Understanding research

Question 1

What are the 3 parts to the evidence based practical model

Answer 1

• Clinical evidence
• Best research evidence
• Patient values and preferences

Question 2

Clinical evidence

Answer 2

Develops over time with experience

Question 3

Best research evidence

Answer 3

Requires an in-depth understanding of scientific literature

Question 4

Patient values and preferences

Answer 4

Requires knowledge of the person/people you are working with, effective communication and overall soft skills

Question 5

Research definition

Answer 5

Is a process of careful and systematic inquiry = answering a question/solving a problem

Question 6

Systematic process of research

Answer 6

• Defining the problem
• Presenting the rationale
• Gathering data
• Interpreting results
• Analysing data

Question 7

Primary research definition

Answer 7

You do the experiment and collect the unique data

Question 8

Primary research example

Answer 8

Original research

Question 9

Secondary research definition

Answer 9

You collate the data that other people have collected and summaries it

Question 10

Secondary research example

Answer 10

Literature review/synthesis

Question 11

Quantitative

Answer 11

• Is the process of collecting and analysing NUMERICAL data
• Used to find patterns, averages, make predictions, test relationships, and generalise results to wider population.

Question 12

Qualitative

Answer 12

Involves collecting and analysing NON-NUMERICAL data to gather in depth insights to a problem or generate latest ideas

Question 13

Qualitative methods

Answer 13

• Unstructured
• Summary
• Subjective conclusions
• Interviews
• Focus groups
• Observations

Question 14

Quantitative methods

Answer 14

• Structured
• Statistical analysis
• Objective conclusions
• Surveys
• Experiments

Question 15

Anecdote

Answer 15

Using personal experience or an isolated example instead of valid argument, especially to dismiss statistics

Question 16

Appeal to authority

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Using the opinion or position of authority figure or institution or authority in place of an actual argument

Question 17

Bandwagon

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Appealing to the popularity or the fact that many people do something as an attempted form of validation

Question 18

Burden of proof

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Saying that the burden of proof lies not with the person making the claim but with someone else to disprove

Question 19

Ad hominem

Answer 19

Attacking the character or personal traits of an individual rather than the argument that is being made

Question 20

Strawman

Answer 20

Misrepresenting someone’s argument to make it easier to discredit

Question 21

Burden of proof

Answer 21

To have the burden of proof is to be rationally required to produce evidence for your assertion claims

Question 22

Peer review process

Answer 22

Acts as quality control to ensure that research papers are of the highest quality when being submitted