Illustrate your familiarity with problem formation and hypothesis development

The intent of this assignment is for you to apply your conceptual and practical understanding of health, fitness, and recreation resources to prepare a final and complete research proposal.

The development of such a proposal will illustrate your familiarity with problem formation and hypothesis development, review and critical analysis of the scholarly literature on health, fitness, and recreation resources, justification of appropriate methodology, and consideration of the implications of such research. This assignment is, in essence, a revision and extension of all content included in previous assignments. It should include:

Title Page
Table of Contents
List of Tables and Figures
Abstract (A short summary of your overall project & findings) *Look at your journal articles for examples
MAIN BODY OF THE PROPOSAL
Introduction/Literature Review
Introduction – background and significance
Literature Review (themed and with appropriate sources and all includes sections from the full assignment)
Research Questions
Hypotheses – Direct and Null
Independent and Dependent Variables
Definitions
Sampling
Populations (Target and accessible population descriptions)
Sample size
Sampling procedure
Sampling bias
Methods
Survey Description
Reliability, Validity, and Internal Validity
Procedures for Data Collection and Triangulation
Ethics
Analysis

Pilot Study Results
Descriptive statistics (Graphs and tables)
Inferential statistics (Graphs and tables)
Discussion and Conclusions (recommendations and implications for theory, research, and practice, what it all means)
Reference List (at least 10 scholarly journals and ALL SOURCES USED)

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