• • What is the intended purpose of the study?
  • How does the research questions/hypotheses address the problem as detailed by the researcher?
  • How does the content in the purpose statement and research questions define the methodology used in the study?
  • How was the data collected and analyzed?
• What was the benefit of using the selected statistical test?
• What was the outcome of the study?
• What was the sample population (effect size) and was it adequate?

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