Assignment: Evaluate Research and Data
Competency
Evaluate research and data that can help answer the research question and support a hypothesis.
Scenario
You are a first-year graduate student. You are taking a graduate course on research and writing. In this assignment, your professor has asked you to evaluate the research and data in two studies related to a research question you are interested in.
Instructions
In a paper for your professor, do the following:
1) Find two scholarly research articles in the Rasmussen library related to a research question you are interested in. Indicate the research question. Be sure to provide APA citations and provide the library permalinks for the two articles.
2) Evaluate how data was used in these studies:
a. Is the data credible and reliable? Support your answer.
b. Is the data well documented in the paper? Support your answer.
c. Evaluate the data analysis and interpretation. Does the data support the hypothesis and help answer the research question? Support your answer.
3) Discuss the ethical issues that may arise as you conduct your research study. How will you address those issues?
Format your assignment according to the give formatting requirements:
• The answer must be using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, typed, with one-inch margins on all sides.
• The response also includes a cover page containing the student's name, the title of the assignment, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
• Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.