Briefly, outline the difference between inferential and descriptive statistics and their relationship to levels of measurement.
o Communicate how this research design used in research.
- Critique the Quantitative Research Report - Use the following headings to guide your critique (in all discussions and explanations give reasons for your argument and support with references):
o The study
§ Identify the purpose and design of the study.
§ Explain what is meant by ‘blinding’ and ‘randomization’ and discuss how these were addressed in the design of the study.
§ Identify ethical issues related to the study and how they were/were not addressed.
o Sampling
§ Explain the sampling method and recruitment strategy that was used.
§ Discuss how the sample size was determined – include in your discussion an explanation of terms used.
o Data collection