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Types of research articles and the hierarchy of scientific evidence
Not all evidence is created equal. At least that is the premise of the hierarchy of scientific evidence: a simplified tool used to understand how different types of articles and reports compare in terms of the strength of evidence provided. It is a tool created for the medical field, and, while many variations exist, they boil down to the same idea: some pieces of evidence, articles, and methodological approaches are of better quality (particularly for clinical application) t
Kerryn Warren
3 days ago3 min read
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Your research methodology choices need to align
So you are expected to write a gazillion sections for your methods chapter. You are told you need a research philosophy or paradigm (what?), an approach, and a research design. Only THEN do you get into the nitty-gritty of what you actually do (your sampling, data collection, and analysis methods). And you don't only need them... you need to justify them too! AND they need to be aligned with your research questions and aims. The worst... The good news is that a lot of these t
Kerryn Warren
4 days ago2 min read
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