Part $1$: Research Strategy Analysis and Sampling Assignment

Locate a primary research article in an academic journal where the researcher or researchers used a quantitative research strategy, a survey instrument, and inferential statistics. Then, critique the following elements:

purpose of the study;

population of interest;

rationale for using a quantitative research strategy versus a qualitative research strategy;

research design,

analytical approach,

data analysis procedures used,

data collection method,

sampling design,

findings, and

areas in the study that were well executed and areas that require improvement.

Part $2$: Self$-$Completion Questionnaire

For Part $2$ of this assignment, you will create a self$-$completion questionnaire for the quantitative research project of interest you described in the Unit I discussion board. Address the prompts below.

State the problem to be solved.

Formulate four survey questions, using a Likert scale of your choosing, that would help solve your problem when answered. The survey questions should identify the variables to be measured $($e$.$g$.,$ job satisfaction, motivation, productivity, morale, managerial competence, organizational commitment, job stress, etc.$)$

Include relevant demographic questions.

Indicate the level of scale measurement used for each question, from among the four levels of scale measurement.

Identify the population of interest.

Identify the sampling frame.

Identify the sampling design.

Describe the method of survey distribution.