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Boardman, J. D., Blalock, C. L., & Pampel, F. C. (2010). Trends in the genetic influences on smoking. Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 51(1), 108–123.

• Identify the basic research question as stated by the authors.
• Identify a dependent variable and an independent variable.
• Identify the level of measurement of each.
• Find an example of a descriptive and an inferential statistic.
• How might a change in sample size affect the confidence with which the authors construct their estimates?

Article 2

Lee, J. (2008). A Kotex and a Smile: Mothers and daughters at menarche. Journal of Family Issues, 29(10), 1325–1347.

• Review the sample description on pages 1328–1329 of the Lee article, and describe the sample. What is the sample size?
• Is it a random sample?
• What are the important attributes of the participants described by the researcher? (age, race, etc.)

Article 3

Stacey, M., Carbone-Lopez, K., & Rosenfeld, R. (2011). Demographic change and ethnically motivated crime: The impact of immigration on anti-Hispanic hate crime in the United States. Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice, 27(3), 278–298.

• Identify the basic research question as stated by the authors.
• Identify a dependent variable and an independent variable.
• Identify the level of measurement of each.
• Find an example of a descriptive and an inferential statistic.
• How might the authors’ conclusions change if more data were included in the sample?