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Qualitative Research: Discuss three reasons you might choose qualitative research methods over quantitative methods. Explain why. Support your discussion with examples.

Quantitative Research: Now describe three reasons you might choose quantitative research methods. Explain why. Support your discussion with examples.

Limitations: Discuss two limitations of each type of research.

Validity: Compare and contrast how you obtain validity in qualitative data and how you determine validity in quantitative data. (Refer to the aspects of validity you learned about in the previous workshop.)

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Milestone One Worksheet

Please complete this table to add context to your responses inthe Research Methods table below. Your instructor will providefeedback.

List the title and author of the article you chose.

Describe the purpose of the study.

What is the research question in the study?

What is the hypothesis of the study?

Research Methods: In this section of youranalysis, you will take a deep dive into the research methods usedby the authors of the study you chose to analyze. It is importantthat you are able to identify, describe, and discuss the datacollection and data analysis methodology used by theresearchers.

Important: Once you receive instructor feedbackon this table, revise it and include it in youfinal project submission in Module Seven.

Research Methods Table

Critical Element

Response to the Critical Element

One Example

Identify whether the study design is experimental orobservational. Support your identification with examplesfrom the study.

Identify the methods used to collect the dataand explain why the methods are appropriate based on the researchquestion.

Identify the data collected as quantitative orcategorical. Support your identification with examplesfrom the study.

Discuss the potential weaknesses of the datacollection methods used. Support your discussion withexamples from the study

Identify the data analysis methods used andexplain why the methods are appropriate based on the researchquestion.

Discuss the potential weaknesses of the data analysismethods used. Support your discussion with examples fromthe study.

Describe the key demographics of the populationsampled and identify the inclusion and exclusion criteria forparticipants.

Select two types of measurement validity

Compare and contrast the two types of validity you have chosen.

Explain the pros and cons of each type.

Now that you have examined validity, let’s focus on reliability.

Select two of the ways to determine measurement reliability.

Define and explain how each type can be applied to a research plan.

Understanding both validity and reliability provides a foundation for apply to research.

From the remaining two ways of determining validity, select which one (or two) you could apply to your own research.

Explain why you think this is the best way (or ways) of determining validity in your research. Include the reliability factor, as well.

Bakground on my study:

Purpose: Single subject research was designed to be able to study a single individual or a number of individuals as whole. It is considered scientifically valid research that works though using the scientific method. As in any research, it is used to define effectiveness of an intervention and understand supporting clinical change.

Variables: In a study were an autistic child could be monitored at home, while have tantrums. These emotional outbursts could be measured by the time that it takes for the tantrums to be over and how the intensity of these outbursts by using at least a 5 data point level.

Plan: Through using the ABAB design with A design being the baseline of the tantrums and B design showing the intervention with a phase out or ramp up phase. This happens during change in conditions. Once the intervention is being removed and another baseline is obtained, a second intervention can be used. This will help further evaluate the effectiveness of the intervention. The pros are that this data can be put onto a graph, so that progress can be easily monitored and evaluated. The cons are to remember that these are people that we are dealing with and not just the results of an experiment.

Data Collection: Involve caretakers, teachers and parents in the behavioral plan. The staff assisting could record the time of tantrums, the duration by minutes. The intensity should be recorded by using a rating system of 0 being no intensity, at all and 10 being the worst that one could imagine.

Implementing and intervention would include playing soothing music during the child’s behavior. The music should reduce the stress felt by the child and soothe and lessen the outburst of the child. Also, teaching the child how to stop and breath would be another intervention that could be brought into play.

Pros and Cons: The pros are that hopefully we can find a way to reduce the intensity or the number of tantrums that are exhibited by the child. The cons are that the intervention itself, does not tell us what is the cause of the emotional outbursts.

Article: Basal forebrain degeneration precedes and predicts the cortical spread of Alzheimer’s pathology

https://bbl.westfield.ma.edu/bbcswebdav/pid-1058990-dt-content-rid-12869706_1/courses/wsu_BIOL0333001_2018fall/Alzheimers.pdf

-Please do not use direct quotes from the article-

2. Hypotheses:

a) What are the hypotheses? (list all hypotheses proposed)

b) Is the reasoning behind the hypotheses explained? What is the logic behind each hypothesis?

3. Introduction:

a) Does the introduction provide appropriate background for the study? Why or why not?


b) Is the introduction missing useful information that would have been helpful? If so, explain. For example, did you have to look up any additional information?

c) Is the relevance of the work clear? What is the relevance of the work?

4. Methods:

a) Summarize the methods that were used.

b) Were the methods appropriate? {Was this the best way to test the hypotheses? Were there problems with the methodology (if so describe them)?}

5. Analysis:

a) Were there any problems with the data analysis, including use of statistics?

b) Did the authors present quantitative data in a clear way (use of graphs/tables)?

6. Your OWN assessment of the results:

a) List YOUR conclusions from the DATA presented?

b) Do you feel that the author's conclusions are reasonable and justified? If there are any problems with the author’s conclusions, explain them.

c) Does the author ignore any aspects of the results?

7. Discussion:

a) Did the authors compare their results with previous published papers? If so, provide at least 1 example.

b) Are the implications of the results properly discussed (how do these results relate back to the “big picture” of what is being studied)? What are the implications?

c) Are the conclusions clearly stated? If so, what are they?

d) In addition to what the authors discussed, what further studies would YOU find interesting to pursue?

8. Abstract (if there is one):

a) Does the Abstract really give an appropriate summary of the paper?

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