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Exercise 5c

Exercise 5c

Q (Complete this assignment after reading Lecture 5c and Chapters 11, 12, and 13) I have slightly modified some questions from the textbook chapters, for a better fit with the Lecture 5c material and with the article attached, by Topalli and his colleagues (2013). Read the article first, then apply the evaluation questions listed below to the study described in the article. Topalli et al., 2013 (religious beliefs of street criminals).pdf Each question is graded on a scale of 1 to 5 or give an N/A (not applicable) or I/I (insufficient information). Make sure to explain your rating for each question in a sentence or two. ____ 1. Is this a qualitative or mixed-methods study? [This is a yes-no question] Explain: ____ 2. Were the data analyzed independently by two or more individuals? Explain: ____ 3. Did the researchers seek feedback from experienced individuals and auditors before finalizing the results? Explain: ____ 4. Did the researchers seek feedback from the participants (i.e., used member checking) before finalizing the results? Explain: ____ 5. How did the researchers select participants into the study? What sampling type was it? Explain: ____ 6. Did the researchers state specifically how the method of analysis was applied? Explain: ____ 7. Did the researchers self-disclose their backgrounds? Explain: ____ 8. Are the results of the study adequately supported with examples of quotations or descriptions of observations? Explain: What is your favorite participant's quote in this article? [feel free to copy and paste it here, enclosed within the quotation marks]: ____ 9. Are appropriate statistics reported (especially for demographics)? Explain: ____ 10. Overall, is the Results section clearly organized? Explain: ____ 11. Overall, is the presentation of the results adequate? Did you get a feeling that you got a richer, more nuanced understanding of how participants reconcile their religious beliefs with their criminal activities? Explain: 12. How would you summarize the results of this study in your own words?

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Question-1: Is this a qualitative or mixed-methods study? Answer – Yes, Topalli et al.'s write-up is a qualitative research method because their study only focused on the literature analysis, unlike mixed-methods that involve information gathering through the theoretical and numerical ways of data gathering (Topalli et al., 6). Question-2: Were the data analyzed independently by two or more individuals? Answer - Yes, the article consists of joint data from different reviews done by Volkan Topalli, Timothy Brezina, and Mindy Bernhardt (Topalli et al., 1). Question-3: Did the researchers seek feedback from experienced individuals and auditors before finalizing the results?