Toward the Valorization of Lexical Obfuscationizationism in Academic Discourse: Some Recommendations
Suffixation: A suffix is a morpheme added at the end of a word to form a derivative, e.g., -ation, -fy, -ing,-it is (My computer, July …
Dissertation Writing
Institutional Review Board Proposal Process
For many students, the IRB application presents a particular challenge because it is written for a different target audience than the rest of the dissertation.
Why use census data? Should you use census data?
Census data are frequently used in health research to investigate contextual correlates of health outcomes. Some of the variables available in the census include socioeconomic …
What’s the appropriate test for my cross tabulation?
Let’s start by defining cross tabulation, more commonly called crosstab. A cross tabulation, also known as contingency table, is a two-dimensional table that reports the number of participants (i.e., observations) whose characteristics fall in each cell of the table. It is widely used in market research and also in scientific research. It represents the relationship between two categorical variables, which can be of a nominal or ordinal nature. In a nominal variable, categories can’t be ranked or ordered (e.g., gender) as opposed to the categories in an ordinal variable (e.g., number of siblings).
Struggling With Statistics?
Struggling with statistics? If you’re looking for basic info to consider in your publication, here are a few starting points:
Why to Cite and How to Format Citations in APA Style
Why should you cite sources in APA dissertations and APA papers? One reason is because it’s the right thing to do—giving credit to the originator …
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APA Format 101
Students pursuing doctoral degrees or master’s degrees in nursing, education, business, health, psychology, and other social sciences are typically required to follow APA format. So …
You Know You Have a Bad Advisor When
Your advisor has been returning every effort you submit with dozens of critical remarks and requested changes, but never once offers a word of support …
Business Writing 101
The Problem Business Writing Enlightened organizations throughout the world are embracing the concept of total quality management (TQM), but at a time when many organizations …
Data Collection Methodologies for Health Research Projects
Health research is commonly based on a priori knowledge about particular conditions or diseases, and the factors or measures that predict the presence of these conditions or diseases. When a researcher decides that he or she wants to investigate relationships of this nature, careful consideration about the variables the researcher will choose to investigate become of substantial importance, as do the methods that an individual chooses to use for collecting and analyzing that information. I wanted to provide some general guidelines for issues a researcher should consider when (1) collecting data and (2) developing an analytic plan.
Compiling and Managing NHANES Datasets
The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) has carried out multiple national studies with measures on a variety of health aspects, and includes data on …
Author as Indexer: the Good, the Bad and the Possible
by Madge Wallace, Professional Indexer It’s standard procedure these days for a publisher to require an author to obtain the index for his nonfiction book. …
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Language Evolution Affects All Writing
Following are some observations about the nature of our language and how it is changing. Here is a sentence containing several examples of language evolution. …
Capstone, Dissertation, and Thesis Writing
Your capstone, thesis or dissertation proposal describes the scope of your project: the background/significance of the study, the research questions (the problem statement), existing literature …
Myths and Truths About Academic Research Projects
Myth #1: Your research project has to be brilliant, truly impress the committee and be published in a prestigious research journal. Truth #1: The research project …
Preparing for Your Thesis, Dissertation or Capstone Defense
We’ll help you sketch out and defend your capstone, thesis, or dissertation to professors, committees, and academic supervisors. You’ll be expected to explain how your …
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Good Indexes Sell Books
Put yourself in the mind of a librarian or professor searching through the year’s new crop of nonfiction books, deciding what to purchase for the …
Preparing for Your Oral Defense
Examples of Common Questions 1. If you had five years and $5 million, how would you improve this project? In other words, what are the …