Research

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Research is:

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never ending process for curious individuals

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qualitative research

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thoughts, feelings, beliefs, and experiences

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quantitative research

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data (numeric)

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basic research

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new knowledge and foundational information

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applied research

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builds on basic research to solve a real life problem

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observational research

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watch participants without influencing anything

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intervention research

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apply a treatment to determine its effect

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cross sectional research

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short snapshot in time

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longitudinal research

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long period of time

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repeated measures design

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measure the same variables on the same participants across multiple time points

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validity

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tools that measure what they say they will

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reliability

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produce consistent results (right or wrong)

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hypothesis

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prediction of study outcome

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null hypothesis

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says no difference will exist

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alternative hypothesis

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says a different association will exist

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peer reviewer

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identifies areas for improvement

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journals

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publications of scientific findings on a topic

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invited review

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only reviewed by a content expert editor

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non refereed

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no extensive review process

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database

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a collection of articles (google scholar, PubMed)

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original research articles

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written explanation of an experiment

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review article

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article focused in identifying trends and patterns

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meta-analysis

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article that puts a numerical to research trends using statistics