7 Critical Componets to a Good News Report

The source of research and funding

Government vs Private or Independent companies, University; companies (Consumers behavior)

The reseachers’s who had contact with participants

who and what message was conveyed

The Individuals or Objects studied and how they were selected.

Volunteers; experts; paid?; possible biases

Exact Nuture of Measurements made and the questions asked

MC; T/F; fill in the blank/;wording eg. “Eat” breakfast

The setting in which measures were taken

mail; phone; in person; anonymous? ; the day before spring break (ie when and where)

The Extraneous differences between groups being compared

extraneous (ie regular differences between people) differences may account for results

The magnitude of any claimed effects differences

How large are observed effects (ie large differences or small differences)