Global management market of courses & marketing to improve quality in Pt Treatment or science or mainly Bureaucracy?

12 October 2020 9,272 1 View

SEM: What does CFI = 1 & RMSEA = 0 indicate in over-identified models?

I'm suspicious about "perfect fit" in my SEM path analysis, with fit indices of CFI = 1 and RMSEA = 0 which I would expect from an just-identified model. However, since I have 3 degrees of...

08 August 2020 1,492 4 View

Data on most frequently researched KSAOs or personality traits?

I'm looking for meta analyses or reviews, summarizing which knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics (KSAOs, especially personality traits) are most frequently researched in...

22 May 2020 332 1 View

AC/DC inverters: Are there any standards or laws regulation DC output on the AC Grid?

Hi, we are working on internal specifications on On-Board Charger for Battery electric vehicles. We have seen some field failures on older generations. We are suspecting that e.g. PV AC/DC...

15 December 2019 6,887 1 View

How to test unidimensionality for polytomous data with IRT-models in R?

I would be thankful if someone could give me a short breakdown on how to test unidimensionality of polytomous data (likert-scale) using IRT-models in R. As it is my understanding that the...

22 November 2019 6,730 7 View

How do you optimize your research design for questionnaires with large item pools?

While developing a questionnaire to measure several personality traits in a somewhat unconventional way, I now seem to be facing a dilemma due to the size of my item pool. The questionnaire...

30 May 2019 2,633 4 View

What factors generally improve inter-rater reliability?

I'm developing a questionnaire to assess observational data in an area of research which is notoriously prone to low inter-rater reliability. Hence, I'm looking for factors in questionnaire design...

03 December 2018 4,006 3 View

Machine learning in economic research?

What is your take on machine learning as an applied method in economic research. is it a game changer or will it not impact your approach to research?

22 July 2018 7,401 5 View

Is there any way to statistically test control samples with parent material?

I want to statistically test the relative gene expression of precision cut liver slices with the gene expression of their parent livers. I have 14 samples from 3 different parent livers that I...

09 March 2018 4,517 4 View

What is the average magnitude of correlations between common personnel selection methods?

Looking for recent (preferably meta-analytic) findings that yielded estimates of the proportion of shared variance among common personnel selection methods such as structured and unstructured...

11 December 2017 1,946 3 View

What SPSS analysis should I run with one IV (with two levels) and two DVs?

Hi, I am trying to figure out which test would be most appropriate to run for the following question: Is there a difference in task blood pressure between smokers and non-smokers? There are two...

01 March 2021 8,235 2 View

Mediation path analysis - Can I run two seperate models?

I am wanting to run a serial mediation model with 2 x IVs, 2 x MVs, and 3 DPs (all continuous). Is it problematic to run 2 different models for each IV, keeping the MVs and DPs the same in each...

27 February 2021 5,681 3 View

SEM or Multiple Regression for an analysis without Latent Variables?

Hello, I have three hypothesis to test, all with the same IV. I am testing if the effect of the IV on the first DV is mediated by awe. I am then measuring whether the effect of the IV on a...

26 February 2021 8,399 5 View

What are the pros and cons for mice versus rats?

Hi Everyone, I am designing a pilot study using rodents to assess the effects of simulated space environments (radiation + altered gravity) on microbiome and immune system. I have limited...

24 February 2021 1,825 3 View

How does the injection volume impact LLOQ and ULOQ in regression analysis (LC-MSMS)?

Hello, I have run into an issue that has sparkled a debate at work: is the LLOQ/ULOQ impacted by injection volume under the following circumstances: 1) Same dilution factor of all samples 2)...

23 February 2021 9,159 3 View

What should be the duration of exposure to simulated space environments with Rodents?

Hi, I am currently working on a pilot study to get some data related to the impact of long duration spaceflight to the microbiome and the immune system. I plan to use rats and simulate...

22 February 2021 592 1 View

How can we add reinforced thermoplastics with granules in injection molding machine?

I need to make an injection molding machine in which short fibers are to be introduced. Short fiber length and material properties are to be determined and also the material strength are to be...

22 February 2021 4,290 1 View

How can you tell if your organotypic slice culture is healthy ?

I'm working on organotypic cerebellar slice cultures from postnatal rats and I'm not sure how to tell if the slices are healthy at any given point. I know there should be a lot of microglial...

15 February 2021 2,830 2 View

Why daily dexamethasone given to rats fed high fat/fructose/salt cause very high mortality rate?

rats were given daily dexamethasone in drinking water corresponding to 0.5 mg/kg or 2 mg/kg. These rats are simultaneously fed 25% fat, 3% salt in diet and 10% fructose in drinking water but...

15 February 2021 7,634 2 View

Can anyone suggest a way to dissolve insulin which is for rat/mouse injection?

We are trying to inject insulin to rat or mouse, but the insulin we've got is powder, and there are many ways for dissolve, like in saline, PBS, DMSO, or in Tris-HCl, can anyone give us a...

13 February 2021 8,426 10 View