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IHP 340 Milestone Two Guidelines and Rubric
Overview
In Milestone Two, you will continue composing your final project by adding additional information on research methods and key findings.
Prompt
For this milestone assignment, address the following in the article you have selected for the final project:
Additional Research Methods
Identify the data analysis methods used and explain why the methods are appropriate based on the research question.
Discuss the potential weaknesses of the data analysis methods used. Support your discussion with examples from the study.
Describe the key demographics of the population sampled and identify the inclusion and exclusion criteria for participants.
Key Findings:
State the results of the research, describing how the researchers determined whether the results are statistically significant.
Describe the differences in the results between the groups in the study and support your description with examples from the study.
What to Submit
This milestone assignment should be submitted as a 1-page paper with 12-point Times New Roman font, double spacing, and one-inch margins, using APA formatting and citation style
guidelines.
Milestone Two Rubric
Criteria Exemplary (100%) Proficient (85%) Needs Improvement (55%) Not Evident (0%) Value
Research Methods: Data
Analysis Methods
Identifies the data analysis
methods used and explains
why the methods are
appropriate based on the
research question
Identifies the data analysis
methods used and explains
why the methods are
appropriate based on the
research question but
explanation is lacking
Identifies the data analysis
methods used but does not
explain why the methods are
appropriate based on the
research question
Does not identify the data
analysis methods used or
explain why the methods are
appropriate based on the
research question
18
Criteria Exemplary (100%) Proficient (85%) Needs Improvement (55%) Not Evident (0%) Value
Research Methods:
Weakness of the Data
Analysis Methods
Discusses the potential
weaknesses of the data
analysis methods used and
supports discussion with
exemplary examples
Discusses the potential
weaknesses of the data
analysis methods used and
supports discussion with
proficient examples
Discusses the potential
weaknesses of the data
analysis methods used but
does not support discussion
with examples
Does not discuss the potential
weaknesses of the data
analysis methods used
18
Research Methods: Key
Demographics
Describes the key
demographics of the
population sampled and
identify the inclusion and
exclusion criteria for
participants
Describes the key
demographics of the
population sampled but does
not identify either the inclusion
or exclusion criteria for
participants
Describes the key
demographics of the
population sampled but does
not identify the inclusion and
exclusion criteria for
participants
Does not describe the key
demographics of the
population sampled or identify
the inclusion and exclusion
criteria for participants
18
Key Findings: Results of the
Research
States the results of the
research and determines the
statistical significance
States the results of the
research and determines the
statistical significance but
response is lacking
States the results of the
research but does not
determine the statistical
significance
Does not state the results of
the research or determine the
statistical significance
18
Key Findings: Difference in
the Results
Describes the differences in
the results between the groups
in the study and supports
description with exemplary
examples from the study
Describes the differences in
the results between the groups
in the study and supports
description with examples from
the study
Describes the differences in
the results between the groups
in the study but does not
support description with
exemplary examples from the
study
Does not describe the
differences in the results
between the groups in the
study or support description
with exemplary examples from
the study
18
Articulation of Response Submission is free of errors of
organization and grammar
Submission contains errors of
organization and grammar, but
errors are limited enough so
that the assignment can be
understood
Submission has major errors
related to organization and
grammar that negatively
impact readability and
articulation of main ideas
Submission has critical errors
related to organization and
grammar that prevent
understanding of ideas
10
Total: 100%
