Assignment
Prior to beginning work on this assignment, review the assigned course textbook readings, the instructor guidance, the Ashford Writing Center resource Writing an Article Critique, and the Ashford University Library tutorial How to Read a Scholarly Article. Your instructor will post an announcement with the reference for the quantitative research study to be critiqued in this assignment. After reading the posted study, use the Quantitative Research Critique Template to compose and organize your assignment.
In your paper,
• Summarize the research question, hypothesis, methods, and results of the assigned quantitative study.
• Determine whether the study used an experimental or non-experimental approach.
• Evaluate the appropriateness of the research methods and analytical approaches used in the study. Support the position with evidence cited from the textbook and at least one other scholarly/peer-reviewed source about the research design or method.
• Analyze ethical issues pertaining to how the study was carried out.
• Critique the strengths, weaknesses, and limitations of the study.
• Recommend a research question and methods for a follow-up study on the topic.
• Utilize the provided template with section headings.
Article: Determinants of eating behaviour in university students: a qualitative study using focus group discussions by Tom Deliens, Peter Clarys, Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij and Benedicte Deforche.
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 includes 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.
Attachment:- Quantitative-Research-Critique-Template.rar