General Instructions: In the following activity, you will apply research methodology concepts to collect data, run analyses, synthesize results, and use statistical methods. Read the case study and develop points for the different populations.

Step 1 - Review: Imagine the following scenario:

You are tasked with investigating Hospital X. The research involves understanding the population's knowledge about the risk factors of cardiovascular diseases, and the same subject must be researched across two different populations. The first population consists of adults between 30 and 60 years of age (Population A) who are treated in various specialties at Hospital X. The second population includes adolescents between 13 and 17 years of age who attend the same hospital (Population B).

Step 2 - Respond: Develop the following points for Populations A and B:

What characteristics (qualitative or quantitative) will the two investigations have? Will they be qualitative or quantitative?

• Write three inclusion criteria that you would use in the investigations.
• What data collection tool would you use for each population?
• What data analysis methods would you use?
• What biases should you consider in each of the populations?
• What essential points should you consider to avoid biases in both populations?

Step 3 - Share: To share your work, click the "Add a new discussion topic" button under this post and paste your work into the "Message" box. Remember to reference others' intellectual property when necessary. All references should follow the 7th Edition APA formatting. For further instructions, see the resource on the Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library: APA citation resource (Note: references are excluded from word counts).

OPTIONAL Step 5: Interact (10 minutes)

If you would like to, you can reply to your peers' posts in a respectful and professional manner. Ensure that your post engages your peers' ideas by including a reflection on their comments, sharing ideas of other potential difficulties and parties involved, or asking thought-provoking questions. If a peer comments on your posting, please reply. To post a reply, click “Reply” on a particular discussion, write your feedback and then click on “Post to forum.”