Exam Flashcards
What is a primary source?
Original sources of information
Own methods, results and statistics
First hand
What is a review article?
Summary of secondary sources of information which are derived sources
What type of article is peer reviewed?
Primary article
Name 3 ways you can modify a database search to make it more specific
Boonlean Operators – and, or, (), *
What is the P-value?
Allows you to determine if a result of treatment is statistically significant -> not due to chance – reject null hypothesis
Less than 0.05
What is the Confidence Interval?
Allows you to determine how much of the sample or population shares this significance.
What is the Effect size?
Refers to the magnitude of difference between two variables
Would a p-value of 0.08 be considered significant?
No
What is the cut-off value to determine statistical significance?
(Must be less than 0.05) <0.05
Which values would be considered statistically significant? 0.066, 0.500, 0.043 and 0.001
- 043
0. 001
Difference between quantitative and a Qualitative research paper?
Quantitative= gathers in numerical form which can be put into categories, in rank order, or measured in units of measurement
Qualitative= gathers information that is not in numerical form -> observational; typically descriptive data
What are the three different modalities you can include in an oral presentation? Provide examples for each.
Visual: videos, pictures, graphs
Auditory: word choice, sound effect (if appropriate)
Kinesthetic: questions, polls, audience participation
What is the structure of an oral presentation?
- Title
- Introduction
- Body
- Conclusion
- Acknowledgements
What are the five key points to achieve effective speaking?
- Pace
- Pitch
- Tone
- Volume
- Pauses
What does DISC stand for?
Dominance
Influence
Compliance
Steadiness
What are the four stages groups go through?
Forming (orientation)
Storming (dissatisfaction/conflict)
Norming (resolution/cooperation)
Performing (productivity)
*Usually there is a cycle between last two phases
Complete the following sentence: “Ethics involves a commitment to….”
Contributing to knowledge
Pursuit & protection of truth
Reliance on appropriate research methods
Honesty
Which projects need ethics approval?
ALL research Projects involving human participants as subjects are to be reviewed by institutional ethics committees.
What are some of the risks associated with research involving humans?
Physical Psychological Social Economic Legal Humiliation Environment
If you are conducting research on animals who do you need to seek approval from?
Institution Animal Ethics Committee
