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Assignment:

A one-page critique of a peer-reviewed journal article. Before you select your article, review the "Session One: What Are Statistics?"

You will note that the presentation provides an introduction to inductive and deductive reasoning. Dr. William Trochim explains further the differences between Deduction and Induction in the Web Center for Social Research Methods (Trochim, 2006). Choose a journal article on a topic in your field or a topic about which you are interested.

Then, write a one-page critique of this article. UAGC's Writing an Article Critique describes the process of critiquing an article and provides an example (UAGC, n.d.). You should summarize briefly your author's thesis and how he attempts to prove his thesis. You should analyze the strengths and weaknesses of the author's study methods as well as his presentation of his results. (To do this, be sure to analyze the mechanics of the author's study. What method did the author use to test his hypothesis? Were there any flaws in this method? For example, did he utilize a representative sample that was large enough that the results of the study could be generalized to the population?) Within your critique, explain whether the author of your article answers his questions using inductive or deductive reasoning and provide a brief one-sentence explanation of why this is inductive or deductive reasoning.