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Review Assignment
include quantitative article review assignments. Reviews are expected to be 3 , 4 content pages with a cover page and reference page. The reviews are to be submitted as Word documents written in the latest edition of APA formatting and Times New Roman 12 font with page numbers.
At a minimum include in your review as appropriate:
Problem: Why was this paper written? What problem was it trying to solve? Is the problem important? Why or why not ? Is the problem real or contrived? Is it still relevant?
Formulation: How was the problem formulated? Is this the best way possible? What other formulations could be used? Was the level of detail appropriate? Why was this formulation chosen?
Methodology and Analysis: Is it appropriate and correct? Why was each step done?
Be sure to go through details at an appropriate level to demonstrate that you understand the methodology and how it was used. This doesn't mean repeating derivations or proofs line by line but it does mean that you clearly convey the main ideas.)
Results: What are the key results of the paper? Are they complete? Do they address the problem that the paper was trying to solve? Are the results reproducible? Could they be generalized for other problems, locations?
Further Directions: What open problems remain and what extensions are possible?
How would you follow them up? Are there good research questions that would extend this research?
General Assessment of Paper: Was it well presented? What are its strengths and weaknesses?
Title: How Much Do Patients' Preferences Contribute To Resource Use? Although patients' preferences are associated with individual use of health care services, they contribute little to regional usage patterns. Authors: Denise L. Anthony, M. Brooke Herndon, Patricia M. Gallagher, Amber E. Barnato, Julie P.W. Bynum, Daniel J. Gottlieb, Elliott S. Fisher, and Jonathan S. Skinner
URL:
https://www.dartmouth.edu/~jskinner/documents/AnthonyHowMuch.pdf