Term Research Paper: Paper must be in APA style

Category

Criteria

Purpose Statement and Model

State why the dependent variable has been chosen for analysis

Identify the primary independent variable and defend why it is important

Write the general form of the model

Definition of Variables

Define and defend all variables

State the Expectations for each independent variable

Addressed for each variable

 How is the variable defined in data source?

 Which unit of measurement is used?

 For independent variables, why does the variable determine change in the dependent variable?

 What sign is expected for the independent variable’s coefficient, positive or negative and why?

Data Description

Describe the data and identify the data sources

Identify which general sources and from which specific tables are the data taken

Which year or years were the data collected

Are there any data limitations

Presentation and Interpretation of Results

Perform Multiple Linear Regression analysis on data, present regression output and evaluate results (significance of Adjusted R-squared and independent variables)

Write the regression (prediction) equation

Identify and interpret the adjusted R2 (one paragraph)

Discussion of the empirical results from the regression analysis

Reference Page

Use the proper format to list the works cited under two headings: Research: a minimum of two sources

Data: a separate citation for each of the variables used in the paper