Questions for the article analysis
(Explain or defend your answers using the appropriate relevant chapter knowledge)
- Is the general purpose of the study clear? Will the study provide a significant contribution?
- Is the specific research hypothesis or question clearly and concisely stated?
- Is the method of sampling clearly presented? Could the way the sample was obtained influence the results?
- Is there anything in the procedures for collecting the information, or in the instruments themselves, that could bias the results or weaken the study?
- Do the conclusions and interpretations follow logically from the results presented? Are unwarranted causal conclusions made from correlations or comparisons? Are limitations indicated?
