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Research Question: How does the lack of health insurance impact prevalence of asthma morbidity among children residing in economically disadvantaged areas of NYC measured by high levels of PM2.5?
***(Checklist: Ensure that all these questions are covered in the research proposal)****
***** SEE ATTACHED SAMPLE PROPOSAL TO BASE THIS RESEARCH PROPOSAL OFF OF****
Background
Public Health Problem
· Is there a statement of the public health problem or a qualitative topic of study?
· Does the problem of topic indicate a particular focus of study?
· Is the problem “researchable,” that is, can it be investigated through the collection and analysis of data?
· Is the background information on the problem presented?
· Is the educational significance of the problem discussed?
· Does the quantitative problem statement indicate the variables of interest and the specific relationship between those variables that were investigated?
· Does the qualitative problem statement provide a general indication of the research topic or issue?
· When necessary, are variables directly or operationally defined?
· Does the researcher have the knowledge and skill to carry out the proposed research?
Review of the Related Literature
· Is the review comprehensive?
· Are all references cited relevant to the problem under investigation?
· Are most of the sources primary (i.e. research studies – not review papers)?
· Have the references been analyzed and critiqued, and the results of various studies compared and contrasted? That is, is the review more than a series of abstracts or annotations?
· Is the relevancy of each reference explained?
· Is the review well organized?
· Does it logically flow in such a way that the references least related to the problem are discussed first and the most related references are discussed last?
· Does it educate the reader about the problem or topic?
· Does the review conclude with a summary and interpretation of the literature and its implications for the problem investigated?
· Do the implications discussed form an empirical or theoretical rationale for the hypotheses that follow?
· Are references cited completely and accurately?
Hypothesis
· Are specific questions to be answered listed or specific hypotheses to be tested stated?
· Does each hypothesis state an expected relationship or difference?
· If necessary, are variables directly or operationally defined?
· Is each hypothesis testable?
METHODS
Participants
· Are the size and major characteristics of the population studied described?
· Are the accessible and target populations described?
· If a sample was selected, is the method of selecting the sample clearly described?
· Does the method of sample selection suggest any limitations or biases in the sample?
· For example, is stratified sampling used to obtain sample subgroups?
· Are the size and major characteristics of the sample described?
· Does the sample size meet the suggested guideline for minimum sample size appropriate for quantitative analyses?
· Are data coding strategies described and examples of coded data given?
Design and Procedures
· Are the design and procedures appropriate for examining the research question or testing the hypotheses of the study?
· Were variables carefully selected; i.e., was a shotgun approach avoided?
· Are the procedures described in sufficient detail to permit them to be replicated by another researcher?
· Do procedures logically relate to each other?
· Are instruments and procedures applied correctly?
· Did the researcher discuss or account for any potentially confounding variables that he or she was unable to control?
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