Locate a quantitative or qualitative study online at a site, such as PubMed (www.pubmed.com), and answer the following questions:
• Does the literature review provide a state-of-the-art synthesis of evidence on the research problem? Does the literature review provide a solid basis for the new study? How so?
• Were appropriate procedures used to safeguard the rights of study participants? How so? Was the study subject to external review by an institutional review board/ethics review board?
• Was the study designed to minimize risks and maximize benefits to participants? How so?
• Was the most rigorous possible design used, given the purpose of the research?
• Did the design minimize biases and threats to the internal, construct, and external validity of the study (e.g., was blinding used, was attrition minimized)? How so?
• What is the population that was identified? Was the sample described in sufficient detail?
• Was the best possible sampling design used to enhance the sample’s representativeness? How so? Were sample biases minimized?
• Was the sample size adequate? Was a power analysis used to estimate sample size needs?
• What is the full citation for this article in APA?