Homework: Research Analysis Paper
For this homework, you will synthesize the knowledge and skills gained in this course to comprehensively evaluate a research article. Carefully review the article by Chaudhuri and Bartlett (2014), "The Relationship Between Training Outsourcing and Employee Commitment to Organization."
Complete the following:
I. Evaluate the authors' data collection strategies based on their methodological approach.
i. What methodology and philosophic tradition did the authors use? (You may recall this from your course DIT8020.) How effective was this?
ii. What is the population and sample size, and do they seem appropriate to the project?
iii. How did the authors collect their data and recruit participants, and how successful was this strategy compared to other methods they might have used?
iv. Did the authors select appropriate data collection strategies and methods, given their methodological approach and hypothesis?
II. Evaluate the authors' data analysis strategies based on the methodological approach.
i. What descriptive, graphical, and summary data analysis techniques did the authors use?
ii. Were the techniques applied appropriately?
iii. Did the authors select appropriate data analysis strategies and methods, given their methodological approach and hypothesis?
iv. How valid and reliable were the results of their analysis?
III. Synthesize the results of the article, and provide sufficient and effective rationale as to why the authors did or did not achieve their research objective.
i. What was the authors' hypothesis?
ii. What were the authors' assumptions? Which assumptions, if any, concern the distribution of data?
iii. Are limitations detailed? If not, how does that affect the credibility of the statistical decision?
iv. Do the results indicate a decision, and was the decision to reject or accept the hypothesis discussed?
v. Do you agree with the statistical decision?
IV. Evaluate acceptability of the data analysis for research studies.
i. Is the research useful in relation to the existing research?
ii. Are the opportunities and next steps identified appropriate for the research results?
Format your homework according to the following formatting requirements:
i) The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
ii) The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
iii) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.