Term
| Name the sections and experimental report should contain. (8) |
|
Definition
| Title/ Aim/ Abstract/ Introduction/ Several sources/ Conclusions/Evaluations of procedures and data/ Citations and References |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Aim and summary of findings |
|
|
Term
| Introduction should include |
|
Definition
| Aims, hypothesis, method, results, and discussion. Why the study has been carried out and the context of existing knowledge. Sources should be selected to support statements, and citations and references given. |
|
|
Term
| Describe the level of detail required in the method section. |
|
Definition
| Enough detail so that the investigation can be replicated exactly by a peer investigator. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Experiments in absence of a treatment. They prove the effect of the independent variable on the dependent variable. |
|
|
Term
| Problems with Selection Bias |
|
Definition
| Selection of a sample in a non-random way, so that the sample is not representative of the whole population. |
|
|
Term
| Problems with Sample Size |
|
Definition
| If the sample size is too small it may not be representative of the populations as a whole. |
|
|
Term
| Define Standard Deviation |
|
Definition
| Measure of the amount of variation or dispersion of a set of values. |
|
|
Term
| Explain Statistically Significant Data |
|
Definition
| Results unlikely to have occurred by chance. |
|
|
Term
| When error bars of an experimental group do not overlap with a control group, this would indicate |
|
Definition
| The difference may be statistically significant. (Not due to chance) |
|
|
Term
| Should be included in the Conclusion (5) |
|
Definition
| Conclusions should refer to the aim, the results and the hypothesis. It should also refer to existing knowledge and distinguish between a correlation or causation. |
|
|
Term
| Discussion of Procedures/ Results should include comments on (2) |
|
Definition
| Validity and reliability (sample size/ unbiased) |
|
|
Term
| Justification of a study might include (4) |
|
Definition
| Increasing scientific knowledge, and to the social, economic and industrial life of the community. |
|
|
