whatitsallabout Flashcards
what is the standard structure of a research paper
abstract, intro, methods , results ,how analyzed and discussion , imrad
what are the differences between primary and secondary studies
primary are experiments or trials, secondary are reviews or analysis of other studies already done
what is the preliminary questions when looking at a study
what is the hypothesis, what type primary or secondary, what was the study design,
what are some traditional study designs
randomized controlled trails cohort studies case control studies case reports.
what are the non traditional studies
meta analysis looks at groups of studies.
what study is used to asses harmful outcomes
usually case control study because it is retrospective
what is specific about cohort studies
they are observational no intervention is made just looking at the outcome.
what is a meta analysis
a statistical synthesis of numerical results of several studies that all addressed the same question..