The provided statistical analysis does not assist with validation of their research findings with the provided information having uniformity or little description in the application. For instance, there is an analysis of varying questions through the application of varying confidence levels with t-distributions only provided to support specified statistics. Another concern potential is the author's application of scholar's self-assessment as the core tool for data collection. Not only little information provided concerning the research design and methodology with the questionnaire content, but also there is also no indication given concerning the application tackled.
As a significant data collection instrument, care is considerable with the areas under research to enable the validation and substantiation of the given results. The last concern is on the Miller et al. (2001) general conclusions arising from the study context. The author discusses acculturation state with technology applications among the younger generation. This is without considering the clarity that the results may have limitations to the study geographical area.
Conclusion
Miller et al. (2001) gives a detailed and informed picture concerning the student's perception, study, accessibility and application of technology. Despite of the aspects valuable inclusive of statistics and sampling, the authors overlook on other relevant survey research aspects including sampling diversity, accuracy and questioning methodology details with a reliable statistical analysis. The authors might have failed in addressing potential limitations but have credit in making broader conclusions accurate through the made oversights.
Experimental study (ES) critique
Brown, C.M., Gibbons, J.L. And Smirles, K.E. (2007). Tribal Teachers Are Important to American Indian Adolescents' Tribal Identity Development. American Indian Culture and Research Journal (31:2). 103-111.
Summary
In the given survey, Gibbons, Smirles and Brown contacted the adolescents in affiliation with the Northeastern tribe found in the United States to make inquiries concerning tribal identity. The survey involved 30 correspondents with an age range from 13- to 17-year-old. The principal experimental...
Adolescents, hypothesized, living with differing tribal communities apt in claiming a stronger identity compared to the people living farther. The cause is the lack of accessibility to customs, tribal knowledge and events in comparison to their native land. The considerable sense of community adds to confident and secure identity amongst the adolescents.
Critique
Amongst the 30 respondents, 9 were male with 21 female and the average age as 15.57 years old. 19 lived out of the state with 11 living in the home state of the tribe. The specified tribal community is relatively smaller compared to the larger tribes found in the U.S. with the geographical placement with the white settlement. The authors reasoning in the tribe selection bases on the lack of reservation land. The sample size used in the experimental study is relatively smaller when applied in such a study.
The author's efforts to prove of the adolescents living in their home state having closer connection to tribal identity is considerably a lofty goal. This is with a sample size of 30 people. There is no mentioning of the total adolescents population in the specified tribe. This omission discredits enabling speculation on the sample size as not an entire population representative. During the experimental study, no figure given figures were considerable with the authors concluding that tribal teachers forms the perfect resources in the adolescent development as a tribal identity sense. The credentials of the authors do not give reasons for affiliation in the survey with the specified tribe.
Critique conclusion
The statistical analysis of the experimental study had detailed information with the provision of future study base. The mediation analysis addition is a positive means of identifying inconsistencies to enable the avoidance of inconclusive results. While there is an omission of certain information, the experimental study is well executable with researched results.
Additional reference
Neuman, W.L. (2006). Social Research Methods: Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches (6th ed.). Boston: Pearson.
