types of research

Question 1

explatory/discovery research

Answer 1

curiosity driven – what if - hypothesis based

Question 2

epidemiological research

Answer 2

how many people have the research , how it could be influenced by behaviour-hypothesis based

Question 3

explantory/mechanistic research

Answer 3

: how it works and is linked to disease-lab based

Question 4

confirmatory research

Answer 4

how treatment works and for who-lab based

Question 5

4 places can Study population be done in

Answer 5

can be in person, families and medical records and laboratory specimens

Question 6

Generalizability

Answer 6

extension of research findings and conclusions from a study conducted on sample population to the population at large.

Question 7

Reference population and External population

Answer 7

findings study population can be applied and generalized

Question 8

Examples of volunteer populations

Answer 8

hospital or clinical populations, populations with good medical records and group characterised by behaviour

Question 9

what can volunteer populations impact?

Answer 9

validity of generalisation of findings to reference population

Question 10

Target population

Answer 10

population of interest where the researcher wants to generalise results of study

Question 11

Size of effect state and explain the 2 interventions

Answer 11

intervention 1-eliminate all paid: decrease in motivation
intervention 2-reduce paid holiday per year -motivation is reduced by a small part
implication: undertake statistical analy

Question 12

4 things to consider when selection of subjects in study population

Answer 12

-what study population
-what are its characteristics
-will sampling and controls be used ?

Question 13

what does study population represent ?

Answer 13

the findings of the study population could applied or generalised

Question 14

3 things included in study populations and samples

Answer 14

includes target population, sampling frame and sample

Question 15

sampling frame

Answer 15

part of accessible target population for study

Question 16

sample

Answer 16

actual units selected for the study

Question 17

3 things sample sizes considered

Answer 17

pragmatics, statistical precision, research aim

Question 18

2 things included in pragmatics

Answer 18

1.cost resources
2.likelihood of harm

Question 19

2 things included statistical precision

Answer 19

1.size of the effect
2. variability between individuals

Question 20

2 things included in research aim

Answer 20

1.breadth vs depth
2.what vs why

Question 21

3 things about variability

Answer 21

1.not all individuals will be the same so there will be variability in results
2.statistical analysis used to measure range of results
3.greater the variability the larger the range

Question 22

implications

Answer 22

since statistical analysis is used everyone does not have to be studied
-smaller the effect size + larger the variability between individuals in sample
-the larger the sample size need to be