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Assignment
Part I
Topic: The Impact of Financial Technology on Banking and Finance: Use of Blockchain and Cryptocurrency (Quantitative Study)
Data Collection and Data Sets:
Learning how to collect data is one of the cornerstones of conducting research. Where does the data come from? How are you going to use the data that is collected? What should the data tell you? These are some questions that you will answer as you are building your prospectus and then your dissertation.
To prepare to develop your prospectus for this course, you want to make sure you are able to understand what dataset you will select and what variables you will use within that dataset. Make sure you have a clear understanding of your approach and how you want to use the dataset you chose.
Using your topic and what you know from your literature review, begin to identify the data set you will use for your dissertation.
Respond to the following prompts:
1. What dataset are you using?
2. What is the justification for the use of the data set? (Include credible sources to justify your choice)
3. Why was this dataset selected? (Describe how the dataset will answer your research questions.)
4. What variables within the dataset will you use for your study?
5. What are the independent and dependent variables?
6. Using this dataset, what methodology are you going to use in your study? (QUATITATIVE METHOD)
Part II
Data Collection and Data Sets Assessment 5 to 7 pages
This assessment aligns with the competency for this module: Students will demonstrate their understanding of data collection and analysis by providing evidence-based methods that are aligned with their research topic. In this Assessment, you will research and finalize the data set you will use for your dissertation.
To prepare to develop your prospectus for this course, you want to make sure you are able to understand what variables you are working with, how they were collected, and how they relate to each other. Looking at the data set you selected in your Formative Assessment, what variables are you going to use and how does this relate to the rest of the study?
Submit the following information based on the selected dataset you will use along with the justification for its use by including the following:
1. What information from the dataset will you utilize? Why?
2. Who is your population?
3. Describe how this population represents your problem and purpose
4. What data analysis method are you planning to use?
5. Why are you using this/these data analysis methods?