What are Methodological Strengths and Weaknesses in research studies?

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I am completely stuck as to what constitutes a Methodological weakness and strength. For example one of the studies I had to read for a research paper I’m doing that is asking me to list the weakness and strengths mentions Conduct Disorder as it relates to Native Americans and generational trains, but didn’t break it down by specific tribes and just lumped them all together as a monolith. Would that constitute a weakness? Or another study was about how parents of children with CD need to be active in the prevention, and they made sure to provide taxis to and from the treatment center so is that a strength? And if it is how would I classify it? I’m genuinely so lost on this aspect and I would greatly appreciate the help and assistance.

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TLDR summary; it’s asking “what are the strengths and weaknesses of the WAY things were done”.

So in this case, the taxi situation would be a methodological weakness, because it’s enforcing antisocial behaviours (CD) and it’s a negative WAY of doing things

Same with the Native American one for not being specific. Not bad per say, just could be better.

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