So your assignment is to critique a journal article. This handout will give you a few guidelines to follow as you go. But wait‚ what kind of a journal article is it: an empirical/research article‚ or a review of literature? Some of the guidelines offered here will apply to critiques of all kinds of articles‚ but each type of article may provoke questions that are especially pertinent to that type and no other. First of all‚ for any type of journal article your critique should include some basic
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statistics Berlin Brandenburg Die kleine Berlin–Statistik 2011 Editor: Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg English edition Information management Photograph credits Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg Behlertstraße 3a 14467 Potsdam Telephone: +49 331 8173-1777 Telefax: + 49 30 9028-4091 E-Mail: info@statistik-bbb.de www.statistik-berlin-brandenburg.de »The Berlin Bear« (heraldic beast). The photo was created with the kind support of Mrs. Kutzner (District Office Berlin-Mitte)
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Article Critique “The Value Premium and the CAPM” Endri Seiti Course: Research Methods in Finance and Accounting Instructor: Dr. Magdy S. Roufaiel Introduction: “The Value Premium and the CAPM” paper‚ written by Eugene Fama and Kenneth French was published in the Journal of Finance in October 2006. Eugene Fama is an American economist‚ known for his work on portfolio theory and asset pricing and is working as a Professor of Finance at the Chicago University; while Kenneth French is
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6.14 Show that for a sample of n = 39‚ the smallest and largest Z values are – 1.96 and + 1.96‚ and the middle (i.e.‚ 20th) Z value is 0.00. 6.19 The data in the file spending represent the per-capita spending‚ in thousands of dollars‚ for each state in 2004. Decide whether the data appear to be approximately normally distributed by A. Comparing data characteristics to theoretical properties. B. Constructing a normal probability plot. 7.1. For a population containing N=902 individuals what code number
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Managerial Statistics Distinguish between primary data and secondary data? OBJECTIVE The main objective of this topic is to measure the degree of relationship between the variables under consideration.The correlation analysis refers to the techniques used in measuring the closeness of the relationship between the variables. DEFINITION Some important definitions of correlation are given below: 1. “Correlation analysis deals with the association between two or more variables”. ---- Simpson &
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Statistics Essay Mean is the arithmetic average of a distribution‚ obtained by adding the scores and then dividing it by the number of scores there are. Median is the middle score in a distribution; half the scores are above it and half the scores are below it. Mode is the most frequently occurring score in a distribution. A skewed distribution is when the distribution is leaning toward one side. It is the measure asymmetric probability and its real value of data. A skewed would be like a group
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Chapters 1-3:In order to control costs‚ a company wishes to study the amount of money its sales force spends entertaining clients. The following is a random sample of six entertainment expenses (dinner costs for four people) from expense reports submitted by members of the sales force. $157‚ $132‚ $109‚ $145‚ $125‚ $139. Calculate the mean and sample variance(s^2) and standard deviation. Mean = 807/6 = 134.5. Sample Variance = (109925 – (807^2/6)/6-1 = (109925 – 108541)/5 = 1384/5 = 276.8.
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A Critique of the Qualitative Research: “Missed Nursing Care” Mamdouh Nakada Berea College Nur 352 February 18‚ 2015 Beatrice J. Kalisch‚ PhD‚ RN‚ FAAN‚ reports her qualitative study “Missed Nursing Care” on medical-surgical units in the Journal of Nursing Care Quality. In the article‚ " Nursing Care: A Qualitative Study‚" the researcher helps us understand what nursing care regularly missed on medical-surgical unit and what are the reasons nursing staff give for not completing these aspects
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Critique of Effects of participation in a martial arts-based antibullying program in elementary schools I. Evaluating the Introduction 1.) Identify and paraphrase the research questions (statement or hypothesis). Is the research question(s) clearly stated? Why or why not? Twemlow S.‚ Biggs B.‚ Nelson T.‚ Vernberg E.‚ Fonagy P.‚ Twemlow S. (2008) clearly state the intentions of their study is to evaluate the Gentile Warrior Program’s effectiveness at reducing aggression in children grades three
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Analysis and Application of a Clinical Practice Guideline: Child Passenger Safety Chamberlain College of Nursing NR505 Advanced Research Methods May 2012 Analysis and Application of a Clinical Practice Guideline: Child Passenger Safety Motor vehicle crashes are identified as the leading cause of death in children under 19 years of age across the United States (Sauber-Schatz‚ West‚ & Bergen‚ 2014). Due to the large number of child deaths that occur each year‚ education
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