Plan a Quantitative Study
Review the steps of the research process, as you develop your quantitative study to resolve the health issue of child obesity
* Problem:  What is the problem? (Child obesity) Describe the severity of the problem with supportive evidence.   How is the problem (child obesity) relevant to nursing practice?
* Research question & purpose: What would be your research question? What would be the purpose of your study?
* Define internal and external validity
* What sampling method would you use for your study?  How could sampling influence internal and external validity in your study?
* Locate one quantitative study that relates to your problem(child obesity): list the study purpose, sample, sampling method, study design, level of evidence and one research limitation