MedI160
Scientific literacy (MEDI160)Part 1
MAY 24, 2022
UOW
Wollongong
, Contents
Quantitative Research ............................................................................... 3
Qualitative Research ................................................................................. 3
Empirical Research ................................................................................... 3
Applied Research ...................................................................................... 3
T1-T3 ......................................................................................................... 3
T1............................................................................................................... 3
Phase 1 ..................................................................................................... 4
Phase 2 ..................................................................................................... 4
Phase 3 ..................................................................................................... 4
Phase 4 ..................................................................................................... 4
Cross-over study ....................................................................................... 4
Single-blinded study: Participants do not know which treatment they are
receiving (active or inactive drug), but researchers or .............................. 4
Double-blinded study: Both participants and medical staff do not know
which group is receiving which treatment Error! Bookmark not defined.
Randomised Trial: Allocation strategy whereby participants are assigned
to groups by chance ................................. Error! Bookmark not defined.
Placebo: An inactive drug or treatment, given the same way as active
drug .......................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.
Placebo effect: Whereby an improvement is observed in the control
group similar to the treatment group ........ Error! Bookmark not defined.
Experimental arm: Component of the study A small study conducted in
advance of a planned project, specifically to test aspects of the research
.................................................................. Error! Bookmark not defined.
Design ...................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.
Case studies: ............................................ Error! Bookmark not defined.
specific treatment protocol: Field studies . Error! Bookmark not defined.
Cross-sectional studies: ........................... Error! Bookmark not defined.
Longitudinal studies.................................. Error! Bookmark not defined.
Retrospective studies ............................... Error! Bookmark not defined.
Research hypothesis (H1) ........................ Error! Bookmark not defined.
Null hypothesis ......................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.
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Scientific literacy (MEDI160)Part 1
MAY 24, 2022
UOW
Wollongong
, Contents
Quantitative Research ............................................................................... 3
Qualitative Research ................................................................................. 3
Empirical Research ................................................................................... 3
Applied Research ...................................................................................... 3
T1-T3 ......................................................................................................... 3
T1............................................................................................................... 3
Phase 1 ..................................................................................................... 4
Phase 2 ..................................................................................................... 4
Phase 3 ..................................................................................................... 4
Phase 4 ..................................................................................................... 4
Cross-over study ....................................................................................... 4
Single-blinded study: Participants do not know which treatment they are
receiving (active or inactive drug), but researchers or .............................. 4
Double-blinded study: Both participants and medical staff do not know
which group is receiving which treatment Error! Bookmark not defined.
Randomised Trial: Allocation strategy whereby participants are assigned
to groups by chance ................................. Error! Bookmark not defined.
Placebo: An inactive drug or treatment, given the same way as active
drug .......................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.
Placebo effect: Whereby an improvement is observed in the control
group similar to the treatment group ........ Error! Bookmark not defined.
Experimental arm: Component of the study A small study conducted in
advance of a planned project, specifically to test aspects of the research
.................................................................. Error! Bookmark not defined.
Design ...................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.
Case studies: ............................................ Error! Bookmark not defined.
specific treatment protocol: Field studies . Error! Bookmark not defined.
Cross-sectional studies: ........................... Error! Bookmark not defined.
Longitudinal studies.................................. Error! Bookmark not defined.
Retrospective studies ............................... Error! Bookmark not defined.
Research hypothesis (H1) ........................ Error! Bookmark not defined.
Null hypothesis ......................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.
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