The process of research and finding good quality literature Flashcards
definition: research that is applied to ONLY animals
basic/bench research
definition: research that can be applied to humans
applied/transitional research
definition: research where there is a manipulation of factors
experimental
definition: observational research w/o manipulation of factors
non-experimental research
What type of grant is harder to receive?
Government funded extramural grants are harder to receive compared to intramural grants
definition: random sampling where there is a large group of people and they are randomly assigned to a group
probabilistic sampling
definition: a type of probabilistic sampling that is taking a large group and designating every __ person signing up to a group
systematic
definition: a type of probabilistic sampling where subjects are being placed into groups based on a common factor (ex: income levels, age, etc)
stratified
definition: type of probabilistic sampling where there is a concentrated sample that focuses on a whole population
cluster
definition: type of sampling that is not random
non-probabilistic sampling
definition: study where the subject does not know if they are in the control or experimental group
single blinded
definition: a study where both the subject and experimenter do not know what group they are in
double blinded
definition: when groups are paired based on subject characteristics
matching assignment
definition: difference of the means between 2 groups divided by the pooled SD
effect size
The (smaller/larger) the effect size, the lower number of subjects are needed.
larger
- overview of purpose of the study
- general description of methods
- highlights of results
- statement of significance of results
- general conclusions
abstract
- statement of the problem
- clinical relevance
- review of the literature
- rationale and theoretical framework
- specific purpose and hypothesis
introduction
- study design
- criteria for and methods of subject selection
- description of and the number of subjects
- measurement methods
- data collection techniques
- data analysis procedures
methods
definition: the # of citations over a period of time / the # of citable articles during that same period of time (normally within a year)
impact factor
A (smaller/higher) impact factor is better
higher
What is the average impact factor?
0.25
What is the most common scale used to test for reliable and valid RCTs?
Pedro
What is considered as a good score on the pedro test?
> 6 (yes)
