Advanced Statistical Procedures The assignment: Report in APA format a description of a more advanced test that you would like to know more about. Describe the test's assumptions, when the test is appropriate to use, and the number of independent and dependent variables involved. The final document should be 23 paragraphs long. To prepare for this Application: Review the text and websites in this week's Learning Resources to learn about advanced statistical procedures that were not discussed in this course or in its prerequisites, RSCH 8101 and RSCH 8201.

Advanced Statistical Procedures 3 paragraphs The assignment: Report in APA format a description of a more advanced test that you would like to know more about. Describe the test's assumptions, when the test is appropriate to use, and the number of independent and dependent variables involved. The final document should be 3 paragraphs long. To prepare for this Application: Review the text and websites in this week's Learning Resources to learn about advanced statistical procedures that were not discussed in this course or in its prerequisites, RSCH 8101 and RSCH 8201.ResourcesCourse Text: Research Methods in the Social SciencesChapter 11, "Questionnaire Construction"Chapter 18, "Index Construction and Scaling Methods"In Chapter 11, you will learn how to construct a questionnaire, including content, types, sequence, and format of questions and avoiding bias. In Chapter 18, you will learn about index construction and scaling methods.Course Text: Discovering Statistics Using IBM SPSS StatisticsChapter 17, "Exploratory Factor Analysis" (pp. 665719)This excerpt from Chapter 17 explains how to conduct a reliability analysis on SPSS using Cronbach's alphaChoose a test in the Field text that was not covered in this course. You will discuss your chosen test in this week's Application 2Website: Trochim, W. M. K. (2006). Scaling. Retrieved from http://www.socialresearchmethods.net/kb/scaling.phpThis website provides a definition and an overview of scaling, including equal-appearing interval scaling, "summative" scaling, and "cumulative" scaling.Website: Buchner, A., Faul, F., & Erdfelder, E. (n.d.) G*Power. Retrieved January 29, 2010, from http://www.gpower.hhu.deThe G*Power website explains the purpose and features of G*Power and allows users to download the program.Downloading any software from a site that is not the official site of the software creator can cause issues. There are a variety of sites from which you can download G*Power, beyond the one provided in this course. These sites are safe. However, the software that is bundled with the installers can be more or less annoying, and can often introduce you to additional (harmless) software. This software should not be mistaken for viruses. In fact, if you are very careful, you can completely avoid installing any other software, but to do that, you must read carefully every screen that is presented in the installation process. In the case of G*Power, you can avoid any problems by downloading the software from the original site: http://www.gpower.hhu.deWebsite: StatSoft. (2010). Nonparametric statistics. Retrieved from http://www.statsoft.com/textbook/nonparametric-statistics/This website provides an overview of nonparametric statistics procedures, including the purpose of each and when each would best be used.Website:Plonsky, M. (2009). Nonparametric statistics. Retrieved from http://www.uwsp.edu/psych/stat/14/nonparm.htmThis website provides an introduction to nonparametric statistics, including chi square.