Monday, October 6, 2014

Food Choice Investigation Final Product Overview

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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