Research Methods

• Primary Data


  Data that has been collected directly by the researcher , solely for the purpose of their investigation
• Secondary Data


  Information that someone else has collected

  For example the work of other psychologists that has been published in journals or government statistics
• Meta analysis


  Researchers combine the findings from multiple studies to draw an overall conclusion
• Counterbalancing

  With counterbalancing , the participants sample is divided in half , with one half completing the two conditions in one order and the other half completing the conditions in the reverse order
• When is the sign test appropriate?

  Nominal level of measurement

  Repeated or matched experimental design

  When there is a difference occurring
• Main aims of Peer Review

  To allocate research funding

  To validate the quality and relevance of research

  To suggest amendments or improvements