Discuss the importance of research design validity and how research bias can impact validity.

Using the University Library, locate one peer-reviewed research study with possible ethical concerns. You may use a research study you identified in the Week 2 Annotated Bibliography assignment if appropriate but not the same article used in the Week 3 Learning Team assignment.

Review ethical principles learned this week. When you select your article, consider the possible ethical issues in the research process: sampling, methodology, data collection, etc. The focus should be on the research study, not the health issue.

Write a 1,000-word paper in which you:

• Summarize the research study.
• Identify possible ethical issues within the research study.
• Explain how the ethical concerns can influence the research outcomes.
• Define validity as it relates to the research study.
• Hint: Review previous learning activities for key validity concepts, including internal and external validity and associated threats to validity.
• Discuss the importance of research design validity and how research bias can impact validity.
• Hint: Research how design validity and instrumentation validity are different concepts.
• Discuss how stakeholders can externally influence health care research.
• Include possible ethical concerns.

Cite at least 3 peer-reviewed references.

Format your assignment and references according to APA guidelines.

Submit your assignment.

Rubric:

150 points

• The wordcount was met (10 pts)
• Completed on time
• Selected peer-reviewed article (10 pts)
• The research study was summarized using all elements including ethical concerns and how they affected the outcome, validity including internal and external, the importance of validity, bias, stakeholders- who they are and how they play a role in this research study, ethical concerns as well as an introduction and conclusion (100 pts).
• There were appropriate internal citations and references. Followed APA format (internal headers, proper spacing, font color/size, etc (20 pts).
• No spelling or grammatical errors (10 pts)