Research Design and t Tests: How Are They Connected?

Quant discussion Week 6
To prepare for this Discussion:
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Review the Learning Resources and the media programs related
to t tests.
Search for and select a quantitative article specific to your
discipline and related to t tests. Help with this task may be found
in the Course guide and assignment help linked in this week’s
Learning Resources. Also, you can use as a guide the Research
Design Alignment Table located in this week’s Learning
Resources
By Day 3
Write a 3- to 5-paragraph critique of the article. In your critique,
include responses to the following:
Which is the research design used by the authors?
Why did the authors use this t test?
Do you think it’s the most appropriate choice? Why or why not?
Did the authors display the data?
Do the results stand alone? Why or why not?
Did the authors report effect size? If yes, is this meaningful?
Be sure to support your Main Post and Response Post with reference to
the week’s Learning Resources and other scholarly evidence in APA
Style.