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Discussion Forum

Reliability and Validity

Discuss your individual critical analysis of the posted article with in-text citation and the referencing from the article to support your thoughts and ideas. Include an APA-formatted reference list.

What was the purpose of the Critique the article attached by responding to the following prompts. You  must  provide evidence from the article to support your answer. Include the page number of the article where you found the information.

1. study?

2. Identify the independent and dependent variables in the article. 

3. Identify at least one operational definition used in the article.

4. Specify the data collection instruments used in the study. Were they appropriate? Why?

5. What steps did the researchers take to ensure fidelity in data collection?  

6. Did the researcher discuss validity of instrument used? If  no , as a researcher, how would you have discussed the validity of the instrument?

7. From your knowledge gained in research, how does the strength and quality of evidence related to reliability and validity of a study influence the applicability of findings to clinical practice? 

8. What is your cosmic question?

Note: Using in-text referencing and a reference list.