Read a Research Paper
Use the templates on this page to complete your Activity and download it as a Word document.
Select one of the three research studies provided and use it to answer the questions in the writing templates on this page. In your responses, remember to cite any information from your chosen sources using an APA Style in-text citation. At the bottom of the page, you’ll be able to add an APA Style reference for your study and then download your assignment as a Word document.
Select a Study
Review the two studies below and then use the following template to select one for your assignment.
Do Workplace Wellness Programs Reduce Medical Costs? Evidence From a Fortune 500 Company
Inquiry, Hangsheng Liu et al. (May 2013)Financial Incentive–Based Approaches for Weight Loss: A Randomized Trial
JAMA, Kevin G. Volpp et al. (December 10, 2008)Prompt
- Summarize the research study’s purpose. Your response should be about 25 to 50 words.
- Describe the relevance of the publication dates of the citations referenced for the research study. Your response should be about 25 to 50 words. Consider the following:
- Are some of those cited sources recent (relevant to date of publication)?
- Identify the type of claim the research study makes. Explain your response. Your response should be about 25 to 50 words. Consider the following:
- Is the claim frequency based, association based, or causal?
- Describe the research method used in the research study. Your response should be about 25 to 50 words. Consider the following:
- Is the research method qualitative, quantitative, or mixed?
- Describe the research study’s data collection method. Your response should be about 50 to 100 words. Consider the following:
- Possibilities for data collection include surveys, observations, interviews, archive review, objective or biological measures, or some combination of those listed.
- Describe the research study’s sample. Your response should be about 50 words. Include the following in your response:
- Sample size
- Sample characteristics
- Describe one type of statistical analysis conducted in the research study. Your response should be about 25 words.
- Describe one limitation from the research study. Your response should be about 25 to 50 words.
- Describe how this research study could be used in personal and professional practice. Your response should be about 25 to 50 words. Consider the following:
- How can the findings from this study be used by people in their work, personal lives, or to help others?