{"id":24299,"date":"2023-07-16T14:06:24","date_gmt":"2023-07-16T14:06:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/questions\/critical-review-article-worry-intolerance-of-uncertainty-and-statistics-anxiety\/"},"modified":"2023-07-16T14:06:24","modified_gmt":"2023-07-16T14:06:24","slug":"critical-review-article-worry-intolerance-of-uncertainty-and-statistics-anxiety","status":"publish","type":"questions","link":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/questions\/critical-review-article-worry-intolerance-of-uncertainty-and-statistics-anxiety\/","title":{"rendered":"Critical Review – Article – Worry, intolerance of uncertainty, and statistics anxiety"},"content":{"rendered":"

The article for this assignment is provided in the attached
\nfile – <\/span>(Full article starts on Page 4 of
\nthis file)<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

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Williams,
\nA. (2012). Worry, intolerance of uncertainty, and statistics anxiety.  <\/span><\/span>https:\/\/iase-web.org\/documents\/SERJ\/SERJ12(1)_Williams.pdf<\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n


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Elements of the critique<\/u><\/b><\/p>\n

Summary of the article (Discuss what the article is about)
\nThis part SHOULD NOT include any of your personal input but rather just
\nsummarize what the author did in his\/her research.<\/p>\n

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\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Research Topic<\/p>\n

o  
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>What question is the researcher trying to
\nanswer?<\/p>\n

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\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Research Methodology<\/p>\n

o  
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>How did the researcher study the topic? Survey?
\nExperiment? Statistical Analysis?<\/p>\n

o  
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Briefly answer who, what, where, and when, and
\nhow.<\/p>\n

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\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Major Conclusions<\/p>\n

o  
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>What does the author conclude?<\/p>\n

o  
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>What recommendations does he make?<\/p>\n

This section should be about 1.5 pages in general. <\/p>\n

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The next part is the key of the critique.  <\/span>This next sections of your paper gives an
\nassessment of how well the research was conducted based on what you
\nlearned.  <\/span>Remember you can use your own
\npersonal experience and outside articles to help you support your point of view
\nin this section of the assignment.<\/p>\n

In-depth critique of the article<\/b> (Discuss how well
\nthe research is conducted in your own words)<\/p>\n

Write a brief paragraph for each of the following listed
\nelements in your own words:<\/p>\n

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\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Purpose<\/p>\n

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\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Is the research problem clearly stated? Is it
\neasy to determine what the researcher intends to research?<\/p>\n

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\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Literature Review<\/p>\n

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\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Is the review logically organized?<\/p>\n

o  
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Does it offer a balanced critical analysis of
\nthe literature?<\/p>\n

o  
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Is the majority of the literature of recent
\norigin?<\/p>\n

o  
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Is it empirical in nature?<\/p>\n

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\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Objectives\/hypotheses<\/p>\n

o  
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Has a research question or hypothesis been
\nidentified?<\/p>\n

o  
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Is it clearly stated?<\/p>\n

o  
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Is it consistent with discussion in the
\nliterature review?<\/p>\n

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\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Ethical Standards Applied<\/p>\n

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\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Were the participants fully informed about the
\nnature of the research?<\/p>\n

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\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Was confidentiality guaranteed?<\/p>\n

o  
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Were participants protected from harm?<\/p>\n

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\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Operational Definitions<\/p>\n

o  
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Are all terms, theories, and concepts used in
\nthe study clearly defined?<\/p>\n

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\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Methodology<\/p>\n

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\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Is the research design clearly identified?<\/p>\n

o  
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Has the data gathering instrument been
\ndescribed?<\/p>\n

o  
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Is the instrument appropriate? How was it
\ndeveloped?<\/p>\n

o  
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Were reliability and validity testing undertaken
\nand the results discussed?<\/p>\n

o  
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Was a pilot study undertaken?<\/p>\n

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\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Data Analysis\/Results<\/p>\n

o  
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>What type of data and statistical analysis was
\nundertaken? Was it appropriate?<\/p>\n

o  
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>How many of the sample participated?
\nSignificance of the findings?<\/p>\n

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\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Discussion<\/p>\n

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\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Are the findings linked back to the literature
\nreview?<\/p>\n

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\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>If a hypothesis was identified was it supported?<\/p>\n

o  
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Were the strengths and limitations of the study
\nincluding generalizability discussed?<\/p>\n

o  
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Was a recommendation for further research made?<\/p>\n

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\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>References<\/p>\n

o  
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Were all the books, journals and other media
\nalluded to in the study accurately referenced?<\/p>\n

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\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Conclusion<\/p>\n

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\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Considering all of the evaluation categories, is
\nthe article well or poorly researched?<\/p>\n

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The following online article may be helpful to you.
\nStep-by-step guide to critiquing research. Part 1:<\/p>\n

Quantitative research<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.unm.edu\/~unmvclib\/cascade\/handouts\/critiquingresearchpart1.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

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Layout of your paper and other writing requirements<\/u><\/b><\/p>\n

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Your final report should be organized in the following
\nformat:<\/p>\n

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\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Title page<\/p>\n

o  
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Include name and author of article you critique<\/p>\n

o  
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Include your name and MGMT 650 section number<\/p>\n

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\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Brief summary of article<\/p>\n

\u00b7      
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>In-depth critique of article<\/p>\n

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\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Bibliography<\/p>\n

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Additional writing requirements:<\/u><\/b><\/p>\n

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\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Submit your paper as a Word document. No PDF
\nfiles.<\/p>\n

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\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Double-space<\/p>\n

\u00b7      
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Use 12 point Times New Roman font and 1 inch
\nmargins<\/p>\n

\u00b7      
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Use section headings to identify the different
\ncomponents of your discussion<\/p>\n

\u00b7      
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Number all pages after the title page<\/p>\n

\u00b7      
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Use APA format for citations and bibliography<\/p>\n

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\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Do not use quotes from the article, paraphrase<\/p>\n

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\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Keep the tone formal. Write like a researcher.
\nAvoid the use of first person pronouns such as I, we, me, us, etc.<\/p>\n

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\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Check for spelling, punctuation and grammatical
\nerrors<\/p>\n

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\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Keep your paper to 5-6 pages, not including the
\ntitle page<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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