written critique of a research article written by John Rolfe entitled “A Tale of Two Vices: An Applied Economic Analysis of Alcohol and Tobacco Consumption.” In this paper I will offer a detailed analysis of the dependent and independent variables used in the study and I will offer an objective viewpoint on the effectiveness of the sampling methods used and the reliability of the study. The author begins his article by describing and defining his purpose for the research project. As a college
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Outsourcing IT Services for Data Center Consolidation | Applied Research Project | | IS535 | | 6/10/2011 | | Executive Summary Outsourcing IT Services for Data Center Consolidation California Natural Resource Agency’s Best Option for the Consolidation Project into Department of Water Resources Tier III-Equivalent Data Center The Department of Water Resources for the state of California is responsible for managing “the water resources of California in cooperation with
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University Online Writing Center Handout Description A review of literature is a critical analysis of a portion of the published body of knowledge available through the use of summary, classification, and comparison of previous research studies, reviews of literature, and journal articles (“How to Write a Literature Review”, 2012). This handout discusses the reasons for writing a literature review and presents its various requirements. It examines what a literature review is,
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| Research Article Review | Proactive encouragement of interdisciplinary research teams in a business school environment: strategy and results | | | Research Article Review Proactive encouragement of interdisciplinary research teams in a business school environment: strategy and results Author: Susan M. Adams, Nathan C. Carter, Charles R. Hadlock, Dominique M. Haughton and George Sirbu Introduction: This article describes the importance of interdisciplinary research and teaching
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This document of SOC 320 Week 5 Assignment Final Paper contains: Environmental Concerns and Public Policy Sociology - General Sociology Final Paper Your 8 to 10 page final paper is to be a comprehensive research study on one of the following Public Policy topics: Social Security Health Care Welfare Primary and Secondary Public Education Environmental Concerns You will identify relevant material consistent with the focus of the topic using scholarly journals
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the work place and at home has created a new opportunity of conducting research. With the increasing accessibility of the Internet and e-mail, using the new medium to distribute surveys is gaining popularity among researchers. The online survey, however, is a “double-edged sword,” with the ability to access a large number of respondents at low costs, but the risk of increasing difficulties to evaluate the quality of the research (Couper, 2000). Concerns over response rates, sampling, and controlling
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and sentence fragments, bulleted lists, conversational or other types of casual language cannot be used. In completing Part 2 you will: --Describe a research method alternative to the one used by your selected article’s author(s) to study the same phenomena -- Evaluate the potential impact on the “real world” of your selected article’s research; -- Apply three concepts from required textbook readings; -- Identify an aspect of the article’s topic focus about which you would like to know more In
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The difference between argument and research writing is that an argument should explain an issue and convince the people to take action. A research paper is to give detailed information and let the people think of the solution. Chapter 24 1) A good way to start the research process is to research a question, develop a thesis, and make a research plan. 2) It is important to have a sharp research question because it will narrow your scope of your research and allowing the person to select the
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This document of SOC 320 Week 5 Assignment Final Paper contains: Environmental Concerns and Public Policy Sociology - General Sociology Final Paper Your 8 to 10 page final paper is to be a comprehensive research study on one of the following Public Policy topics: Social Security Health Care Welfare Primary and Secondary Public Education Environmental Concerns You will identify relevant material consistent with the focus of the topic using scholarly journals
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how their grades changed following the separation. The benefits of the research will be that the research could show if there is a possible link between the separation of parents and the grades their children receive. This could lead to the parents trying to become more active in their children’s education or the children possibly receiving the help they need to feel better about the separation. In order to have the research get approved by the IRB, a consent form has to be created that will be
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