The following is the outline that should be utilized for your research paper.RESEARCH PROJECT OUTLINE1. Title Page (Title of paper, the date, for whom and by whom it was prepared.)2. Table of Contents and List of Figures or Illustrations (if applicable.)3. Executive Summary (Make this a miniature report.)4. Scope and Statement of the Problem [This is where the purpose of your investigation should be discussed. Include the research question(s), investigative questions, the hypothesis (if appropriate for your design), and assumptions (if necessary)].5. Literature Review (This is your exploratory study phase ? secondary data and tertiary sources are required. Don?t forget to use citations!)6. Methodology [The methods and procedures you used or would have used if you had continued on with primary data collection. How would the research be done or accomplished? Example ? Interview Guide, Likert Scale, Force Field Analysis, and a Qualitative Statement Form. What are the variables? (Dependent and Independent)]7. Analytical Results (How would you analyze the data? Example ? Likert Scale Application, Force Field Analysis Application, Qualitative Statement Application. Don?t forget your final thoughts or summary of findings at the end. The actual primary data should be placed in this section, if applicable.)8. Discussion (Overview of your findings. Include the implications ? this is where the importance, the benefit and the future uses of your research should be placed. Do not forget any limitations found after you completed your investigation. Conclusion, recommendations, and possible courses of action.)9. Bibliography10. Appendices (Operational definitions, other items.)

Public Administration

MAKING SENSE OF DATA
In the space below provide a data matrix that contains the name of the county, the percentage of residents who have graduated from high school, the percentage who are foreign born, and the percentage living in poverty in 1999. Remember: the point of creating a data matrix is to organize text and numbers so that they can be processed by hand or computer. Hence, be neat! Your table should also include the source of the data and how you have treated any missing data. (Use table 11-1 of the main text as a guideline.)
-‘E,.,.(eircisejl Here are some variables that might arise in political research. For each one, what would be an appropriate measure of central tendency: the mean, the mode, or the median? If more than one seems_ useful, e lain
a. The percentage of the population living in a metropolitan area who live below the poverty line
b. The per capita incomes of the nations of Europe and Africa
c. A four-point scale of attitudes toward immigrants
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Public Administration

MAKING SENSE OF DATA
In the space below provide a data matrix that contains the name of the county, the percentage of residents who have graduated from high school, the percentage who are foreign born, and the percentage living in poverty in 1999. Remember: the point of creating a data matrix is to organize text and numbers so that they can be processed by hand or computer. Hence, be neat! Your table should also include the source of the data and how you have treated any missing data. (Use table 11-1 of the main text as a guideline.)
-‘E,.,.(eircisejl Here are some variables that might arise in political research. For each one, what would be an appropriate measure of central tendency: the mean, the mode, or the median? If more than one seems_ useful, e lain
a. The percentage of the population living in a metropolitan area who live below the poverty line
b. The per capita incomes of the nations of Europe and Africa
c. A four-point scale of attitudes toward immigrants
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