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Independent verification:
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The Research Community
• All use the same scientific method.
• All follow the same ethical principles.
• All use the same language and terms.
• All provide information to the world-wide
community reported in a full and open
manner.
• All acknowledge the previous work of
others.
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Publications and Referencing
• The archival literature (must be printed
somewhere and unalterable).
• Must be reviewed by independent
professionals before publication.
• Must be complete so others can reproduce
the results.
Literature Search
Report Writing
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Data Collection
• Asking the right questions without leading
the person (survey instruments -
questionaires).
• Use redundant questions that always need
a positive response (discussed in a later
lecture).
• Survey results (Is 35% return good
enough?).
Yes/No?
Stop process
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Experimental error?
• How does this compare with your results?
• Is your result significant statistically?
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Making a Presentation
• Regression analysis
• How to select a random sample.