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Read the case study link below and answer the ten questions.
1. What is the problem or issue that is being studied?
2. What is the aim, purpose, hypothesis or research question of the study?
3. What is the theoretical framework used in the study?
4. What are the independent and dependent variables?
5. How were variables defined?
6. For each concept or variable, list how it is measured. Are measurement tools described with validity and reliability?
7. Were previous studies identified and described in the literature review/background/introduction? How many & when were they written? For your critique, please comment on any articles older than 5 years. Were they classics or the only studies available?
8. What type of research design was used? (e.g. experimental, quasi-experimental, descriptive quantitative, cohort, case control, qualitative, mixed method, etc.)
9. Where does this study fit on the evidence hierarchy?
10. What method was used to obtain the sample? How many participants/subjects were there?