http://www.experiment-resources.com A guide about the scientific method. How are experiments conducted? What are the basic concepts in research? en-us scientific method Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:41:42 GMT Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:41:42 GMT experiment-resources.com http://www.experiment-resources.com/privacy-in-research.html Privacy in research refers to the confidentiality afforded to participants in the research. Research participants are guaranteed confidentiality either implied or formally. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:41:42 GMT http://www.experiment-resources.com/sham-peer-review.html Peer reviews have been used as punishment tools, also called sham peer review. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:15:05 GMT http://www.experiment-resources.com/research-regulations.html Research Regulations are a code of ethics that governs how research should be conducted. The helsinki declaration is was created to set a standard for the way human subjects are treated in research. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:04:00 GMT http://www.experiment-resources.com/animals-in-research.html Using animals in research affords the scientist to monitor reactions to stimuli and other variables in complex organs and tissue, while allowing the scientist to minimize environmental variables. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:33:11 GMT http://www.experiment-resources.com/apa-writing-format.html The American Psychological Association or APA Writing Format is one of the most widely used formats in writing academic papers, particularly in the field of science. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:24:48 GMT http://www.experiment-resources.com/cluster-sampling.html In cluster sampling, instead of selecting all the subjects from the entire population right off, the researcher selects groups or clusters from the population. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:28:42 GMT http://www.experiment-resources.com/stratified-sampling.html Stratified sampling is a probability sampling technique wherein the researcher divides the entire population into different subgroups and then selects the final subjects from the different subgroups. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:04:28 GMT http://www.experiment-resources.com/sampling-error.html Sampling error is the deviation of the selected sample from the true characteristics, traits, behaviours, qualities or figures of the entire population. Sun, 01 Nov 2009 20:24:44 GMT http://www.experiment-resources.com/probability-sampling.html Probability sampling is a sampling technique wherein the samples are gathered in a process that gives all the individuals in the population equal chances of being selected. Sun, 01 Nov 2009 20:16:17 GMT http://www.experiment-resources.com/whistleblowers-in-science.html Whistleblowers in science are persons that turn to the appropriate authority to report scientific misconduct. Sun, 01 Nov 2009 03:29:56 GMT http://www.experiment-resources.com/competition-in-science.html Competition in science is a necessity; it promotes a drive within the scientific community to excel. Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:59:22 GMT http://www.experiment-resources.com/non-probability-sampling.html Non-probability sampling is a sampling technique where the samples are gathered in a process that does not give all the individuals in the population equal chances of being selected. Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:52:09 GMT http://www.experiment-resources.com/population-sampling.html Population sampling is the process of taking a subset of subjects that is representative of the entire population. Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:44:25 GMT http://www.experiment-resources.com/research-grant-funding.html Research grant funding covers costs of materials and equipment in addition to personnel to undertake a research project. Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:07:38 GMT http://www.experiment-resources.com/scientific-misconduct.html Scientific misconduct is defined as the violation of the standard codes of scholarly conduct and ethical behavior in professional scientific research. Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:01:05 GMT http://www.experiment-resources.com/scientific-falsification.html Scientific falsification is loosely defined as publishing or reporting misleading facts associated with a study, research or experimentation. Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:47:33 GMT http://www.experiment-resources.com/convenience-sampling.html Convenience sampling is a non-probability sampling technique where subjects are selected because of their convenient accessibility and proximity to the researcher. Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:39:02 GMT http://www.experiment-resources.com/academic-plagiarism.html Academic plagiarism is simply using someone elses work as ones own. Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:19:03 GMT http://www.experiment-resources.com/cross-sectional-study.html The cross sectional study looks at a different aspect than the standard longitudinal study. Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:37:45 GMT http://www.experiment-resources.com/who-invented-the-scientific-method.html The question of who invented the scientific method is extremely difficult to answer, simply because it is difficult to pin down exactly where it started. Sun, 04 Oct 2009 19:29:44 GMT http://www.experiment-resources.com/what-is-the-scientific-method.html What is the Scientific Method? This process of changing the current theories is an integral part of the scientific method. Sun, 04 Oct 2009 19:24:40 GMT http://www.experiment-resources.com/history-of-the-scientific-method.html The history of the scientific method is a fascinating and long one, covering thousands of years of history. Sun, 04 Oct 2009 19:16:35 GMT http://www.experiment-resources.com/definition-of-the-scientific-method.html Whilst any definition of the scientific method is always a little difficult, due to the vast number of scientific disciplines, there are a few basic fundamentals that are common to them all. Sun, 04 Oct 2009 19:06:30 GMT http://www.experiment-resources.com/definition-of-reliability.html Definition of reliability: "Yielding the same or compatible results in different clinical experiments or statistical trials". Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:21:48 GMT http://www.experiment-resources.com/reproducability.html The basic principle of reproducability is that an independent researcher should be able to replicate the experiment, under the same conditions, and achieve the same results. Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:20:12 GMT http://www.experiment-resources.com/test-retest-reliability.html The test-retest reliability method is one of the simplest ways of testing the stability and reliability of an instrument over time. Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:11:49 GMT http://www.experiment-resources.com/interrater-reliability.html For any research program that requires qualitative rating by different researchers, it is important to establish a good level of interrater reliability, also known as interobserver reliability. Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:02:28 GMT http://www.experiment-resources.com/internal-consistency-reliability.html Internal consistency reliability defines the consistency of the results delivered in a test, ensuring that items deliver consistent scores. Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:56:05 GMT http://www.experiment-resources.com/instrument-reliability.html Instrument reliability is a way of ensuring that any instrument used for measuring experimental variables gives the same results every time. Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:46:34 GMT http://www.experiment-resources.com/wilcoxon-signed-rank-test.html Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test is a non-parametric statistical test for testing hypothesis on median. Sun, 06 Sep 2009 19:17:54 GMT http://www.experiment-resources.com/pearson-product-moment-correlation.html Pearson Product Moment Correlation is one of the measures of correlation which quantifies the strength as well as direction of such relationship. It is usually denoted by Greek letter ρ. Sun, 06 Sep 2009 19:06:37 GMT http://www.experiment-resources.com/statistics-tutorial.html The statistics tutorial for the scientific method is a guide to help you understand key concepts in statistics and how they relates to the scientific method. Sat, 05 Sep 2009 15:35:44 GMT http://www.experiment-resources.com/factorial-anova.html Experiments where the effects of more than one factor are considered together are called 'factorial experiments' and may sometimes be analysed with the use of factorial anova. Sat, 05 Sep 2009 15:31:24 GMT http://www.experiment-resources.com/repeated-measures-anova.html Repeated Measures ANOVA is a technique used to test the equality of means. Sat, 05 Sep 2009 15:20:29 GMT http://www.experiment-resources.com/students-t-test-2.html Any statistical test that uses t distribution can be called a t-test, or the students t-test. Sat, 05 Sep 2009 15:03:56 GMT http://www.experiment-resources.com/one-way-anova.html A One-Way ANOVA (Analysis of Variance) is a statistical technique by which we can test if three or more means are equal. Sat, 05 Sep 2009 15:01:39 GMT http://www.experiment-resources.com/two-way-anova.html A Two-Way ANOVA is useful when we desire to compare the effect of multiple levels of two factors and we have multiple observations at each level. Thu, 03 Sep 2009 21:38:56 GMT http://www.experiment-resources.com/data-output.html Data output is the process and method by which data can be studied under different circumstances and manipulated as required by the researcher. Tue, 01 Sep 2009 20:26:30 GMT http://www.experiment-resources.com/raw-data-processing.html Raw data processing refers to the refining of raw data that has been collected from the experiment. Tue, 01 Sep 2009 20:18:18 GMT http://www.experiment-resources.com/statistical-data-sets.html Statistical data sets are collection of data maintained in an organized form. It is frequently used to analyse statistically and to draw conclusions. Tue, 01 Sep 2009 20:08:22 GMT http://www.experiment-resources.com/effect-size.html Effect size tells us the strength of the relationship between variables in a statistical data. It describes how strong the relationship between two or more sets of data is. Sat, 29 Aug 2009 12:35:42 GMT http://www.experiment-resources.com/statistical-significance-sample-size.html Comparing statistical significance, sample size and expected effects are important before constructing and experiment. Sat, 29 Aug 2009 12:27:26 GMT http://www.experiment-resources.com/statistical-treatment-of-data.html Statistical treatment of data is essential in order to make use of the data in the right form. Wed, 26 Aug 2009 20:32:09 GMT http://www.experiment-resources.com/random-error.html A random error is random in nature and very difficult to predict. Wed, 26 Aug 2009 20:22:22 GMT http://www.experiment-resources.com/systematic-error.html Systematic error is a type of error that deviates by a fixed amount from the true value of measurement. Wed, 26 Aug 2009 20:15:04 GMT http://www.experiment-resources.com/statistical-power-analysis.html Statistical power analysis is a technique that helps a researcher to determine how big a sample size should be selected for that experiment. Wed, 26 Aug 2009 19:08:39 GMT http://www.experiment-resources.com/types-of-validity.html An overview on the main types of validity used in the scientific method. Thu, 20 Aug 2009 19:03:36 GMT http://www.experiment-resources.com/criterion-validity.html Criterion validity assesses whether a test reflects a certain set of abilities. Thu, 20 Aug 2009 18:32:33 GMT http://www.experiment-resources.com/concurrent-validity.html Concurrent validity is a measure of how well a particular test correlates with a previously validated measure. Thu, 20 Aug 2009 18:29:42 GMT http://www.experiment-resources.com/predictive-validity.html Predictive validity involves testing a group of subjects for a certain construct, and then comparing them with results obtained at some point in the future. Thu, 20 Aug 2009 18:26:23 GMT