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um Feb 2020 8:37am, 15 Feb 2020 1,736 posts	Quote Pin um Grast_girl - good point. There could be 500 words on the difference between clinical & statistical significance bashed out without any real need to delve into the stats details!
Dr PhFleecyD Feb 2020 9:33am, 15 Feb 2020 48,521 posts	Quote Pin Dr PhFleecyD What are the assumptions used by the authors? Could other assumptions be made, and if so, what would a different study or interpretation look like? Are they using a theory or model which could be critiqued? (the answer is yes, just work out how to critique it!) Who are the participants and what are the issues with those participants (often a weak point in studies)? What are the measures they use and what problems do they have and how do they address these (no measure is perfect or all-encompassing)? You can write almost all of this without even touching the stats. When you get to the stats break it down as much as you can so it looks less scary, then look at their discussion and see if concurs with the stats. It doesn’t always, sometimes authors have overly optimistic conclusions or use weird justifications based on stupid assumptions instead of the most obvious ones. Don’t forget the good stuff in the paper too!
LindsD piemate Feb 2020 1:45pm, 15 Feb 2020 33,331 posts	Quote Pin LindsD piemate And 2000 words is not many to do all that.
Purps Feb 2020 7:34am, 18 Feb 2020 37,802 posts	Quote Pin Purps You lot are fabulous, I can't help with this, but what a fab lot you are. ❤️
Alice the Camel Feb 2020 7:43am, 18 Feb 2020 3,908 posts	Quote Pin Alice the Camel pops in, being nosey As purps says, you lot are amazing! I’ve never ventured in here before - my studenting days are a long way behind me - but I wish I’d had a support thread like this when I was a student! reverses out
1step2far Feb 2020 8:12am, 18 Feb 2020 4,512 posts	Quote Pin 1step2far Hello... sorry bit late. I struggled with Stats (I failed my quant exam) but I got there in the end. I used the Anna Hart book making sense of statistics in healthcare. Stats essentials for dummies. I also used youtube alot, as I just couldn't get my head around why p should be 0.05. If I can find them again I'll link to them tonight.
Carpathius Feb 2020 4:12pm, 18 Feb 2020 18,756 posts	Quote Pin Carpathius Submitted my essay last night (due today but we had lectures) and was actually quite happy with it. Happier if I had an extra 500 words so could have left more in! But I didn't need an extension.
LindsD Feb 2020 4:18pm, 18 Feb 2020 33,399 posts	Quote Pin LindsD Well done
Grast_girl Feb 2020 8:03pm, 18 Feb 2020 861 posts	Quote Pin Grast_girl Well done Carp.
early bird Feb 2020 3:57pm, 20 Feb 2020 12,612 posts	Quote Pin early bird Well done carp 😊