Assignment 1: LASA 2: Final Project: Final Research Paper

Submit your final research paper to the M5: Assignment 1 Dropbox by Monday, February 8, 2016. It should include a cover page, abstract, intro/lit review, method section, results (simply report what statistics you propose to use), discussion section, and reference page.

Your final paper should be double-spaced, 8 to 10 pages in length, and properly edited.

Please use the following information to help you with each section:

1. Cover page: Pay attention to APA style and refer to the example in your textbook.

1. Abstract: Is written on its own page and is a very brief summary of your study. Think in terms of one sentence stating your research question, one or two sentences regarding background and what we already know about it, one or two sentences regarding your methodology (e.g., how many participants were used and how were your variables assessed), and one or two sentences about your findings.

1. Intro/lit review: incorporate the feedback and make revisions to the introduction and literature review submitted in Week 4.

1. Method section: incorporate the feedback and make revisions to the Method section submitted in Week 4.

1. Results section: in one paragraph, state what statistical test would have been used and why it was chosen.

Discussion section: broken down into the following paragraphs:
- - paragraph 1: statement of your results/findings (or what you imagine might be your results).
- - paragraph 2: what might have affected those results (i.e., threats to internal and external validity). Include flaws in your design and confounding variables.
- paragraph 3: implications for your findings including the significance and impact on the field as well as future research directions.
- Reference page: Pay attention to APA style and refer to the example in your textbook.

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ABSTRACT

The research is mainly on the issue of using of phones while driving. This is one of the major causes of accidents that have contributed too many deaths on our roads. This is also one of the causes of minor road accidents that occur on the day to day basis in the country. The wrong use of mobile phones is found in both the pedestrians and the drivers as when a driver uses the phone while driving they are more likely to cause an accident (Shinar, 2013). The pedestrians are also more likely to be hit by a car when they cross the road while talking on the phone.

The data that was used hear is collected from different sources among them drivers on the roads and also, secondary data that was collected from the authorities in charge of the maintenance of highways and the roads in general. This is important in determining the level to which accidents are killers and also the different causes of…..

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