Reflect
Find the answers to the following questions in your research article:
What is the research problem?
What assumptions did the researchers make?
What is the population?
How large is the sample? How was the sample selected?
Do you see potential sources of statistical bias in the sampling procedure?
If this was an experiment, how were subjects allocated to treatment groups?
What data was collected? What statistical tools were used to analyze the data?
What were the findings?
What were the conclusions?
Do the authors discuss limitations, ethical issues, or sources of bias in their research? Do they discuss directions for future research?
Respond
Write a response of at least 150 words which addresses the questions above. Does the information in the reports seem reliable? Are the conclusions justified? Do you detect a point of view in the report? If so, what is it? Remember that all opinions should be supported with facts. Please remember that sources should be cited for all words, ideas, or facts that are not yours.
