Assignment
In this assignment, you are required to address questions based on a published research article. You will select this article on your own from a reputable journal in the healthcare field (specifically patient safety) The article must have been peer-reviewed before being published. You also are required to post the summary of your responses to share it with your peers. You will need to:
Your research article summary should contain all your responses to the questions asked.
1. Initial Post: Create a post using the Discuss tool by responding to the topic "Critiquing a Research Article." Your research article summary should contain all your responses to the questions asked.
Based on your selected published article from a reputable journal in your field or area of interest (for example, articles in the Academy of Management Journal, American Educational Research Journal, and other such journals), review the article focusing on issues related to content covered thus far in the course. Write a summary essay of your review. In particular, address the following:
a. What is the research problem or research question addressed by the study?
b. What type of research design was used, e.g. experimental, observational?
c. What are the variables, and which ones are dependent and independent, or continuous or discrete?
d. Describe the population of the study or sampling frame, the sampling technique, and sample size.
e. Describe the data collection methods, including procedures, instruments, and unit of analysis.
f. What descriptive statistics were used in the study to summarize the data (graphs, summary tables, etc.)?
g. Describe the statistical techniques used to analyze the data. Are these techniques adequate? Why or why not?
h. What do the results of the study mean?
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also Include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.