You will select ONE of the attached articles to read and complete the assignment. (Please pick the article that is of most interest to you) Your assignment is to write an essay in which you describe the research design utilized in ONE of the articles provided. Specifically, you must talk about each of the following aspects of the research design (and identify it correctly) in order to receive credit. Please do not worry about the analysis portion of the article. You are not expected to understand this aspect of the article. Rather, you are only expected and required to do the following: 1) Identify the research question(s) or hypothesis 2) Identify the research design - Was it cross-sectional or longitudinal? - What specific research design was used (experimental, quasi-experimental type)? - Were all three criteria for causality met by the research design - if so, how? if not, why? 3) Identify and briefly describe the sampling strategy - probability sample vs. non-probability sample and the specific type 4) Identify how the data was collected - survey, observation, focus group, interview, Simulation, etc. 5) Briefly summarize the results 6) Briefly state what you learned from this research NOTE: Please use formal writing in your essay and adhere to the following format. If you do not, you will lose points. - The assignment must be 4 full pages, typed in 12-pt Times New Roman font, double-spaced, and the margins set to one-inch on all sides. - Please include a title page and number each page. Remember, your title page does not count towards your 4 pages of full text. - You should not use any direct quotes. If for some reason you need to paraphrase from a published text to explain your point, please make sure that you properly cite this information. If you do not, you will be assessed for plagiarism. - Please use APA format for any citations and include the proper references.

You will select ONE of the attached articles to read and complete the assignment. (Please pick the article that is of most interest to you)

Your assignment is to write an essay in which you describe the research design utilized in ONE of the articles provided. Specifically, you must talk about each of the following aspects of the research design (and identify it correctly) in order to receive credit. Please do not worry about the analysis portion of the article. You are not expected to understand this aspect of the article. Rather, you are only expected and required to do the following:

1) Identify the research question(s) or hypothesis
2) Identify the research design
- Was it cross-sectional or longitudinal?
- What specific research design was used (experimental, quasi-experimental type)?
- Were all three criteria for causality met by the research design - if so, how? if
not, why?
3) Identify and briefly describe the sampling strategy - probability sample vs. non-probability sample and the specific type
4) Identify how the data was collected - survey, observation, focus group, interview,
Simulation, etc.
5) Briefly summarize the results
6) Briefly state what you learned from this research

NOTE: Please use formal writing in your essay and adhere to the following format. If you do not, you will lose points.
- The assignment must be 4 full pages, typed in 12-pt Times New Roman font, double-spaced, and the margins set to one-inch on all sides.
- Please include a title page and number each page. Remember, your title page does not count towards your 4 pages of full text.
- You should not use any direct quotes. If for some reason you need to paraphrase from a published text to explain your point, please make sure that you properly cite this information. If you do not, you will be assessed for plagiarism.
- Please use APA format for any citations and include the proper references.