5 Empirical studies on Child Abuse and Neglect and MUST, include 1 qualitative study, APA, Intext citations, reference. Do Not Bid without reading instuctions carefully. This will ensure that you understand the assignment. There is no page requirement

HOW TO EVALUATE AN EMPIRICAL RESEARCH STUDY

1. Problem A. PROBLEM SECTION- Introduction and Literature Review  Does the problem statement clearly communicate the study's purpose?  Does the research establish the importance of the problem area?  Is the introduction an essay that logically moves topic to topic?  Is the study's population properly defined, described, and delimited?  What type of sampling procedure does the researcher use?  Is the method of sampling properly described?  Is the response/participation rate clear? Is it adequate?  Does the researcher address the issue of non-response and whether It is/is not a problem?  Are the limitations of the sampling strategy addressed?  Has the author described relevant demographics?  Is the overall size of the sample adequate?

2. Study B. STUDY SECTION  Is the study setting clearly described?  If the study is a program evaluation, is the program described in sufficient detail?

3. Sample C. SAMPLE SECTION  Is the study's population properly defined, described, and delimited?  What type of sampling procedure does the researcher use?  Is the method of sampling adequately described?  Is the response/participation rate clear? Is it adequate?  Does the researcher address the issue of non-response and whether it is/is not a problem?  Are the limitations of the sampling strategy addressed?  Has the author described relevant demographics?  Is the overall size of the sample adequate?

4. Instrument D. INSTRUMENTATION  Does the author describe the types of instrument/s used to assess the subjects?  Does the author provide examples of actual items from instruments?  Does the author provide operational definitions of the variables?  Were instrument reliability and validity discussed? Does the author provide data

from past research for established instruments?

 When delving into sensitive matters, is there reason to believe that accurate data were obtained?

 Overall, is the instrumentation adequate?

5. Procedure E. PROCEDURES  Is there a description of the procedures used to administer the instruments?  If two or more groups are compared, were individuals assigned at random to the

groups? If the groups were not formed at random, is there evidence that they were initially equal in important ways?

 Are the treatments described in sufficient detail?  Does the author identify any of the study's administrative or procedural

limitations? Do they address potential concerns related to threats to internal validity?

6. Data Analysis F. STATISTICAL TECHNIQUES AND RESULTS  Is the results section a cohesive essay?  Does the researcher refer back to the hypotheses, purposes, or questions

originally stated in the introduction?  Does the researcher present descriptive statistics before presenting the results of

Inferential statistics?  Were appropriate statistical techniques used and significance levels reported?  If any differences are statistically significant and small, have the researchers

noted that they are small?  Were tables and graphs presented in a clear and understandable style?  Is there any evidence that the author took liberties with the generalizability of the

findings?  Overall, is the presentation of results adequate?

7. Discussion

8. Conclusion