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Assignment: Article Critique of a Communication & Stats Article

The article critique should be about 1500 words and must be original, not AI.

You need to include the following points in your critique:

A. What was the purpose of this study? Why is it important? Give an overview of why the authors conducted the research.

B. What theory was this study based on (usually the author will state the theory). If your study does not explicitly draw on a theory, explain the literature that was used to generate the study's hypothesis or research question.

C. What was the method used? Do you think this was an appropriate method to use? Why or why not?

D. For survey: Who comprised the sample studied? Was this an appropriate sample? Why or why not? What was the sampling method? Was it an appropriate sampling method? Why or why not? Did the researchers adequately define their variables? What procedure did the authors employ to carry out their study?

E. What were the main findings? Don't try to list all of the findings but focus on those that the authors and/or you find most interesting and relevant.

F. What limitations are there to this study? The authors should list some, but you should also think about what you've learned in class to find other limitations.

G. What "real world" implications does this study have? How would policy makers, communications professionals, parents, teachers, etc. be able to learn something from the findings? Provide a comprehensive example. What are some directions for future research?