3.3 Critical Evaluation of Biological Research Flashcards

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What should scientific reports contain?

A

title, abstract and introduction

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Titles should be ___.
Abstracts should include ___ and ___.
Introductions should explain the ___ and provide ___ for the study, including the use of several ___, supporting ___, citations and ___.

A

explanatory.
aims and findings.
purpose, context, sources, statements, references

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An aim must link the ___ and ___ variables.

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independent, dependent

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The ___ behind the selection of basic study methods and ___ should be covered, as should the a___ and h____.

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reason, organisms, aims, hypotheses

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The methods section should be…

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detailed enough to allow others to repeat the work

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Experimental design should address the ___ and ___.

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aims and hypothesis

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Confounding variables must be either…, or… across all treatments.

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taken into account, standardised

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What can selection bias prevent?

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a representative sample being taken

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Sample size may not be large enough to decide without ___ whether or not the ___ variable is affecting the ___ variable.

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bias, independent, independent

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What makes results statistically significant?

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if they are unlikely due to chance alone

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The difference between a control and treatment groups is significant if…

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the error bars do not overlap

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What 3 things should the conclusion refer to?

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aims, hypotheses, results

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The evaluation of conclusions should also refer to existing ___ and the results of ___ ___.

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studies, other studies

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What do you call a scientific article that summarises current knowledge
and recent findings in a particular field?

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A review article

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