Describe the specific source of your archival data, including website addresses, and the criteria you will use when including or excluding any records.

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Correlation between vehicle theft and weather conditions in Vancouver BC, Canada
compare vehicle theft with rainy/ cool days and sunny/ warm days
it can be either daily or weekly ( whatever data that can be found )
Data material for the years 2019 and 2020
some websites to look at are:
https://vpd.ca/police/CrimeMaps/CrimeMaps2020.htm
Climate data
Canadian crime statistics
Statistics Canada
https://www.timeanddate.com/weather/canada/vancouver/historic?month=2&year=2020
Part A Option B: Archival
State your hypothesis in the form of a statement (not a question) that clearly describes the relationship you expect to observe. For example, “The Vancouver property rate will be higher on warmer days.”
Describe the specific source of your archival data, including website addresses, and the criteria you will use when including or excluding any records
Clearly describe the variables that you plan to measure or code in your archival data. Include your operational definition of these variables.
Describe how the archival data you are collecting and analyzing are publicly accessible and/or why the individuals whose behaviour is reflected in the records do not have a reasonable expectation of privacy. (
Describe how the particular archival data set you are collecting and analyzing will limit the generalizability of your results.
As best as you can, identify the control variables that should be applied in this study. That is, what are you attempting to control or hold consistent (e.g., type of crime) across your observations that could potentially influence the results?
Discuss in detail how your procedure upholds each of the ethical principles (respect for persons, concern for welfare, and justice) that govern research with human subjects.
Part B: Providing References
Current research builds on previous studies; it is not isolated from the findings of earlier studies. Using the techniques practiced in Unit 1, conduct a literature search in order to identify three articles that are related to your research idea. The articles may be related because they focus on one or more of the variables that you are considering investigating for your research project. The articles should give you some background on previous research done in your area of interest. You must list the references in APA style. Along with each reference you should describe, in a few sentences, the results of that study and how it relates to your hypothesis. These descriptions will help form the basis for your introduction of the write-up of your research in Assignment 4.
Your articles should be from refereed, peer-reviewed academic journals/periodicals—it is suggested that you consult PsycARTICLES or PsycINFO.

Please refer to the following rubric for information about how your assignment will be graded.
Exceeds Expectations
Meets Expectations
Almost Meets Expectations
Does Not Yet Meet Expectations
Part A Q1
Hypothesis well phrased as statement with all variables clearly identified
(5 marks)
Hypothesis well phrased as statement with some variables clearly identified
(4 marks)
Hypothesis not well phrased as statement with variables unclearly identified
(3 marks)
Hypothesis not phrased as statement and/or variables not identified
(0, 1 or 2 marks)
Part A Q2
All relevant characteristics of sample and setting described OR specific data sources identified and inclusion/exclusi on criteria clearly described
(5 marks)
Most relevant characteristics of sample and setting described OR specific data sources identified and inclusion/exclusi on criteria described with minor missing details
(4 marks)
Some relevant characteristics of sample and setting described OR some data sources identified and/or inclusion/exclusi on criteria incompletely described
(3 marks)
Characteristics of sample and setting incompletely or inaccurately described OR data sources not identified and/or inclusion/exclusi on criteria not identified
(0, 1 or 2 marks)
Part A Q3
Operational definitions of variables described completely with no missing details
(5 marks)
Operational definitions of variables described with a few missing details
(4 marks)
Operational definitions of variables described with some missing or incorrect details
(3 marks)
Operational definitions of variables described with many missing or incorrect details
(0, 1 or 2 marks)
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Assignment 3
Exceeds Expectations
Meets Expectations
Almost Meets Expectations
Does Not Yet Meet Expectations
Part A Q4
Clearly describes appropriate data collection OR public nature of raw data and expectations for privacy with no missing details
(5 marks)
Clearly describes appropriate data collection OR public nature of raw data and expectations for privacy but with a few missing details
(4 marks)
Clearly describes appropriate data collection OR public nature of raw data and expectations for privacy but with some missing details
(3 marks)
Incompletely describes appropriate data collection OR public nature of raw data and expectations for privacy
(0, 1 or 2 marks)
Part A Q5
Describes several limitations to generalizability
(5 marks)
Describes at least 2 limitations to generalizability
(4 marks)
Describes 1 limitation to generalizability
(3 marks)
Describes no limitations to generalizability
(0, 1 or 2 marks)
Part A Q6
Accurately describes variables that will be controlled for or identifies variables that should be controlled for but may not be due to limitations in the raw data
(5 marks)
Accurately describes variables that will be controlled for or identifies variables that should be controlled for but may not be due to limitations in the raw data, but with a few missing details
(4 marks)
Incompletely or inaccurately describes variables that will be controlled for or identifies variables that should be controlled for but may not be due to limitations in the raw data
(3 marks)
Does not describe variables that will be controlled for or identifies variables that should be controlled for but may not be due to limitations in the raw data
(0, 1 or 2 marks)
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Exceeds Expectations
Meets Expectations
Almost Meets Expectations
Does Not Yet Meet Expectations
Part A Q7
Accurately describes how procedure upholds respect for persons, concern for welfare, and justice with no missing details
(5 marks)
Accurately describes how procedure upholds respect for persons, concern for welfare, and justice but with a few missing details
(4 marks)
Accurately describes how procedure upholds respect for persons, concern for welfare, and justice but with some missing details
(3 marks)
Accurately describes how procedure upholds respect for persons, concern for welfare, and justice but with many missing details
(0, 1 or 2 marks)
Part B Reference s
Clearly describes relevance of research articles to current study
(5 marks)
Clearly describes relevance of research articles to current study but with a few missing details OR research lacks relevance to current study
(4 marks)
Describes relevance of research articles to current study but with several missing details OR research lacks relevance to current study
(3 marks)
Describes relevance of research articles to current study but with many missing details AND research lacks relevance to current study
(0, 1 or 2 marks)
Part B APA
APA style is perfect or near perfect
(5 marks)
APA style is mostly accurate
(4 marks)
APA style contains several errors
(3 marks)
APA style contains many errors
(0, 1 or 2 marks)

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