Summary of a Peer reviewed Article

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Summary of a Peer-Reviewed Article

Resources

• Summary of a Peer-Reviewed Article Scoring Guide.

• APA Style and Formatting.

• Library Research Guide: Peer Reviewed Article.

• Summary of a Peer-Reviewed Article Guidelines.

• Identify and summarize a published research article, in either the print literature or online, that uses one of the multivariate statistical analysis we have looked at in this course in the results section. Acceptable articles will have factor analysis, logistic regression, MANOVA, or discriminant analysis as their primary method of data analysis.

• IMPORTANT: your article must be one that relates to either 1) your proposed dissertation topic, or 2) your current career of field of interest.

• My proposed dissertation topic is whether resilience is innate or learned. My field of interest is General Psychology.

• For this assignment, find an article based on only one experiment rather than on a series of experiments. The selected article must be based on empirical (data-based) research. Qualitative studies, meta-analytic studies, or purely descriptive research studies ARE NOT APPROPRIATE.

• Summarize the study in a two-page paper, focusing primarily on the methodology and the meaning of the output. Details of the procedure (for example, sampling) are not as important as a thorough discussion of the method and its meaning. Be sure to interpret the output using the terms and vocabulary we have studied. Include in the final section of your paper HOW this article is related to either 1) your proposed dissertation topic, or 2) your current career or field of interest.

• Summary of a Peer-Reviewed Article Guidelines:

• Identify and summarize a published research article, in either the print literature or online, that uses multivariate statistical analysis in the results section. It is acceptable to find an article that uses a multivariate method not specifically addressed in the class. Of course, you may also choose an article that does address one of the four major techniques (MANOVA, logistic regression, factor analysis, or discriminant analysis) studied in the course.

• For this assignment, find an article based on only one experiment rather than on a series of experiments. The selected article must be based on empirical (data-based) research. Qualitative or purely descriptive research IS NOT APPROPRIATE.

• Your paper should be about two full pages in length.

• Include the following information in your report.

• The full title of the article, the author (or authors), the full name of the source, and the year of publication.

• An overview of the study itself. PLEASE Include:

  • The rationale of the study.

  • The strengths and limitations of the research and article.

  • The research problem.

  • The variables used.

  • The participant data.

  • The overall design.

• Present the method of analysis. Give the name and a brief description of the purpose of the analysis (be sure it is a multivariate analysis). Include terms, concepts, formulas, or other ideas discussed in the course that apply to your current article.

• Present the major results of the analysis. What did the authors find?

• Was the research question properly addressed?

• Did the author, in your opinion, give credence to the assumptions of the analysis that they chose?

• Label the assignment "week9article," and remember that it must be submitted as a Microsoft Word document in the assignment area. Contact your instructor if you have any questions or concerns.

Resources

APA Style and Formatting.

Library Research Guide: Peer Reviewed Article.