Pilot Studies And Meta Anlaysis

Question 1

What are pilot studies?

Answer 1

A pilot studie is a small scale trial run of an actual investigation that helps identify flaws that could occur in the actual experiment.

Question 2

What do pilot studies check?

Answer 2

• Whether standardised instructions are clear
• Check pictures/materials used in the study are suitable and clear
• Check whether questions are clear and well worded
• Check Participants understand what they have to do
• Make sure participants don’t guess the aim of the experiment which results in demand characteristics
• Check all equipment works properly

Question 3

What is a meta analysis?

Answer 3

• It involves a researcher looking at findings from a number of different studies and produces a statistic or conclusion (a larger conclusion) to represent the overall effect.
• It produces an effect size as the dependent variable in order to asses over all trends

Question 4

What do pilot studies help?

Answer 4

• Help the experiment run more smoothly
• Identify flaws
• To identify if the experiment is worth running