University of Dhaka

Department of Television, Film and Photography Studies

Course: Quantitative Research Methods for Television and Film Studies
Course Code: TFP 301
Special Assignment (for Midterm Exam)
Marks: 25

The assignment will be due by January 15, 2021.

Instructions: Submit the soft copy of the assignment with a top sheet mentioning your NAME,
ID, COURSE CODE & NAME to email: hasinurkhan@gmail.com

Guidelines:

Select a quantitative research study from a journal in the List of Park and
Recreation Journals (http://www.prm.nau.edu/prm447/journal-list.htm). The article must
be dated between 2016 and the present year. Each of you must have to select separate
article.

Note: If you use the Journal of Leisure Research just type in the name of the journal in the
keyword space, and a list of articles will come up, but be sure you select only an article
from the Journal of Leisure Research.

Be sure to select a study that can provide ALL of the required information! Do
not use a qualitative study!

Terminology you need to understand:

• Quantitative Data
• Population
• Sample Random & Convenience
 • Data Collection Methodology
• Research Design
• Response Rate
• Statistical Tools

It is important to understand this assignment, since partial information is also requested in

the first assignment.

Sample Practice Assignment: Read the Sample Research Study (An Exploratory
Study of Serious Leisure and Lifestyle for Amateur Athletes ,
http://www.prm.nau.edu/prm447/assignment-3a-sample%20research%20article.pdf).

The answers for items 2-10 are provided below and are hi-lighted in the sample research study.

2. What was the "hypothesis" or "research question? (Examples: This study explores...; The
purpose of this study...; The present study examined... (Usually found in the Abstract and/or
Introduction).

Answer: The purpose of this exploratory study was to apply the concept of serious leisure
to gain an understanding of how amateur athletes in a community setting integrate their
free-time interests with lifestyle. A secondary purpose was to investigate which
characteristics of serious leisure may identify the participants’ levels of dedication to
participation in an adult sport program.

3. What were the population size (a description and a number is required)? Note: Be aware you
may find a study were the population is also the sample. (Usually found in the Methodology
section).

Answer: Found in the Abstract and Methods Data Collection sections; a total of 252 surveys
were collected on site

4. How was the sample selected? What was the sample size (number)? (Usually found in the
Methodology section).

Answer: Found in the Methods Data Collection section; Research participants were selected by a
convenience sample to reach as many on-site respondents as possible. The sample size was 252.

5. Identify the data collection methodology and how was it distributed? (Usually found in the
Methodology section).

Answer: Found in the Methods Data Collection section; On-site surveys were handed out.
6. Identify the research design (Survey, Census, Pre-experimental; Quasi-experimental; or True
experimental design).

Answer: Pre-experimental

7. What was the response rate? (Usually found in the Methodology section).

Answer: For this convenience sample it was 100%

8. What statistical methods have been used here? Mention in details.

Answer: For basic demographic characteristics, statistical descriptive analysis has been done. For
comparing two related population means a paired t-test has been conducted.

9. What other statistical tools could be used to analyze such data?

Answer: Some graphs like bar plot, pie chart or box plot could be used to show demographic
data.

10. Include the reference for your research study in the correct American Psychological
Association (APA) (http://www.prm.nau.edu/prm447/apa.htm) format.

Liu, H., Caneday, L. & Tapps, T. (2013). An Exploratory Study of Serious Leisure and Lifestyle
for Amateur Athletes. LARNet,16 (3), 22-29. http://larnet.org/2013-03.pdf

Assignment Final Tasks:

Select a quantitative research study from a journal in the List of Park and
Recreation Journals (http://www.prm.nau.edu/prm447/journal-list.htm).

The article must be dated between 2016 and the present year.

From the quantitative research article you have selected, (be sure you have selected a
research article that includes all of the required information below). Please answer the
following questions (include specific information in an outline format):

Format: Include a title page (Title page should have assignment title; student's name; class
number and name; page number and date. See APA Guidelines.
 1. Include the article title and a copy of the article Abstract.

2. What was the "hypothesis" or "research question? (Examples: This study explores...; The
purpose of this study...; The present study examined... (Usually found in the Abstract and/or
Introduction).

3. What were the population size (a description and a number is required)? Note: Be aware you
may find a study where the population is also the sample, called a convenience sample. (Usually
found in the Methodology section).

4. How was the sample selected? What was the sample size (number) (Usually found in the
Methodology section);

5. Identify the data collection methodology and how it was distributed? (Usually found in the
Methodology section).

6. Identify the research design (Pre-Experimental; Quasi-Experimental; or True Experimental

design);

7. Include the response rate (Usually found in the Methodology or Results section)

8. What statistical methods have been used here? Mention in details.

9. What other statistical tools could be used to analyze such data?

10. Include the reference for your research study in the correct American Psychological
Association (APA) (http://www.prm.nau.edu/prm447/apa.htm) format.

Do not use any online citation/reference program. They will not have the correct APA
format.