Week 10 Discussion Weighing the Evidence When conducting original research, the final step researchers must complete is weighing the evidence and interpreting the meanings of their data, statistics, and analyses. This is the culmination of the research process in which all of the research methods and designs can be synthesized into a meaningful conclusion. In this stage, researchers should formulate explanations for what their data indicates, determine whether the data answers their initial research question, identify areas of uncertainty, and consider directions for further research. In this Discussion, you focus on one of the research articles that you identified for Part 2 of the Course Project (Literature Review). You then explore the process of how the researchers generated conclusions based on their data, consider other possible interpretations of their data, and formulate ideas for further research. To prepare: Review this week’s Learning Resources, focusing on how researchers find meaning in their data and generate sound conclusions. Pay particular attention to Table 2 in the article, “Study Design in Medical Research.” Revisit the 5 articles that you identified in Part 2 of the Course Project. Select one to consider for the purpose of this Discussion. Read sections of the chosen article where the data is presented, analyzed, and interpreted for meaning. What reasoning process did the researchers use to formulate their conclusions? What explanation did they give to support their conclusions? Were there any weaknesses in their analysis or conclusions? Consider possible alternate conclusions that the researchers could have drawn based on their data. Examine the findings that the article presents and consider how well they addressed the researcher’s initial question(s). What additional research could be done to build on these findings and gain a fuller understanding of the question? Post on or before Day 3 an APA citation and brief summary of the research article that you selected. Describe the data and the results of any statistical tests or analyses presented in the article. Explain how the researchers formulated their conclusion, any weaknesses in their analysis or conclusions, and offer at least one alternate interpretation of their data. Propose at least one additional research study that could be done to further investigate this research topic. .

1. Week 10 Discussion
Weighing the Evidence
When conducting original research, the final step researchers
must complete is weighing the evidence and interpreting the
meanings of their data, statistics, and analyses. This is the
culmination of the research process in which all of the research
methods and designs can be synthesized into a meaningful
conclusion. In this stage, researchers should formulate
explanations for what their data indicates, determine whether
the data answers their initial research question, identify areas of
uncertainty, and consider directions for further research.
In this Discussion, you focus on one of the research articles that
you identified for Part 2 of the Course Project (Literature
Review). You then explore the process of how the researchers
generated conclusions based on their data, consider other
possible interpretations of their data, and formulate ideas for
further research.
To prepare:
Review this week’s Learning Resources, focusing on how
researchers find meaning in their data and generate sound
conclusions. Pay particular attention to Table 2 in the article,
“Study Design in Medical Research.”
Revisit the 5 articles that you identified in Part 2 of the Course
Project. Select one to consider for the purpose of this
Discussion.
Read sections of the chosen article where the data is presented,
analyzed, and interpreted for meaning. What reasoning process
did the researchers use to formulate their conclusions? What
explanation did they give to support their conclusions? Were

2. there any weaknesses in their analysis or conclusions?
Consider possible alternate conclusions that the researchers
could have drawn based on their data.
Examine the findings that the article presents and consider how
well they addressed the researcher’s initial question(s). What
additional research could be done to build on these findings and
gain a fuller understanding of the question?
Post on or before Day 3
an APA citation and brief summary of the research article that
you selected. Describe the data and the results of any statistical
tests or analyses presented in the article. Explain how the
researchers formulated their conclusion, any weaknesses in their
analysis or conclusions, and offer at least one alternate
interpretation of their data. Propose at least one additional
research study that could be done to further investigate this
research topic.