APA 2134 Lecture 4: Lecture 4_ Presenting the problem and Formulating the method
20 Jan 2019
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Critical appraisal: the process of systematically examining research evidence to assess its validity results, and relevance before using it to inform a decision. Hypotheses: tentative explanation of the outcomes of a research problem. Assumptions: are the basic fundamental conditions that must exist in order for the research to proceed. Delimitations: characteristics imposed by the researcher to define the basis of the study. Limitations: focus on potential weaknesses of the study. Population: an entire group or aggregate of people or elements having one or more common characteristics. Sample: a small subgroup of a population of interest thought to be representative of that population. Sampling: the process of selecting a subgroup or sample of the population. Sampling frame: the accessible population from which the sample is actually. Research hypotheses: an educated guess or expected result based on theory or previous research. Title, introduction, problem statement, hypothesis, definitions, assumptions and limitations, significance. Participants, instruments or apparatuses, procedures, design and analysis.
