1. gsadri@fullerton.edu STATISTICS TUTORIAL Applied Research In Organizational Behavior By: Dr. Goli Sadri

2. gsadri@fullerton.edu Basic Research Design  Independent Variable the causal variable in a study  Dependent Variable the variable affected in a study  Moderator Variable influences the relationship between the dependent and independent variables  Hypothesis a statement of the relationship between the variables under study 1

3. gsadri@fullerton.edu Collecting Data  Survey a research design in which a sample of subjects is drawn from a population and studied to make inferences about the population Data may be collected through face-to-face interviews or questionnaires  Questionnaires a group of written questions to which subjects respond 2

4. gsadri@fullerton.edu What Do You Want To Do With Your Data?  Find out about your sample Find out about your sample descriptive statistics  Examine differences between 2 groups Examine differences between 2 groups t-test  Examine differences between 3 or more groups Examine differences between 3 or more groups ANOVA  Examine the relationship between 2 variables Examine the relationship between 2 variables correlation  Determine which independent variable best Determine which independent variable best predicts your dependent variable multiple regression 3