Problem Set #3 - Existing Literature and Datasets

1. Identify a journal article that relates to your research topic of interest and answer the following questions.
   1. What is the research question?
   2. What is the study design?
   3. What is the study population?
   4. How did the researchers identify their sample?
   5. What happened during the study (e.g. were participants assigned an intervention, etc.)?
   6. What statistical approach was used by the researchers?
   7. What was the result of the statistical analysis?
   8. What conclusion can be drawn from this result?
   9. What are the strengths and limitations of the study?
       
2. Select an existing national dataset that sounds interesting and answer the following.
   1. What is the name of your dataset?
   2. What is the population included in your dataset?
   3. How and when is the data collected?
   4. What kind of information does the dataset contain?