Do you think that metrics i.e journal impact factor are being misused by panels responsible for academic promotion and hiring?

There are renewed calls urging panels to assess the content of papers and quality of research instead.

01 February 2018 6,434 12 View

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I am working on the effect of unpaid remunerations and unemployment on voter participation during elections in Nigeria.

31 December 2017 3,683 5 View

When does one accept that a model has been mis-specifed and how can this be corrected?

The model in question is a linear one.

31 December 2017 2,382 3 View

Can anyone suggest links to previous researches done using unit roots tests and structural breaks among OPEC countries?

It is a survey on how OPEC policies on production and exports have affected their member states.

31 December 2017 2,752 3 View

If the variance inflating factor is less than one is it always a consequence of multicollinearty, if so how can this be corrected using SPSS 16 ?

I am studying the comparative effect on savings by the timing of salary payments among two categories of workers over a fairly long period.

31 December 2017 2,450 0 View

Can anybody recommend publications on work done on the impact of funding in the education sector of developing countries?

The work I am interested in is on a cross country analysis.

31 December 2017 3,077 0 View

I am working on a research on oil dependency among OPEC member state. Can anybody provide me with links to related research done in that area?

Specifically it is a study about OPEC.

11 December 2017 7,902 4 View

Please suggest a good text book for "Research Methodology in Life Sciences". Which book would be good for PhD Scholars?

Please provide Book Title and author name

02 March 2021 9,059 3 View

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01 March 2021 3,905 5 View

Can random sampling have inclusion criteria?

As random sampling means that everyone in the population have an equal chance to be chosen, can it have inclusion criteria? My research participants have been chosen based on the inclusion...

26 February 2021 6,905 10 View

How do historians determine the credibility sources in modern history?

For a source to be considered reliable it must contain accurate historical information. But how does one determine the accuracy and reliability of sources in modern and recent history since not...

23 February 2021 1,346 13 View

Methodological confusions regarding deductive and inductive reasoning, hypothesis and theory test?

Hi Colleagues- What do you think about the following methodological issues: 1. Is it methodologically wrong to formulate quantitative research questionnaire based on inductive reasoning? 2. Is it...

21 February 2021 4,634 6 View

Where I can find materials to learn Fuzzy VIKOR methodology?

Please suggest ways to learn Fuzzy VIKOR methodology in a best possible way. And is there any toolkit available for the same? Thank you in advance.

20 February 2021 8,271 3 View

Where can I find a reliable and updated methodology related with the design of spiral heat exchangers?

I need to design an spiral heat exchanger, buy I don't know what reference or bibliography (preferably a book) should I consult in order to get an updated and reliable methodology related with...

14 February 2021 7,910 3 View

What is the difference between MRC (medical research council) and NPT (normalization process theory)?

And can I conduct one of them within my methodology? and how?

08 February 2021 2,859 2 View

How to create the context-mechanism-outcome configuration (CMOc) in the realist methodology?

In the realist methodology (especially by Raymond Pawson et al), the CMOc is a common structure to explain what works, for whom, in what circumstances, and why? I'm always asked about the...

08 February 2021 2,792 1 View

Please how can i write a proposal on the methodolgies of AAS to determine heavy metalsin water?

Please I want to write a proposal on the methodologies of AAS to determine heavy metals in water. please any link can help.

08 February 2021 3,587 7 View