid bias.
   3. Describe the steps that should be taken to ensure that ethical guidelines are followed.
      
      
4. Issues (2 pages) 
   1. Describe administration issues that you must overcome.
      
      
5. Results (3 pages) 
   1. Describe the types of analysis you would use and suggest what results likely would be seen.
      
      
6. Discussion (2-3 pages) 
   1. Evaluate the properties of the instrument, how you would revise or  improve it, and recommendations for further study of the instrument.
      
      
7. Reference List 
   1. Include at least 10 scholarly sources in your paper.
      
      
8. Appendix 
   1. Include the actual measure in the appendix of the paper.
   2. Scholarly rationale for not including faculty feedback into your assignment (if applicable).

Note: In this assignment, you will integrate your  faculty’s feedback from your Week 8 Assignment OR provide a scholarly  rationale for why you did not integrate it on a separate sheet of paper  to be included in the appendix of the Signature Assignment.

Length: 16-18 pages (not including reference list or appendix)

Your paper should demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the ideas  and concepts by providing new thoughts and  insights relating directly to the topic. Your response should reflect  scholarly writing and current APA standards.

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Week 8 Assignment

Quantitative analysis as research methodology takes into account variables that are measurable and thus definitive in the way there is an empirical investigation. Therefore, there is a statistical element and definition of techniques in place in the valuation of impact. There are ways in which information in this type of study can be achieved. The data collection is important as it dictates the type of statistical tools that are best suited for this kind of study (Nardi, 2018). For this paper, the survey tool that would be used in the collection of data is a questionnaire. Comment by JB: nice intro as usual 🙂

The Topic

By consideration of this, looking at something that is taken to be a general public issue and an impact on the majority. Technology has been a key aspect in the development of means of communication, however, there is also the fact that communication evolution has also led to the increase in the socio-economic value of means of communication. Therefore, having a smartphone comes at its costs depending on an individual’s priority. This raises the question of how often do you buy smartphone apps that cost more than $0.99? Comment by JB: rework all prounons to what you mean exactly Comment by JB: interesting! most sentences will be cited though for the final paper.

Variable that could be Researched Quantitatively

Raises the question give a sense of achievability in terms of the quantitative value and thus a way in which there can be accountability in terms of numbers. Facts and evidence during collection have to be central in defining a specific variable. By determination of this variable, it is easier to understand the types of question to be asked in the survey and where the focus should be emphasized. Therefore, for this question, the variable is the number of mobile apps bought. The instrument to measure this variable includes questionnaires, checklists, interview, and observation (Vellone, 2000). Comment by JB: maybe a word missing here? Comment by JB: add in some citations of researchers calling for this research – it will be important to justify your doing such a study 🙂 I like it though!!

Population/Demographic

The most elemental question is based on a commodity that can only be found in one type of technology, the chosen demographic is smartphone users. They fit all the criteria necessary as they are the ones in need of a mobile application for most functions. Despite the fact that there is a chosen population, it is important to narrow down the fact that priority is important for different people. Therefore, there is diverse usage of the phones and thus a further narrowing must be considered in the fact that some smartphone users do not necessarily use it for any other options rather than to call and receive messages.

While looking at the characteristics of these users the most notable will be those who can be a focus on different mobile application and social media. This allows the identification of the methodologies to reach them and thus definitive pathways to take in the collection of data. The approach to be taken in this case in collaboration with different application owners and developers to reach out to their audience for a survey. At the same time, there can also be consideration of recruitment of participants. By this account, the approach would slightly different in that there would be a need to identify the target population by other characteristics such as the likelihood of smartphone ownership, mixed population, and age groups through an exclusion inclusion criteria which allows a form of grouping (Hagan, 2014).

Research Questionnaire Created and Answered (Answers are bold and underlined)

Section I: Personal Information

1. Gender/Sex

Running head: SURVEY TOOLS 1

SURVEY TOOLS 8

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· Female

· Male

· Other

3. Marital Status Comment by JB: when asking participants questions we don’t want to ask anything that is potentially sensitive if we aren’t going to analyze that data. You can ask non personal things (I think marital status/gender/age is okay) for your demographic section – to describe the sample, but nothing too personal if you aren’t going to analyze it. From the RQ above it looks like you are just analyzing data about the number of mobil apps bought (no relationships between these things and that).

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· Married

· Single

5. Age Group

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· 16 – 24

· 24 – 30

· 30 – 40

· > 40

7. Education

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· University/ College Graduate

· High School

· Elementary Level

· Illiterate

9. Employment

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· Self Employed

· Salaried Professional

· Student

· Freelancer

11. Income Level (per month)

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· < $1000

· $1000- $15000

· $15000-$30000

· > $30000

Section II: Mobile Phones

12. Which mobile phone you are using (Indicate)

Samsung J7

13. When did you buy this phone (month and year):

August 2017

14. What influenced you to buy a new phone

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· The old one got lost

· New upcoming trend

· Needed Update on application support

· Old phone

15. How long did you last with your previous phone (years)

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· < 1

· 1 – 2

· 2-4

· > 4

16. How many phone apps have you installed in your phone?

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· 5-10

· 10-20

· 20-30

· Greater than 30

17. What percentage of those apps were bought?

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· <5%

· 5% – 30%

· 30%- 50%

· >50%

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19. At what price would you buy a phone app?

