Select one research paper on a topic of interest to you that
reports quantitative research. Summarize the research by
answering the following questions:
1. Identify where the steps in the scientific method lie within the
paper.
2. Decide whether or not the paper follows the belief outlined in
the list of beliefs.
3. Identify the population and the sample being studied.
4. Identify the variables being measured, and state which scale
you think the measurement would be made on.
5. Suggest what measurement and/or design errors have been
made. Discuss how the errors may have impacted the
conclusions.
6. Finally, if a replication study was undertaken utilizing
equivalent measurements of the same variables would it
show the same relationships as in the previous study?
Explain your position.
• Your research summary should be a minimum of 2 pages
plus your title and reference pages.
◦ It should include at least 2 academic source within the
past 5 years, formatted and cited in APA with IN-TEXT
CITATIONS
Select one research paper on a topic of interest to you that
reports quantitative research. Summarize the research by
answering the following questions:
1. Identify where the steps in the scientific method lie within the
paper.
2. Decide whether or not the paper follows the belief outlined in
the list of beliefs.
3. Identify the population and the sample being studied.
4. Identify the variables being measured, and state which scale
you think the measurement would be made on.
5. Suggest what measurement and/or design errors have been
made. Discuss how the errors may have impacted the
conclusions.
6. Finally, if a replication study was undertaken utilizing
equivalent measurements of the same variables would it
show the same relationships as in the previous study?
Explain your position.
• Your research summary should be a minimum of 2 pages
plus your title and reference pages.
◦ It should include at least 2 academic source within the
past 5 years, formatted and cited in APA with IN-TEXT
CITATIONS