How to Read and Understand a Research Study

Synopsis: This programme teaches how to understand research studies. It outlines the structure of a scientific paper; differentiates between such research method types as observational studies, true experiments, and quasi-experiments; and explains how to evaluate the quality of a study design. Features interviews with experts, vignettes and examples, and defines key terms, including hypothesis, random assignment, reliability, validity, and p value.
Language: English
Country: United States
Year of production: 2008
Subjects: Education; Science
Keywords: research methods; scientific research; study skills

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