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· Less than $0.99

· $0.99

· $1 – $3

· Greater than $3

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22. Is this the same price of money you have bought all your apps?

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· Yes

· No

24. How many phone apps were those?

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· <5

· 5-10

· 10-20

· >20

25. How often do you update your phone apps?

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· Whenever there is an update

· Weekly

· Monthly

· Yearly

26. Do you buy new ones that are more advanced or wait for the renewal of the already existing?

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· Wait for a new version

· Buy a better version

27. How many apps do you buy a month?

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· At least 3

· 3-5

· More than 5

· None

28. How do you decide which phone app to purchase?

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· When someone famous has used and praised it

· When my friends suggest them

· When I see an advertisement

· When am looking for better quality

29. What type of phone apps do you purchase more frequently?

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· Games

· Photo editing Comment by JB: Fortunately you will not be making an instrument for your NCU dissertation. NCU prefers students using a quantitative method with a questionnaire for data collection – use an already published and validated instrument. It is too hard/time consuming to run a pilot test before the dissertation (which is needed when developing an instrument). If you are going with this topic you might look for questionnaires that exist in this area – I bet there are some!

· Video editing

· Social Media enhancements

Description of Experience

The questions were straight forward, easy to read and understand. The simplicity of the research question made it easy to grasp what it is that is required to answer. The questions were noninvasive hence make it comfortable to truthfully answer them. In addition, it was a quick survey which makes it more time friendly as it could be completed in about five to eight minutes.

Better Data Collection Strategy

Both in person and online data collection serve their purpose and offer a variety of limitation and advantages. In person data collection provides a chance for the determination of physical and verbal cues hence inclusive of observation, there is focus giving control to the researcher and offers a more in-depth quality that may be used for inferences. However, they are also limited as there is a restriction in the participants that one can use, it becomes more costly, there is often manual data entry, and the individuals are inconvenienced (Wright, 2005). On the other hand, online data collection give a bigger pool of participants, there is no limitation of the demographic, convenience is on the user, its low cost, the design is flexible depending on the site it is posted, and there can also be real-time data collection for a big sample population. Comment by JB: focus on only one method of data collection and one instrument. decide which one for the signature assignment and get into the details of how it would go – according to the assignment instructions

However, the method is dependent on the availability of user hence cannot work well with strict deadlines; the reliability of data can be tricky due to the fact that there is on the interviewer. Despite all that, in person survey is better due to extent of representation which will give an insight into more informed facts which are acceptable by the majority and can be related to their experience (Szolnoki, & Hoffmann, 2013). Comment by JB: good info! Some information is missing – so be sure to read the assignment instructions very carefully for the signature assignment. You will add that in for that assignment. First, search the Internet for free online survey tools such as those found at https://www.surveymonkey.com/mp/survey-templates and review the survey template examples (go to Academic Surveys). Review the examples and compare two on factors such as options, usability and determine the cost through a service such as SurveyMonkey. Second, determine a topic area that could be researched using a quantitative measurement.Third, determine a variable that could be measured using a quantitative design.Fourth, prepare a short four-item instrument that measures a variable related to your selected topic area.Fifth, identify your population of interest if you were to use these tools to measure the selected variable. Explain how you might most effectively reach participants to recruit to complete your online instrument. Describe whether your approach would differ if you were recruiting participants to complete the same instrument in person.Sixth, pretend that you are a participant. Complete the instruments you have created. Describe your experience as a participant with regard to factors, such as ease of readability, and time to complete.Finally, as an independent scholar, you will have to decide which data-collection strategy is most appropriate, given the problem statement, purpose, and research questions of the study. Discuss the advantages and limitations of collecting data online versus in person. Also, discuss possible topics that might be better suited for online data collection as opposed to in person.for sure go into more detail on the yellow parts for the signature assignment. Thank you!I will grade what is here in response to the assigment :)You did great 🙂

References

Hagan, T. (2014). Measurements in Quantitative Research: How to Select and Report on Research Instruments. Oncology nursing forum 41, 431-3. 10.1188/14.ONF.431-433.

Nardi, P. M. (2018). Doing Survey Research: A Guide To Quantitative Methods. Place of publication not identified: Routledge.

Szolnoki, G. & Hoffmann, D. (2013). Online, face-to-face and telephone surveys—Comparing different sampling methods in wine consumer research. Wine Economics and Policy 2, 2, 57-66.

Vellone, E. (2000). Instruments for quantitative methods of nursing research. Professioni Infermieristiche 53(1), 11-6. Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11228871

Wright, K. B. (2005). Researching Internet-Based Populations: Advantages and Disadvantages of Online Survey Research, Online Questionnaire Authoring Software Packages, and Web Survey Services. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication 10 (3). Retrieved from https://academic.oup.com/jcmc/article/10/3/JCMC1034/4614509