Module 5 Discussion
Do you know the Difference?
Students new to research often find some of the terms and concepts confusing as some of the terms may be used interchangeably in different areas of research, such as data and statistics. However, when reviewing scholarly research, it is important to understand the differences between some key terms.
For this discussion, I want you to take on the role of the instructor and explain the difference between the following terms: data, statistics, descriptive statistic, inferential statistic, statistical methods, and describe/identify an example of each that you find in a single research article from the SPC article databases
Post a working link and/or URL to your article (do not forget citations and references). Check out this Permalinks Tutorial to help you find a “Permalink” or “Persistent link” for your article so that you can post a direct link to the article. I recommend that you keep the tutorial for future reference (note, these links are what you should use for retrieval information in your APA formatted Reference entry when there is not a doi present).
You may wish go back and visit one of the early topics in the book, Empirical Research, as well as this week’s required reading. Outside reading is also recommended. I want to “hear†that you have a good understanding of these terms and the differences between them as you prepare to complete the next part of your Article Analysis
Module 6 Discussion
Applying Research Findings
You have been analyzing research studies for the past 6 weeks. Using the research article that you chose to analyze in Analysis 1 and Analysis 2, please address each of the following questions in your POSTING:
Module 7 Discussion
Protection of Human Subjects
As an overview for this forum, start by reading the content page titled : Unethical Research at Home, four specific atrocities are introduced briefly.
Please search the Internet to find an electronic report on ONE of these research atrocities/human experimentation examples listed below.
Tuskegee | Terre Haute Prison Experiment | |
Willowbrook | Belleview Electro Shock Experiments | |
Jewish Chronic Disease Hospital Study | Eugenics laws for forced sterilizations | |
Human Radiation Experiment | The Milgram Experiment | |
Stanford Prison Experiment | Little Albert Study | |
The Monster Study | Emma Eckstein Study | |
Pellagra Incident | The Monkey Drug Trials | |
1940 Chicago Malaria Study | The Bobo Doll Experiment | |
Chemical Warfare Services studies completed by the U.S. Army (many – find a specific one) |
The Landis Facial Expressions Experiment |
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CIA studies related to mind control and LSD (find a specific one as there are several, i.e., Project MK-ULTRA) | Harry Harlow – The Pit of Despair Experiment | |
U.S. Army germ/biological warfare studies (find a specific one, there are many!) | John Darley and Bibb Latane – The Bystander Effect | |
U.S. Army Mustard gas and lewisite experiments | Racism among Elementary School Students – Jane Elliott | |
U.S. Military Yellow Fever studies | UCLA Schizophrenia Experiments | |
Pennsylvania Prison studies related to Dioxin | Loftus Lost in the Mall Study | |
SV40 Virus contamination of the Polio Vaccine | Dr. William Beaumont – The Hole in the Stomach study | |
Guatemala Syphilis Experiment |
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