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Article analysis

Article Analysis
Establishing and maintaining a solid research design is paramount in any statistical research process. Furthermore, as Davis, Utts, and Simon (2002, p. 105) cite, “one of the salient components of a proposal is the specification of the research design to solve the particular problem at hand. . . . inadequate design will yield information that is incapable of answering the research question under study.” Similarly, inadequate design can also lead to misleading final analyses and conclusions being drawn from the research. The article Study: Campus diversity may cut binge drinking by Henry Wechsler draws various conclusions about the nature of alcohol consumption on college campuses. The somewhat questionable research design and data collection methods of Wechsler’s college campus binge-drinking studies will be further explored.
Research Design
As previously implied, not establishing a sound research design base can leave holes in the integrity of the resear...

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