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Please take a look at the attached and assist in answering the following. I have to write a 7-12 page paper and just need help getting started with the following questions; please point me in the right direction and I can take it from there. THANK YOU in advance....

1. What are the key research questions in this study?
2. Do the study hypotheses rely on a theory or theories? If so, discuss one of these theories and explain how the theory has led to one of the hypotheses.
3. Discuss levels of measurement of the key variables in this study.
4. Discuss the study design.
5. Discuss potential biases in this study, measurement errors, and validity issues.
6. Are causality arguments appropriate in this study?
7. What is your overall evaluation of the quality and effectiveness of this study? Provide criticism on the study design, and suggest possible ways to tackle such issues in future research.

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1. What are the key research questions in this study?
What is information overload?
How does it manifest in people?
Will training intervention help mitigate the outcomes of information overload?

2. Do the study hypotheses rely on a theory or theories? If so, discuss one of these theories and explain how the theory has led to one of the hypotheses.

The theories are not stated specifically, that I could find. However, there is the theory that use of information and its overload will lead to problems in media use and lower productivity. There is also the theory of problems with communication.

3. Discuss levels of measurement of the key variables in this study.

The most common is nominal and ordinal. Variables included strain, email, work impairment, superficial and ambiguous communication, knowledge of email functions, application of email functions, and problems with media usage. These in turn were set up on a Likert type scales of ratings. There were also inputs on functions of ...

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