Quality of a Study’s Quantitative Data Analysis
Using this research article that starts on page 3 of the pdf complete the following in 2-3 pages, APA graduate level, original work as I will check it, 3-4 references to support any opinions you have in your writing. Here is the article you are reviewing ProQuestDocuments-2015-02-19.pdf
Read the article above and evaluating the quality of the research effort following the Criteria for Evaluating the Quality of a Study’s Quantitative Data Analysis and Report of Results which are:
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1. States the statistical analyses used to answer the research questions. |
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2. Indicates how the data collected from the instruments were scored. |
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3. Indicates the computer program used so you know how the statistics were calculated. |
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4. Reports descriptive analyses so you know a summary of the sample’s responses to each major variable. |
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5. Reports inferential statistics to address the comparison and relationship hypotheses. |
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6. Uses an alpha level of .05 or less. If not, the author explains why not so you understand why he or she is taking a greater risk of incorrectly finding a significant result. |
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7. Reports the value of the statistic, the associated p value, and the effect size so you can make your own conclusions about a research question. |
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8. Provides clearly formed tables and figures so you can interpret the information provided. |
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9. Provides results that answer the research questions and address the hypotheses. |