Discuss your individual critical analysis of the posted article with in-text referencing to support your thoughts and ideas. Include an APA-formatted reference list.
Choose one of the posted articles for critique and respond to the following prompts:
- Identify the article chosen. Briefly describe the purpose of the study and identify the independent and dependent variables.
- Define the operational definition of the variables. Evaluate the operational definitions for clarity.
- Describe how data were collected and the instruments used to measure the data. Discuss whether these instruments were appropriate for use in this study.
- What steps should researchers take to ensure fidelity in data collection? Analyze what steps were taken by the researchers in this study.
- Was instrument validity addressed? If it was, describe how validity was addressed. If not, discuss how the researchers might have been confident that the instrument was valid.
- How does the strength and quality of evidence related to reliability and validity influence the applicability of findings to clinical practice?
- What is your cosmic question?
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