BIOL2022 L12 The EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH PROCESS; KEY ELEMENTS

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Module 2, Lecture 1 • Research process: o Doing experimental biological research:  Clear process  Clear structure o Writing reports, theses, papers  Similar structure o Role of stats?  Summarise data, patterns Are patterns “real”? Important, but just a part • Key elements: o Types of variables o Unit of replication o Limits of inference (statistical vs biological) o Strength of evidence o Parametric vs non-parametric stats
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Questão 1

Questão
Clare’s outline of the research process: 1. [blank_start]____________[blank_end]; 2. [blank_start]____________[blank_end]; 3. [blank_start]____________[blank_end]; 4. [blank_start]____________[blank_end]; 5. [blank_start]____________[blank_end]; 6. [blank_start]____________[blank_end]; 7. [blank_start]____________[blank_end];
Responda
  • Choose (a topic)
  • Know (background info)
  • Decide (broad biological imperative)
  • Define (aims/hypotheses/questions)
  • Plan methods (obvs)
  • Do it (actually run the fucking thing)
  • Interpret it (WHAT DOES IT MEAN???)

Questão 2

Questão
Within ‘key elements’, in Class vs Continuous variables… What are Class variables also known as?
Responda
  • Categorical variables
  • Nominal variables
  • Conceptual variables
  • Explanatory variables

Questão 3

Questão
What terms could describe [y] in the above formula?
Responda
  • Response
  • Outcome
  • Dependent variable
  • Explanatory
  • Predictor
  • Independent variable

Questão 4

Questão
What terms could describe [x] in the above formula?
Responda
  • Response
  • Outcome
  • Dependent variable
  • Explanatory
  • Predictor
  • Independent variable

Questão 5

Questão
Unit of replication...
Responda
  • 2
  • 3
  • 5
  • 10
  • 2
  • 3
  • 5
  • 10
  • 15
  • 30

Questão 6

Questão
Parametric vs Non-parametric tests: 1-way ANOVA: [blank_start]____________[blank_end]; 2-way ANOVA: [blank_start]____________[blank_end]; Kruskal-Wallis test: [blank_start]____________[blank_end]; Mann-Whitney test: [blank_start]____________[blank_end]; Paired t-test: [blank_start]____________[blank_end]; t-test: [blank_start]____________[blank_end]; Wilcoxon paired sample test: [blank_start]____________[blank_end]
Responda
  • Non-parametric
  • Parametric
  • Non-parametric
  • Parametric
  • Non-parametric
  • Parametric
  • Non-parametric
  • Parametric
  • Non-parametric
  • Parametric
  • Non-parametric
  • Parametric
  • Parametric
  • Non-parametric

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