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Data and Methods

Overview

This is a draft section on a paper about students on anti-depressants and academic performance (also on other such as weed benefitting academic performance) so please answer the following with that in mind.

Identify your dependent and independent variables. Define each in words (nominal) and in terms of how they will be measured (operationalization).

Identify the unit of analysis; e.g., the individual student.

Your proposed data gathering instrument/technique; e.g., interview, questionnaire, ethnography, experiment). Cite the source(s) of the questions/research instrument/design - from sources that you have found or from you, the researcher.

Your sampling methodology (as described in the prior assignment),

Explain how you will use the data gathering instrument/technique and sampling methodology to gather data.

Identify and discuss any ethical issues and how you will address those.