Evaluating Research Questions, Hypotheses, and Quantitative Research Designs

a critique of the research study in which you:

Evaluate the research questions and hypotheses using the Research Questions and Hypotheses Checklist as a guide
1.Identify the type of quantitative research design used and explain how the researchers implemented the design
2.Analyze alignment among the theory, problem, purpose, research questions and hypotheses, and design

Research Questions and Hypotheses Checklist
Use the following criteria to evaluate an author’s research questions and/or hypotheses.
Look for indications of the following:

•Is the research question(s) a logical extension of the purpose of the
study?
•Does the research question(s) reflect the best question to address
the problem?
•Does the research question(s) align with the design of the study?
•Does the research question(s) align with the method identified
for collecting data?

If the study is qualitative, does the research question(s)do as follows?

•Relate the central question to the qualitative approach

•Begin with Whator How (not Why)
•Focus on a single phenomenon
•Use exploratory verbs
•Use no directional language
•Use an open-ended format
•Specify theparticipants and research site If the study is
quantitative
:
•Do the descriptive questions seek to describe responses to major
variables?
•Do the inferential questions seek to compare groups or relate.
variables?
•Do the inferential questions follow from a theory?
•Are the variables positioned consistently from independent
/predictorto dependent/outcomein the inferential questions?
•Is a null and/or alternative hypothesis providedas a
Predictivestatement?

•Is the hypothesis consistent with itsrespective research question?
•Does the question(s) and/or hypothesis specify theparticipants and
research site?

If the study is mixed methods, do the research questions and/or
hypotheses do the following?

•Include the characteristics of a good qualitative research question (as
listed above)
•Include the characteristics of a good quantitative research and/or
hypothesis (as listed above)

•Indicate how the researcher will mix or integrate the two approaches
of the study
•Specify theparticipants and research site
•Convey theoverall intent of the study that calls for a mixedmethod
approach

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