Research Summary Sheet

Instructions:
Complete the following form for each artifact that validates your problem statement.

Source (APA format):

Sara heliz berger. (2018, September 28). Here's how much time homeowners spend on housework
compared to renters. Retrieved March 6, 2020, from https://www.cnbc.com/2018/09/21/apartment-list-
time-owners-spend-on-housework-compared-to-renters.html

Artifact Summary:
Summarize in your own words. Highlight the key pieces, including features and benefits.

This article talks about how long the average home owner spends a week cleaning their
house compared to house renters. The article used data from a survey and averaged it
out.

Artifact Critique:
How does the artifact provide validity, conflict, or the need for further research? What
unique aspect does the artifact add to your overall research?

The article provides validity in that it shows how much time people spend a week cleaning
their house coming to an average of about 10 hours or more a week which is about six
percent of your total week and with the average daylight of about 12 hours that comes to
12% of your total week. This artifact adds to the overall research because it provides a
look at how much time cleaning takes up per week.

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