Apply the principles you have learned regarding research methods in charpter 1.3

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Apply the principles you have learned regarding research methods in charpter 1.3. Design a hypothetical research project by determining the question you are seeking to answer. This question can be about anything regarding the development of humans. Be sure you choose your strategy of experimental or correlational. You will need to define your independent and dependent variable, and then how you will measure the study. What ethical considerations will you need to follow in your study. Lastly, what is the outcome you might hope to see? Remember to cite and reference any work, APA format. The course is human growth and developmemt. and text book is Discovering the life span by Feldman 3rd ed

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Title: Impact of physical exercise on life expectancy.

The study aims at understanding the impact, if any, of physical exercise on life expectancy among people.

Type of research: experimental design, wherein the independent variable is the level of physical activity and the dependent variable is the life expectancy/quality of life including chronic diseases in individuals.

Ethical considerations in this case would comprise of confidentiality concerns, ensuring that no harm is done to participants and avoiding soailly desirable answers while collecting data. Also, the sample size must be large enough for the study to have authenticity and credibility depending on the target population, so as to draw conclusion & generalise on the topic.

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