Research Design and t Tests: How Are They Connected?

I don’t know how to handle this Statistics question and need guidance.

For this Discussion, you will critically evaluate a scholarly article related to t tests.

To prepare for this Discussion:

• Search for and select a quantitative article specific to your discipline and related to t tests. You can use as a guide the Research Design Alignment Table uploaded below.

Write a 2-3 paragraph critique of the article. In your critique, include responses to the following:

1. What is the research design used by the authors?
2. Why did the authors use this t test?
3. Do you think it’s the most appropriate choice? Why or why not?
4. Did the authors display the data?
5. Do the results stand alone? Why or why not?
6. Did the authors report effect size? If yes, is this meaningful?

Be sure to support your Main Post and Response Post with reference to Resources and other scholarly evidence in APA Style.

Required Readings

Frankfort-Nachmias, C., & Leon-Guerrero, A. (2018).
Social statistics for a diverse society (8th ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

• Chapter 8, “Testing Hypothesis” (pp. 204-234)

Wagner, W. E. (2016).
Using IBM® SPSS® statistics for research methods and social science statistics (6th ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

• Chapter 6, “Testing Hypotheses Using Means and Cross-Tabulation” (previously read in Week 5)
• Chapter 11, “Editing Output” (previously read in Week 2, 3, and 4)