What were the major steps in performing the study

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Problem

Based on this article: "Sedentary behavior and physiological health determinants in male and female college students" by Baruch Vainshelboim, Gabrielle M. Brennan, Stephen LoRusso, Patricia Fitzgerald and Kristofer S. Wisniewski.

A. Write the full AND in-text American Psychological Association citations of this article.

B. What was the purpose of the study? (Think about where you would find the purpose statement in a research article.)

C. Who did the author(s) study? (Think about the participants. Were the demographics of sample appropriate for the population? Be sure to include participant characteristics.)

D. How did the study produce data for the research variables? (Think about the methods of data collection. What instrumentation, questionnaires, tests, interviews, etc. was used?)

E. What were the major steps (sequential) in performing the study? (Think about study being replicated. Adequately describe procedures in a way that they can be repeated in the future.)

F. What were the results? (Think about the results with respect to purpose of the study. Be sure to identify the key finding - the most important result.)

G. What does the author conclude? (Think about summary of results with respect to the purpose of the study; was the data presented in context of the literature?)

H. What cautions does the researcher(s) raise about interpreting the study? (Think about any limitations within the research. What aspects of the study may limit generalizability?)

I. What particularly interesting/valuable things could a reader learn from this study? (Think about the applications, recommendations, and implications of the study.)

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