Assignment: Article Appraisal
Purpose: Summarize and appraise an article for bias and validity in a collaborative environment.
Assessment: The DBs are worth 35 points. It will be graded based quality of 3 posts made on 3 different days. Please see the grading rubric embedded below for complete criteria.
Instructions: Carefully read, summarize, and appraise your group's assigned article. The discussion board for this week should cover the following concepts in order to have a complete draft by the end of the week. Apply the concepts discussed in the lecture and the readings.
As you provide input to your peers, be sure to state a rationale for your claims.
Appraise and debate the sampling methods and determine the quality of the sampling procedures in reducing bias. Consider the following questions:
a. Was the sampling method and inclusion/exclusion criteria adequate to reduce sampling bias?
b. Are the sample characteristics representative of the target population?
c. Was the sample size adequate?
d. Was there a decrease in sample size? If so, did the researchers identify decreases early and attempt to reduce the impact? Was a decrease, if any, adequately explained by the researchers?
Format your assignment according to the give formatting requirements:
a. The answer must be double spaced, typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
b. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the course title, the student's name, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
c. Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.