Components of a Research Paper
- Title
- Abstract
- Literature Review
- Methods
- Introduction
- Results
- Discussion
- Bibliography
Reliability
Extent to which a test Yields consistent results ( is a measure repeatable )
Validity
Extent to which a test yields consistent results - is a measure repeatable
Research ethics
Purpose - is it for commercial or educational use
Nature- copying for research or copying to cheat
Amount- how much is used
Effect
Null Hypothesis
Hypothesis that states there is no difference between two or more sets of data making it opposite of the research hypothesis
Sampling
Process of selecting units from a population of interest so that by studying the sample we may fairly generalize our results back to the population from which they were chosen
Nature of research
Systematic Logical Empirical Reductive Replicable
Research mis conduct
Plagiarism Fabrication /falsification of data Non publication of data Faulty data gathering procedures Poor data storage and retention Mis leading authorship Unacceptable publication practices
Lit Review and components
Identify the problem ( write a problem statement)
Develop hypothesis qs ( consult secondary sources)
Develop the method
Search prelim sources
Read a record lit review
Write the lit review