Humanities Homework Help

As you discovered through this week’s Learning Resources, a large amount of information is contained within a quantitative research report. Furthermore, you should use specific criterion to evaluate the methods, validity, and reliability of quantitative research studies. After reviewing this week’s resources, consider the following:

• What should you be looking for when reading quantitative studies to judge their worth in the literature?
• What might you find while reading a quantitative study that would raise a “red flag” about the quality of the methods used or the validity of the study?
• How can you screen for bias in a research study?
• What ethical considerations are specifically relevant with quantitative research?

By Day 4

Post three different criterion that you believe are the most important for evaluating a quantitative research study. Describe how you would go about applying this criterion while reviewing the research literature. Then explain how your criteria relate to the ethical considerations relevant to quantitative research. Be sure to refer to this week’s resources to support your response.

Required Readings

Locke, L. F., Silverman, S. J., & Spirduso, W. W. (2009). Reading and understanding research (3rd ed.). Los Angeles: Sage Publications.

• Chapter 6, “Quantitative Research Designs”
• Chapter 9, “Reading Reports of Quantitative Research–Critically: Things to Notice and Questions to Ask”

Required Media

Laureate Education (Producer). (n.d.). Anatomy of a research study [Video file]. Retrieved from https://class.waldenu.edu
In this program, you will examine the different sections of a research report and learn strategies for reading quantitative research reports. Explore the “Quantitative Research” section of this program.

Optional Resources

Explore at least one of the following software or Web 2.0 tools in preparation for this week’s “Evaluating Technology Tools for Research” assignment:

Online Research Tools: A White Paper Compilation: http://whitepapers.virtualprivatelibrary.net/Onlin…

Evernote: http://www.evernote.com/

7 Things You Should Know About Social Bookmarking: http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ELI7001.pdf

Delicious: http://delicious.com/

CiteULike: http://www.citeulike.org/

APA Software (Walden Writing Center): http://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/ap…

Locke, L. F., Silverman, S. J., & Spirduso, W. W. (2009). Reading and understanding research (3rd ed.). Los Angeles: Sage Publications.

• Chapter 7, “Staying Organized When Reading a Quantitative Report”

Fink, A. (2020). Conducting research literature reviews: From the Internet to paper (5th ed.). Los Angeles: Sage Publications.

• Chapter 2, “Searching and Screening: The Practical Screen and Methodological Quality”
  • Begin reading from “Search Screen 2: Methodological Quality Screening Criteria, through the “Summary of Key Points.”
• Chapter 4, “Doing the Review: A Reader’s Guide Chapter”

AABAT, Inc. (2016). Qualitative versus quantitative research and evaluation methods. Retrieved from https://aabat.org.au/qualitative-versus-quantitati…