Week 6 Article review 1. What type of study design was utilized and what variables were examined? 2. Write an appropriate null hypothesis for the study. 3. Write an appropriate alternative hypothesis. 4. What type of sample was utilized? Was the sample randomized? How does this affect the interpretation of the results? 5. What were the inclusion criteria for the study? What groups of nurses do the inclusion criteria eliminate from analysis? How might this affect the results? 6. The study utilizes the Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire (MSQ) Short Form to measure job satisfaction. What is the level of measurement for each facet of the questionnaire? 7. The study also uses the Watson-Glaser Critical Thinking Appraisal (WGC-TA) to measure critical thinking. What level of measurement was the total score on the WGC-TA? 8. How was the reliability of the WGC-TA established? 9. The reliability coefficients for the WGC-TA indicate what strength in the relationships examined? How do you know? 10 The authors describe the demographics of their sample and compare them to demographics in national samples. Why? 11. What level of measurement is the type of unit on which a nurse works? 12. If education preparation was measured by the categories, diploma, associate degree, baccalaureate degree, or master’s degree. What level of measurement is this variable? 13. What test was used to determine if there was a relationship between the independent variables and the dependent variable? 14. Was there a significant relationship between autonomy and job satisfaction? Explain your answer in terms of p-value and alpha. What was the p-value for this test? 15. What was the correlation coefficient (r) for overall autonomy and job satisfaction? For critical thinking and job satisfaction? For education level and job satisfaction? 16. Based on your answers above, which independent variable had the strongest relationship to the dependent variable?