Lecture 18: Literature

Question 1

What is the largest most commonly used database of scientific articles

Answer 1

Google Scholar

Question 2

Empirical studies

Answer 2

Collection and analysis of original data (typically what we’re interested in)

Question 3

Review papers

Answer 3

• Summerizes findings of previous studies on a topics

Question 4

Meta analyses (How are they different to review papers)

Answer 4

summarize previous findings but also combine previous results computationally through weighted averaging of effect size estimates

Question 5

What types of journal articles exist (5)

Answer 5

1. Empires studies
2. Review papers
3. Meta analyses
4. Opinion pieces
   5.

Question 6

Typical Sections of an Empirical Article

Answer 6

1. Abstract
2. Introduction
3. Methods
4. Results
5. Discussion
6. Conclusion
7. References
8. Appendix