1. Read this article first: Caverly, T.J., Fagerlin, A, & Wiener, R.S. (2018, January 22). Comparison of observed harms and expected mortality benefit for persons in the Veterans Health Affairs Lung

1. Read this article first:

Caverly, T.J., Fagerlin, A, & Wiener, R.S. (2018, January 22). Comparison of observed harms 

and expected mortality benefit for persons in the Veterans Health Affairs Lung Cancer Screening 

Demonstration Project. 

JAMA Internal Medicine.

2. Then, thoroughly answer all seven (7) questions. Each question must be answered with a minimum of one (1) paragraph each. One paragraph equals five (5) sentences. This is a University Masters Level course and writing should reflect as such. NO grammatical or punctuation errors will be accepted. Thank you. 

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1. What research questions are addressed in this study and what is their purpose (

10 points)?

2. What type of research design was used (experimental, quasi-experimental, correlational) in 

this study and what led you to your decision (5 points)?

3. Are the instruments in this study valid and reliable, why or why not (10 points)?

4. In the Tables, results are presented, please explain the tables and summarize the results (20 

points).

5. Explain, in simple language, any significant results of this study (25 points)?

6. Identify and discuss any threats to internal and/or external validity in this study (10 points).

7. If you could redesign this study correcting anything you have found wrong with the research, 

what would you correct and how would you do it (20 points)?