Identify the strengths and weaknesses of reliance on quantitative data for this type of research design. Do you agree with the conclusions of this report?

What were the main goals and focus areas of Healthy People 2010 and how did it compare with Healthy People 2000?
July 21, 2019
Should juveniles be tried as adults?
July 21, 2019

Identify the strengths and weaknesses of reliance on quantitative data for this type of research design. Do you agree with the conclusions of this report?

Question Description

DQ1

Finding evidence that refutes a hypothesis

Under what circumstances would it be useful to find evidence that refutes a hypothesis as to find evidence that supports it? Give an example. To go further, can you imagine research that starts with the aim of finding evidence that refutes a hypothesis? Give an example.

DQ2

Critique of a study

Read the twenty-first century health challenge of slums and cities by Elliott D. Sclar, Pietro Garau, and Gabriella Carolini, by going to the following Web site: http://www.sas.upenn.edu/~dludden/SlumHealth.pdf

Identify the strengths and weaknesses of reliance on quantitative data for this type of research design. Do you agree with the conclusions of this report? Justify your position with rationale.

As a healthcare manager at one of the inner city hospitals in the U.S., how will you use data and conclusions from this study?