Research methods

Throughout the semester I have attended two research presentation in the political science department. These two presentation were different in many ways but had an underlying similarity. I have learned lessons from each presentation and presenter separately but also combined. Joe Ornstein presented the first workshop, which was titled “Subnational Public Opinion Estimation Using MrsP”. This presented took place on October 25 in the Eldersveld Room, 5670 Haven Hall. Joe Ornstein is a PhD…

This research employs interview (both elites and non-elites) and survey sampling as primary data gathering methods. Interviewing local elites——by elites, I simply mean holding discussions with people who are chosen because of who they are or what position they occupy—not based on their social or economic standing, will provide political dynamics and perspectives leading to granting of the amnesty to the rebels in the region. According Hochschild, a key purpose of conducting elite interview is…

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 The research problem, This study basically is researching the timing of juvenile based crimes by examining the timing of their delinquent behavior. It was a study in which five hundred and thirteen youths were examined that were participating in a after school based programs. The study was focusing on whether grouping these youths together would increase the prevalence of delinquent behavior among the group, and if so in what areas (Gottfredson & Soule, 2004). The research…

perfectly suits in my long-standing interest in novel ways to treat cancer and other multifactorial diseases, and since I have previous experience in the inhibition of cell signaling pathways in melanoma, I believe we could establish a productive research relationship. After I earned my doctoral degree in Microbiology, my first postdoctoral appointment in U.S was in the laboratory of Dr. Keiran Smalley at H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center. Our main objective was to develop novel therapeutic…

the participants, research design, data gathering, and analysis are all ethical challenges of qualitative research (Sanjari, Bahramnezhad, Fomani, Shoghi, & Cheraghi, 2014). Researchers must simultaneously respect participants’ privacy and be transparent and honest throughout the study (Sanjari, Bahramnezhad, Fomani, Shoghi, & Cheraghi, 2014). Some of the qualitative research methods may present more ethical issues or challenges than others, resulting in a change in the research design; this…

of the township or school board. With the approval of an ethics committee, the researcher becomes more reputable and can communicate this accomplishment to establish a trusting relationship with the community. At this step in the community based research project, the researcher can begin organizing the Get Healthy event. Ideally, the Get Healthy event will be a free afternoon/evening for individuals of the community to socialize and learn about their health. The Improved Nutrition and…

Research Questions: This study is designed to answer the following research questions: What types of involvement parents have? How do different levels of parental involvement influence children’s academic performance? Method Participants Participants in this study would be eighty (80) children from the sixth grade at Elly Elementary School in the city of Goleta, CA. Among the participants, five of them would be Asians; forty of them would be Hispanics; four of them would be African-Americans;…

A Global Analysis Of Xylem Vessel Length In Woody Plants is a research paper published in the American Journal of Botany. Dr. Anna L. Jacobsen led the research efforts along with support from Dr. Pratt, Dr. Tobin, Dr. Hacke, and Dr. Ewers. The aims of their research were to explain the physiological role that xylem vessel length have on a plant 's hydraulic architecture. To effectively explain the relationship, researchers focused on a couple of key questions. First, they wanted to determine if…

paper is much lengthier than the whale shark paper. The whale shark paper also looks more like an article than the lobster paper does. The lobster paper is clearly broken up into different sections, including the abstract, introduction, materials and methods, results, discussion, and conclusions. However, the whale shark paper is not broken up into these sections. The fact that the whale shark paper is in condensed format makes it harder to find where the hypothesis and statement of purpose are…

Animal Testing for Medical Research Animal testing for medical research is conducted all throughout the world. It helps scientists discover new drugs, vaccinations, and cures for a multitude of diseases. These diseases included, lung cancer, heart disease, strokes, HIV/AIDS, diabetes, hepatitis C, Parkinson’s disease and several others. (Americans for Medical Process) However, discovering these drugs and cures did not transpire without a cost. While these revelations may have saved…