For your final paper, you will use the knowledge you gained during the last five weeks to critically analyze a health research article.

Select one of the following journal articles to be used as the basis of your paper. You should use the same article you selected for your Week 3 assignment.

Crespo, N. C., Elder, J. P., Ayala, G. X., Slymen, D. J., Campbell, N. R., Sallis, J. F., . . .Arredondo, E. M. (2012). Results of a multi-level intervention to prevent and control childhood obesity among Latino children: The aventuras para niños study. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 43(1), 84-100. Retrieved from the ProQuest database.

Duffy, S., Kilbourne, A., Austin, K., Dalack, G., Woltmann, E., Waxmonshy, J., & Noonan, D. (2012). Risk of smoking and receipt of cessation services among veterans with mental disorders. Psychiatric Services, 63(4), 325-332. doi: 10.1176/appi.ps.201100097. Retrieved from the PubMed Central database.

Your Final Paper should contain the following sections and address each of the points as outlined below:

Introduction

• Develop an introduction to your paper that provides a brief overview of the article and the main points of your analysis.

Study Purpose and Hypothesis

• Describe the hypothesis and/or research question posed by your selected study.
• Analyze the relevance of this hypothesis/research question based on the literature review.

Methodology

• Summarize the methodology used to address the hypothesis/research question.
• Describe the sampling methods used to obtain the study sample.
• Analyze whether the sampling methodology used in the study was appropriate for addressing the hypothesis/question.
• Describe the measurement methods used to assess the research question.
• Analyze whether the measurement methodology used in the study was appropriate for addressing the hypothesis/question.
• Explain the ethical considerations discussed by the author(s).
• Evaluate whether the authors effectively addressed all of the ethical issues surrounding their research.

Analysis

• Explain what type of data was collected for this study: nominal, ordinal, interval, or ratio.
• Describe the analysis method that was used (e.g., standard deviation, t-test, chi-square, correlation, linear regression, logistic regression, ANOVA, ANCOVA, MANOVA), including what statistical methods were applied and why these particular methods were selected.
• Analyze whether the analysis methods used in the study was appropriate for addressing the hypothesis/question.

Discussion

• Identify the authors' conclusion(s).
• Assess whether the authors fully addressed the hypothesis/question.
• Describe the limitations of the study.
• Explain how this article adds to the body of knowledge surrounding this topic.