The final product of your investigation in food choices will
consist of the following:
·
An abstract
including a sentence or two about each of the following:
o
The purpose of your paper (including your thesis
and hypothesis)
o
What you did to test your hypothesis
o
Your conclusions and an extremely brief
explanation of the evidence that supports them
o
The applications of your findings
·
An introduction
including:
o
Background information and a summary of research
related to your question
o
References (using APA or MLA citations) to at
least 3 sources (at least one scholarly article)
o
Your research question(s)
o
Your thesis and hypothesis
·
Methodology
featuring:
o
Your survey
o
A description of to whom it was given along with
pertinent details (when, where, etc.)
·
A description of your results with:
o
Organized data table(s) for at least three
questions (including at least one open-ended and one structured/fixed response
question)
o
Results of statistical analysis for at least
three questions (including at least one open-ended and one structured/fixed
response question)
·
A discussion
of your findings such as
o
Trends and conclusions – what important
inferences could you make based on analyzing your data?
o
An evaluation of your thesis – was it supported
or refuted by your investigation and analysis?
o
The limitations of your findings – you have
results and answers to your questions, but to whom do those answers not apply?
Were there issues with your questions or subject populations?
o
Applications of your research – what can people
(ex. consumers, lawmakers, health care professionals, educators, etc.) do with
your findings?
o
Questions for future investigations – what new
questions do you have about your topic? How would you go about answering them?
·
An APA or MLA formatted bibliography
Your final draft is due to be submitted on Tuesday, October 14, 2014.
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