Research Methods and Literature Reviews

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What is snowball sampling primarily used for in research?

Conducting surveys in a specific geographic area
Identifying additional relevant sources through cited articles (correct)
Collecting data from large groups of people
Analyzing quantitative data from experiments

Which of the following is considered an example of grey literature?

News articles reporting recent studies
Articles published in peer-reviewed journals
Government reports published after vetting (correct)
Stated opinions in online forums

What is the main purpose of hand searching in literature reviews?

To compile a list of articles from a specific database
To sample participants for research studies
To electronically search for articles using keywords
To identify eligible articles by scanning journal contents (correct)

Why must the methods for supplemental searches be described in the research report?

<p>To ensure the findings are reproducible and verifiable (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What criteria must documents found through supplemental search methods meet?

<p>They must comply with the study's inclusion criteria (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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Snowball Sampling

A literature search technique where you find relevant sources by looking up citations in already identified articles. This method helps find even those sources that are not indexed in databases.

Grey Literature

Research reports that are not typically indexed in journal article abstract databases. Common examples include government reports, dissertations, and preprints.