ARm- Lecture 5 New (1) Flashcards
What is crucial when reporting results in your BP report?
Report your results without inflating them
Transparency is essential in research reporting.
What should you respect regarding respondents in research?
Confidentiality and anonymity
No company names or interviewee names unless explicit permission is given.
What is the purpose of the discussion section in a research report?
Making judgements about your results
It is not for presenting new facts.
What should you remind the reader of in the discussion section?
Research objective (hypotheses, RQ…)
This helps contextualize the findings.
What should you explain in the discussion regarding research objectives?
Whether and how research objective was achieved
This includes answering research questions.
What is a key aspect of contributions to theory in research?
What do your findings/results add to the existing knowledge
Be humble and do not overstate contributions.
What are common limitations in a research study?
- Study in a very specific context or one industry
- Operationalization and measurement issues
- Cross-sectional vs. longitudinal study
- Small or non-random sample
Limitations should not stem from serious methodological problems.
What is an ethical responsibility before data collection?
Explain the true study reasons/benefits to avoid deception
Consider potential biases from this explanation.
What must researchers obtain from participants before data collection?
Informed consent
This includes consent for recording interviews or focus groups.
What is the responsibility of researchers towards research clients?
- Right to confidentiality
- Right to high-quality research
Researchers must ensure valid data and results.
What is essential regarding individual input in a research team?
Each team member must work towards the research objective
Recognizing and avoiding personal bias is crucial.
What is the expected standard for conducting research?
Designing, conducting, writing about research in the best possible and critical manner
No research is perfect, but best efforts are required.
What are best practices for quantitative studies?
- Formulating hypotheses before data collection
- Defining measurements before data collection
- Collecting data specifically to answer a study question
Transparency about data exclusion is also important.
What should be provided to ensure transparency in qualitative studies?
Transparency with respect to all relevant details of the applied research strategy
This includes how and why data points were excluded.
