SIP Final Draft – Individual Submission

Individual Final Draft
Name:
Title
(Choose a title that clearly and succinctly tells the reader the focus of the study.)
Abstract
One-paragraph summary of the major aspects of the SIP that includes: 1) the overall purpose of the inquiry
and the research problem(s) you investigated; 2) the basic design of the study; 3) major findings or trends found as
a result of your analysis; and, 4) a brief summary of your interpretations and conclusions.
Introduction (From Descriptive Draft)
One or two paragraphs introducing and detailing your project topic, how you conducted your inquiry(ies),
and the relevance of your project to a well-defined community. Include any national statistics that support the
importance of your issue or that you will use as a comparison to your data here. This section should end with a onesentence purpose statement and your research question(s).
Method (From Descriptive Draft)
Several (at least 2-3) paragraphs that contain the details of your study, a description of your research
objective(s)/hypothesis(es), type of study, participants, variables measured, and sampling technique. Numerical
summaries and graphs of your data should be embedded throughout this section along with descriptions. See Part I:
Descriptive Draft (Descriptive Statistics) of SIP-Assignment Instructions document.
Findings
Two to three paragraphs addressing inferential analyses and conclusions drawn about specific variables
within a well-defined population (make clear null and alternative hypotheses). Identify assumptions made about
your population, the sampling distribution of your sample statistic, or any other facet of your investigation, and the
limits of your conclusions. Include a P-value and/or a confidence interval as needed and interpret it. Use visuals as
necessary. See Part II: Final Draft (Inferential Statistics) of SIP-Assignment Instructions document.
Conclusion
One paragraph summary regarding the overall meaningfulness of the statistical inquiry and the lessons
learned about project development and completion.
References
Cite any source of national, state, or local statistics used as a null hypothesis.