Guidelines

You are to evaluate at least 9 articles using the ideas you have learned this semester. Be sure to address all applicable aspects of the article that we have covered in chapters 1-14. Recall that often reports in the popular press do not include all of the information that might be necessary to evaluate a study completely. Make sure to distinguish between weakness in the original study and information that is missing from the report. The most common mistake people make in this assignment is misclassifying the type of study being reported on. In most cases, it is a good idea to ask about the articles to make sure they fit in the category for which you are intending them.

What you should turn in

• A cover sheeet consisting of the requirement tables with an indication of which article meets the requirement.
• Photocopy of each article with summary page attached (10pts each for 9 articles)
• Each article should have an additional attached page for every specific non-summary category you want to use that article for.

Guidelines for the Aritcle Critiques

General Summary Page (10pts each article)

1. All submitted material should be properly cited
2. Give a one or two paragraph summary of the article.
3. In an outline format follow Guidelines from Chapter 6:
   Be sure to distinguish between what's in the article and what may or may not have been done in the actual research.
   1. Identify the type of research
   2. Be sure to Address each of the 7 components in Ch 2
   3. difficulties and disasters, do they apply?
   4. Information complete?
   5. Results Make sense?
   6. Alternative explanation?
   7. Results meaningful->encourage you to change?
4. Explain the extent to which you think the article can be used to evaluate the research?

1 advertisement (5pts)

Identify one of the concepts covered and how it is used

1. Anchoring
2. Probability

2 Experiments (10 pts each)

What are the variables? (explanatory? response?)

What are the conclusions?

To what group do the conclusions most clearly apply?

Can the conclusions reasonably be extended to other groups?

What difficulties and disasters in Experiments, if any, may cause problems with this study?

2 Observational Studies (10 pts each)

What are the variables? (explanatory? response?)

What are the conclusions?

To what group do the conclusions most clearly apply?

Can the conclusions reasonably be extended to other groups?

What difficulties and disasters in Obs. Studies, if any, may cause problems with this study?

2 Sample surveys (10 pts each)

Identify the Population

Identify the Sampling frame

What are the conclusions?

To what group do the conclusions most clearly apply?

Can the conclusions reasonably be extended to other groups?

What difficulties and disasters in for sample surveys, if any, may cause problems with this study?

1 Meta-analysis (10 pts)

What method was used to combine study results?

What are the conclusions of the meta-analysis study?

How do the conclusions of the meta-analysis compare with the original studies?

1 economic report (10 pts)

Time trend (10 pts)

2 Studies that look at a Relationship between Variables (10 pts each)

Something related to probability (10 pts)

Use Chapters 16-18 to help identify, understand, and critque article with probability

2 Plots/Pictograms (10 pts each)

Use the guidelines in Chapter 9 to analyze the plot/pictogram

Article Requirements

Use the tables found here to help organize your work.