Milestone 2

IHP 340 Milestone Two Guidelines and Rubric

Overview

In Milestone Two, you will continue composing your final project by adding additional information on research methods and key findings.

Prompt

For this milestone assignment, address the following in the article you have selected for the final project:

Additional Research Methods

Identify the data analysis methods used and explain why the methods are appropriate based on the research question.

Discuss the potential weaknesses of the data analysis methods used. Support your discussion with examples from the study.

Describe the key demographics of the population sampled and identify the inclusion and exclusion criteria for participants.

Key Findings:

State the results of the research, describing how the researchers determined whether the results are statistically significant.

Describe the differences in the results between the groups in the study and support your description with examples from the study.

What to Submit

This milestone assignment should be submitted as a 1-page paper with 12-point Times New Roman font, double spacing, and one-inch margins, using APA formatting and citation style

guidelines.

Milestone Two Rubric

Criteria Exemplary (100%) Proficient (85%) Needs Improvement (55%) Not Evident (0%) Value

Research Methods: Data

Analysis Methods

Identifies the data analysis

methods used and explains

why the methods are

appropriate based on the

research question

Identifies the data analysis

methods used and explains

why the methods are

appropriate based on the

research question but

explanation is lacking

Identifies the data analysis

methods used but does not

explain why the methods are

appropriate based on the

research question

Does not identify the data

analysis methods used or

explain why the methods are

appropriate based on the

research question

18

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Criteria Exemplary (100%) Proficient (85%) Needs Improvement (55%) Not Evident (0%) Value

Research Methods:

Weakness of the Data

Analysis Methods

Discusses the potential

weaknesses of the data

analysis methods used and

supports discussion with

exemplary examples

Discusses the potential

weaknesses of the data

analysis methods used and

supports discussion with

proficient examples

Discusses the potential

weaknesses of the data

analysis methods used but

does not support discussion

with examples

Does not discuss the potential

weaknesses of the data

analysis methods used

18

Research Methods: Key

Demographics

Describes the key

demographics of the

population sampled and

identify the inclusion and

exclusion criteria for

participants

Describes the key

demographics of the

population sampled but does

not identify either the inclusion

or exclusion criteria for

participants

Describes the key

demographics of the

population sampled but does

not identify the inclusion and

exclusion criteria for

participants

Does not describe the key

demographics of the

population sampled or identify

the inclusion and exclusion

criteria for participants

18

Key Findings: Results of the

Research

States the results of the

research and determines the

statistical significance

States the results of the

research and determines the

statistical significance but

response is lacking

States the results of the

research but does not

determine the statistical

significance

Does not state the results of

the research or determine the

statistical significance

18

Key Findings: Difference in

the Results

Describes the differences in

the results between the groups

in the study and supports

description with exemplary

examples from the study

Describes the differences in

the results between the groups

in the study and supports

description with examples from

the study

Describes the differences in

the results between the groups

in the study but does not

support description with

exemplary examples from the

study

Does not describe the

differences in the results

between the groups in the

study or support description

with exemplary examples from

the study

18

Articulation of Response Submission is free of errors of

organization and grammar

Submission contains errors of

organization and grammar, but

errors are limited enough so

that the assignment can be

understood

Submission has major errors

related to organization and

grammar that negatively

impact readability and

articulation of main ideas

Submission has critical errors

related to organization and

grammar that prevent

understanding of ideas

10

Total: 100%