Questions tagged [methodology]
A system of methods used in a particular area of study or activity so as to achieve results.
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Design-Based Research and Design Thinking: are they the same thing?
Is there a difference between design-based research and design thinking? I was introduced to the idea of DT in a start-up scenario. The experience led me to DBR. Sometimes I think they are doing the ...
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What do I do if I cant find a proper basis for my methods of experimentation?
I am currently a senior high school student whose study is about producing homemade paper using coconut husks and testing for their certain properties. However, most studies that I have come across ...
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Writing a meaningful paper of descriptive analysis/exploratory study [closed]
I have conducted a study with a rare type of participants for my graduate thesis and would just like to present their characteristics in a descriptive manner.
In my opinion, just presenting the ...
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How do I systematically identify and select literature?
I want to do a content analysis on particular content published in current textbooks in my discipline specific to my country. For example, Canadian political science textbooks.
I’m not sure how to ...
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Where can I find professors online to judge my study tool?
I am doing my masters in education in an Arabic speaking country and I have created my own test instrument to use as a pre-test and post-test in an experiment. However, I was told that I need 4 ...
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Is writing papers with a complex statistical methodology worth it? [closed]
I published several medical meta-analysis papers in high-profile journals using advanced methodology that, to my eye, should be most interesting to many people in my field. However, I noticed that:
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Should I provide trademarks/real names in my scientific paper?
Let's assume I want to compare the nutrient content of selected beverages available on the market. The number of beverages is limited to about 10 items. The aim of this small project is to show that ...
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Can i define a new problem other than existing problems in a field and propose a novel method to solve it?
I am putting my effort into proposing a novel method to solve a set of new problems in my field which have never been defined and solved before. These problems are almost similar to existing problems ...
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In a small dissertation text of 3 or 4 pages, is it possible to divide the text into sections and/or subchapters?
I'm going to do a public contest whose proof is a dissertation text. To better organize ideas and present them clearly, I intend to divide them into a few sections. However, if they reject the text ...
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Does sociology recognise document analysis as a method?
I have found, that some Slavic sociologies (namely Czech and Russian) recognize "document analysis" as a research method,(1)(2)(3)(4) but I was not able to determine, whether such a term or ...
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Is it case study or narrative research? We are using interviews and diary studies [closed]
How do I know if my study uses the case study approach or narrative research approach?
What factors do I have to take into account to differentiate between the two?
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Does publicly-funded academic research need to be free of non-scientific interests?
I'm asking this question in the context of purely publicly-funded academic research, which might perhaps make answers rather straightforward.
So, I wonder to what extent the outcome of a scientific ...
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What is important when creating a set of research notes
In the process of trying to improve my efficiency I came across this question (which recently appeared in the active section): What are the efficient ways of keeping track of research literature?
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What publication type should I use to communicate and explain obscure effects that arise when taking certain types of measurements?
During my PhD studies I characterized certain device. I followed the theory outlined in several handbooks.
But then, I started obtaining weird results and had to do a lot of research of my own to ...
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I like learning new things but hate to do revision
This problem has been troubling me for some years. The fact that I'm actually very curious in person about everything, I naturally become a learner who likes studying a lot.
However, I also get so-so ...
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