Chapter 6

Question 1

What is the difference between primary and secondary research?

Answer 1

Primary - You create the data (Tailor-made to your needs and specifications)

Secondary - Someone else created the data (Less expensive and time-consuming)

Both are important to forming strong arguments

Question 2

What is an example of quantitative research? What is an example of qualitative research?

Answer 2

Experimental designs recording specific, numerical outcomes.

Focus groups or other methodologies relating to feelings, opinions, and experiences.

Question 3

Describe reliability and validity (External and internal).

Answer 3

Reliability refers to the replicability of a methodology and its ability to produce consistent results.

External validity (Also known as transferability) refers to the generalizability of the data to the overall population, and internal validity refers to how well the methodology measured what it was intended to measure.

Question 4

What are some examples of secondary research sources? (Who would be interested in collecting the data we need?)

Answer 4

Scholarly journals

News sources and magazines

Trade and industry sources

Government data

Question 5

What Boolean operators are useful in refining your literature review?

Answer 5

AND, OR, and NOT

Question 6

What are some common database operators that make search engine (E.g. Google) results more specific?

Answer 6

* = truncation (ski* = ski, skis, skiier, skiing, etc.)

? = wildcard (wom?n = woman, women, etc.)

” “ = exact phrasing only

( ) = compartamentalization –> (Metastasis OR spread) AND leukemia

nearX = proximity; the words must be located within X number of words to each other

atleastX = frequency; the term must appear at least X times

Question 7

What are the main criteria to consider in evaluating your research’s credibility (CRAP)?

Answer 7

Currency

Reliability

Authority

Purpose or Point of view

Question 8

Can Wikipedia be used in research?

Answer 8

Yes. It can be a way to find new sources, but it should not be cited in the final work.

Question 9

How are sources cited in-text?

Answer 9

…end of sentence (Richardson, 2017)

OR …end of sentence.¹

Question 10

What is the Fair Use doctrine? What are some of the guidelines surrounding it?

Answer 10

The legal doctrine that allows for the use of copyrighted material in your research.

More likely to be approved if:

Used for education

Transformative use

Small portion of the material being used

Does not damage original material’s worth