2/14/2022
Introduction to Research Basics
Lecture I
Key questions:
What is research?
Who can do research ?
What are the goals of research?
When does a problem require research?
Barriers to conduct research?
Why do we conduct research in health sciences?
What are research problem components?
Characteristics of High Quality Research
1
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Components of Science
• Evidence
• Logic
• Hypotheses
• Theories
• Induction
• Deduction
• Validity
• Reliability
Evidence
• Definition: empirically observed experiences,
i.e. from the five senses
• Words that signal the use of evidence:
Data
Observations
Empirical
Empiricism
• Kinds of evidence
Quantitative vs. Qualitative
Etic vs. Emic
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Introduction to Research Basics
Lecture I
Key questions:
What is research?
Who can do research ?
What are the goals of research?
When does a problem require research?
Barriers to conduct research?
Why do we conduct research in health sciences?
What are research problem components?
Characteristics of High Quality Research
1
, 2/14/2022
Components of Science
• Evidence
• Logic
• Hypotheses
• Theories
• Induction
• Deduction
• Validity
• Reliability
Evidence
• Definition: empirically observed experiences,
i.e. from the five senses
• Words that signal the use of evidence:
Data
Observations
Empirical
Empiricism
• Kinds of evidence
Quantitative vs. Qualitative
Etic vs. Emic
2