SMGT 520 Quantitative Article Review Assignment Instructions Overview Understanding the differences between Quantitative and Qualitative Research is vital to further dissecting and digesting the volumes of literature in this course

SMGT 520

Quantitative Article Review Assignment Instructions

Overview

Understanding the differences between Quantitative and Qualitative Research is vital to further dissecting and digesting the volumes of literature in this course. Quantitative Research Methods employs a great deal of gathering, organizing, assessing, and presenting numerical data. Since much of the professional research published in the Sport Profession is quantitively-oriented, it is vital to discern and apply this sort of research in your review. The best way to comprehend quantitative research methods is to study it intimately while dissecting and re-presenting a pristine summary of a single statistically-packed quantitative research study. Learn the intricacies of a major published research project regarding your topic from Abstract through References writing a thorough analysis of one.

Instructions

Choose 1 quantitative article related to your Literature Review or Alternative Assignment and compose a 2-page review of it. Your review must include 2 sections after a proper Title Page: (1) a summary of the article and (2) a critical analysis of the article.

Your summary must include:

· The purpose of the study

· Description of participants/sample

· The research design (e.g., experimental, quasi-experimental, correlational, regression, etc.)

· Method of data collection (survey, test, questionnaire, etc.)

· Statistical analysis (t-test, analysis of variance (ANOVA), analysis of covariance (ANCOVA), chi square, Pearson product moment correlation, Spearman rho, etc.)

· Results

Your analysis must include:

· Opportunities for further research not already stated in the article

· Threats to validity or rival hypotheses not already discussed

· Other original insight or criticism

· Implications of the findings