Supporting Your Quantitative Analyses Resources scoring guide icon Discussion Participation Scoring Guide. Website icon Capella Graduate Online Writing Center – APA Style and Formatting. Based on your analyses thus far, you should be comfortable with the data and the findings related to your dataset. Find a theory that will help explain your findings. Use at least one peer-reviewed academic article to support your theory selection and to explain the findings from your data analysis.

A good place to look for these articles is the Capella Library. Refer back to the theories and journals listed in Unit 1’s Theory Selection assignment to assist in selecting a relevant theory for your project data analysis. Your discussion post should conform to APA 6th edition guidelines.

Note: The information from this activity may be used to complete your course project in Unit 10.

Response Guidelines Once you have completed your initial post, read the responses of your peers and respond to at least one. In your response, Be sure to talk about the theory selected by your peer and its appropriateness to his or her dataset. Make recommendations on the theory based on your peer’s analysis. Include the following, if applicable:

Ask a probing question about your peer’s analysis. Elaborate on a particular point made by your peer, using an example.