Evidence-based practice is the current buzzword, but the ability to critique research is a valuable skill that is fundamental to nursing practice. Qualitative studies have been growing in popularity, ...

American Journal of Sociology, Vol. 61, No. 5 (Mar., 1956), pp. 445-452 (8 pages) The testing of hypotheses about personality has been rendered difficult by the lack of quantification. Once a problem ...

The measurement of inter‐rater agreement and reliability is a critical area in research, ensuring that subjective assessments can be quantified in a robust and reproducible manner. At its core, this ...

Research is the backbone of society's progress. Without it, there would be no new drugs, tech, etc. Basically, every trace of human progress could grind to a halt. However, research is only as good as ...

Background Understanding injury aetiology is vital to the development of preventative programs. However, evaluating causation in multifactorial events is difficult. Qualitative analysis may present an ...

As a researcher who has used a wide variety of methodologies, I understand the importance of acknowledging that we, as researchers, do not pick the methodology; rather, the research question dictates ...