by Dr. Rachna Jain | Research Strategies
No matter how well planned and well executed your dissertation study, you may find that your results are not statistically significant. This can induce a feeling of stress and disbelief: all that work!?!? and my results aren’t even useful?? Wait a second. Stop...
by Dr. Rachna Jain | Research Strategies
A few more ideas to speed up the data collection process: *Try to go where lots of people are and ask them to fill out your survey on the spot- if possible- works best for non-clinical populations and/or for those studies with easy to complete surveys. Tap into all...
by Dr. Rachna Jain | Research Strategies
In planning when you’ll complete the dissertation, it’s customary to allot about three months for the data collection phase. If you are completing a large survey, or are dependent on a large number of responses, you may need to collect data even longer....
by Dr. Rachna Jain | Research Strategies
More questions to ask yourself when evaluating information: c) Does the information represent a broad section of the current knowledge? Or is it related to just one small piece of the puzzle? If it only relates to one small piece, it’s...
by Dr. Rachna Jain | Research Strategies
In the course of your research process, you will be confronted with both "good" research and "bad" research. For your purposes, "bad" research is that which is out of date, does not discuss current advances or current trends in the field....
by Dr. Rachna Jain | Research Strategies
When researching, avoid the “kitchen sink” approach- don’t just throw everything in there to see what works. Have a clear sense of your question, the issues surrounding your question, and the manner in which you will conduct your research and/or...
