Descriptive Statistics and Inferential Statistics

Task

This assessment is a research report investigating the correlation between subjective wellbeing (SWB) and personality. Your task is to write an APA (7th ed.) style research report. Information for writing research reports is provided in Topic 1 (Preparation and Orientation) and the APA Style and Writing Guide (a link to this resource is on Interact2). There will also be two online meetings, one on writing research reports and another on thisassessment topic. These resources and instructions will help you to understand the requirements of this assessment. For this assessment, you will be provided with a data set and required to calculate means and standard deviations. You will also be provided with the correlations coefficients which you will need to interpret but you do not have to calculate them. Full details and instructions for the report, calculating, and interpreting the statistics are provided on Interact2. The following readings will assist in understanding report writing, descriptive statistics, and correlations.

Background to the topic

Considerable research has shown that there are differing links between SWB and the personality traits of extroversion, neuroticism, agreeableness, conscientiousness and openness to experience. These differing findings may be attributable to both SWB and personality defined and measured in various ways, it is therefore important to examine whether this relationship is consistent across different measurements and samples of participants. Extending research into other populations helps to establish whether there is a universal connection between SWB and personality. Few researchers have considered retirees and fewer still in an Australian context. Full instructions for this assessment are on Interact2 including some references to get you started in your reading. You should also read further and when researching the topic, do not use web pages, blogs or other low-quality sources. 

Extensions

According to the Charles Sturt Assessment policy, it is possible to request an extension for this assessment. To request a submission date after the 20th September 2021 (midnight), please use the ASSIST tool to send the request to the subject coordinator for approval. If you require an extension for longer than 7 days, you will need to apply for special consideration and evidence of extenuating circumstances or illness will be required. Please note that extension requests submitted via the special consideration form without appropriate documentation will not be approved.If you are granted an extension your marked assessment will have a return date of 15 working days after the submission date (i.e., the above return date does not apply), therefore it may not be returned prior to the examination period.

Turnitin

Turnitin is provided to check your referencing and paraphrasing skills. It is a requirement of this assessment that you report the similarity score on your Title page (see general formatting section for details). A guide on how to interpret and read your similarity report is available on the Turnitin Tab on Interact2. Please note that you must upload your final assessment to EASTS, any submissions for marking via Turnitin will NOT be accepted/marked.

EASTS submission

This assessment should be submitted via EASTS [Electronic Assessment submission Tracking System] only. A link to EASTS can be found on the left-hand side navigation menu of your Interact2 under the assessments tab.

Rationale

This assessment task will assess the following learning outcome/s:

be able to demonstrate theoretical knowledge of the nature and the historical and philosophical development of psychology as a scientific discipline and as a profession.

be able to develop and apply critical thinking skills in evaluating psychological literature and questioning claims that arise from myth, stereotype, pseudoscience or untested assumptions.be able to demonstrate an understanding of basic statistical and research methods concepts and apply these to communicate the outcomes of a psychological research study.be able to correctly apply the structure and conventions of a psychological research report following the guidelines of the American Psychological Association (APA).Conducting research is fundamental to psychology, it is how knowledge is gained.  Communicating research results in written reports are integral to sharing this knowledge, therefore it is an important skill. Thus, this assessment