Analyzing a Journal Article on Information Literacy: A Statistical Exploration

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Review of a Journal Article Information Literacy Assignment Assignment details: Select an article from the list below for this writing assignment. You should skim through several of the articles before you make your decision. Some of the articles have quite a bit of mathematical contents and you are not expected to learn all of the mathematics if it is too difficult, but there will be some new mathematical content that you are capable of learning. Pick the article that most interest you and within your capabilities. Once you have selected your article, read it carefully and take notes along the way. Study and understand the graphs, tables, and figures carefully. Consult other sources if needed to help you understand some of the terminology in the article. In this writing assignment you are to write at least 3 full pages (double spaced) that summarize the statistical ideas that the article contains. Be sure to include the following: Describe the subject of this article. What is the topic of this study? What is/are the variable(s) of the data? What is the sample size? What is the method of sampling? What are the null and alternative hypotheses? Summarize the statistical ideas of this article. What is the result of this study? Use the data presented to highlight the result. (remember to cite your sources) What makes this a valuable study? What is the limitation of this study, if any? If so, why were they not able to address the weakness? Discuss one or more confounding variables that may be influencing the results (look at the discussion section if you can’t think of any). Conclusion. What did you learn from this article? What are your overall reactions to this study? Do you think this was a well-designed experiment? Can the results be trusted? Grading: The essay will be part of your writing assignments grade. It will be worth 10% of your final course grade. I will judge the essay on the following criteria: Style, clarity, and mechanics of writing Your understanding of the statistical topics in the article and your ability to convey them Citation formatting Please refer to the rubric for more details. Due date: Final draft and the tutor’s comments from your first draft must be submitted on Blackboard BY THE END OF THE DAY on Sunday, December 4, 2023. The articles: Each of these articles come from BMJ Open. You can obtain these articles on Blackboard. The articles listed below are in APA format, please do not copy and paste it to your MLA 8 Works Cited. MacIntyre, C. R., Seale, H., Dung, T. C., Hien, N. T., Nga, P....