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Quantitative research

What is intersectionality? The research framework of intersectionality acknowledges a person or group with multiple layered social identities (e.g. gender, class, race, ability, etc). The combined impact of these social identities manifest a social…

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Pilot study

- which could potentially “drown” the whole research effort. (Thabane et al 2010) Documentation Criteria for success need to be developed before the start of the pilot in order to determine whether it is feasible to continue into the main study. If…

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Codebook

in a dataset. Also see standard CR, contact ( research) datamanagement for advice. Documentation A digital codebook should be made for any system used for data collection (e.g.questionnaire and study database/electronic data capture).…

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Attention drawing writing

letters to recruit participants for your research. How to A proper, attractive and clearly presented information package may help convince individuals to participate in your study. For all research under the Medical Research Act (WMO), approval of…

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Recruiting participants

Aim To increase awareness among researchers about problems among recruiting participants. How to Successfully recruiting research participants is a key aspect for the success of a research project. However, recruitment problems are common within…

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Recruiting via intermediates

if the study is under the remit of Medical Research Involving Human Subjects Act (WMO plichtig), the intermediates are regarded as a ‘deelnemend centrum’ by the METc and the appropriate measures should be taken to enable them to work according to…

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Sample size & power calculations

in your calculations. Responsibilities Executing researcher: To make sure sample size and/or power are calculated. Project leaders: To calculate the sample size and/or power for the study, potentially in consultation with a statistician. Research…

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Selecting measurement instruments

In the majority of research problems, multiple existing measurement instruments are available to use. In this case it is important to assess the quality of the existing instruments and to select the most suitable measurement instrument for your…

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Physical measurement instruments

of the calibrations. Responsibilities Executing researcher: To determine the measurement error of the instruments; To regularly calibrate the instruments that are used and review how well the instruments work; To monitor whether the instrument…

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Blinding

under ‘Requirements’. Responsibilities Executing researcher: To be able to explain why this blinding procedure is selected; To carry out the blinding procedure as selected; To monitor the blinding process. Project leaders: To advice the executing…

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File maintenance

the digital logbook. Responsibilities Executing researcher: To note errors, inconsistencies, updates etc. in the digital logbook; To clean and update the data when inconsistencies are noticed throughout the research; To make sure new versions of…

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Mixed methods

Introduction The two most widely used research methods are quantitative and qualitative research. However, a third approach is growing in popularity and utilization: mixed methods research. Though there is no consensus on a set definition for mixed…

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Data management plan

requirements. Responsibilities Executing researcher: Make an appointment with a research data management consultant for a consultation about making a data management plan. Write a draft plan prior to the appointment. Project leaders: To make sure…

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Data entry methods

take into consideration the types of data, research population, risk of data entry errors, research processes, privacy, (GCP) regulations, NFU guidelines and the necessary time investment for both the creation of the entry screen as well as the data…

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Recruiting & training data collectors

under ‘Requirements’. Responsibilities Executing researcher: To set up the qualification list together with the project leader(s); To appoint data collectors on the basis of a qualification list, drawn-up prior to recruitment; To train data…

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