A sports psychologist is working with a baseball team to determine if the implementation of a self-efficacy training program is effective in improving on the field performance. Specifically, the psychologist and coach want to improve the rate of fielding errors on defense. The psychologist believes that by implementing the self-efficacy program, the fielding errors will decrease. Based on previous research, there was a decrease, but that research did not include a before and after design, and it is not clear whether this effect will hold over time. Therefore, for this research, the psychologist has decided to collect data on players (n=12), measuring the number of fielding errors in games as scored officially by the scorekeeper. The researchers have decided that it would be a much more robust study to measure the fielding errors following the
first 25% of gains in the season immediately before implementing the training program, then assess the fielding errors for the next 25% of the season following the training program, and again at the following 25% mark. The goal is to determine whether or not the training program is effective over time, and by collecting data points at the 25%, 50%, and 75% marks, it will help them make decisions for the last 25% of the season. Following the assignment instructions, use a r
epeated measures ANOVA statistical design using mock/fictitious data to demonstrate how this research might be conducted.
Title page in current APA format
? Level I headings identifying each section of your paper
? A section identifying the topic, research questions, hypotheses, and variables (operationally
defined) you are researching (use complete sentences in narrative form)
? Your mock/fictitious data set (This can be presented as a pasted spreadsheet or chart, but must be clear and legible.)
? Your results and SPSS output presented with APA formatted charts and graphs as appropriate (Avoid unnecessary charts and graphs that only add length and “fluff” to your paper. This should be similar to a Results section commonly found in original research journal articles.). This section should also include a discussion regarding the assumptions met (or not) for your analysis.
? Discussion/interpretation – Briefly but thoroughly tell your reader what the output of your SPSS calculations mean as they relate to your hypotheses and variables. Indicate whether or not the findings were significant, and/or whether or not the null/alternative hypotheses were found to be true. The specific information included in this section will vary depending on your project and the analyses being used.
? Reference page “if applicable”