Perry, T. T., Anne Perry, L., & Hosack-Curlin, K. (1998). Internet use by university students: an

interdisciplinary study on three campuses. Internet Research, 8(2), 136-141.

Introduction

The Surveys was conducted among 548 students from three regional universities in the

southeastern USA, and the purpose of this study was to determine the differences that exist

among the various age groups regarding students' use of the Internet.

The research question on differences among various age groups regarding student use of Internet

was not clearly stated in the articles. However, the author focused on the regular internet users

and their predictions about the use of internet in future (page 138).

Suggestion

Based on the articles review, the research question and hypothesis should be formulated to

determine the differences as follows:

RQ: Are there differences in the use of internet among various student age groups?

or

Are there differences in the use of internet between the various age groups of students?

Null hypothesis:

H2: there are no differences in the use of internet among various student age groups.

Or

There are no differences in the use of internet between the various age groups of students

H: There are no differences in the use of internet between the male and female student age

groups.

Dependent and Independent variables

The dependent variable was also stated in the articles as “internet use” while independent

variable was not clearly stated, the author mentions age group without “student” (pp. 136-37)

Levels of measurement:

The level of measurement for dependent variables was Interval level, while independent

variable was Nominal polychotomous (page 138).

Reliability

The author didn’t address the issue of reliability and validity of the instrument used. Therefore,

the instruments need to be valid and reliable using chronbach alpha reliability test.

Data collection technique:

The main data collection technique was questionnaire instrument

Population and sample:

The population of the study was not mentioned in the study and how the sample was selected

therefore, the result cannot be generalized. The articles lack a sampling frame (p. 138).