Should practice be explored qualitatively or quantitatively?

What is your perception on using visual analysis or quantitative approaches to evaluate data from single-case research designs (n of 1 trials)?

Results of single-case research designs (i.e., n-of-1 trials) are often evaluated by visually inspecting the time-series graph and computing quantitative indices. A question our research team is...

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How to quantitative analize the data of TNBS assay for gelatin?

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Sample dilution for quantitative analysis using ELISA?

If the detection range is in ng/ml but the reference range is in ug/ml for a molecule or protein in serum or plasma .how to dilute and what is the initial volume to be taken for quantitative analysis

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Do you know good and user-friendly programs to measure plant quantitative traits?

For my research i will need to measure plant quantitative traits (especially leaves area and roots length, but would be nice to add some more information). I recently discovered...

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Does anyone know HRM channel in a 2 plex QIAGEN Rotor- Gene Q qPCR can be used as a separate channel?

I am going to have 3 different probes in my qPCR work that I am going to do. But I realized that the machine we have in the lab is a Rotor-Gene Q 2plex HRM Platform, saying it has green, yellow,...

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Does anyone have the experience of using Taq Man probes in the QIAGEN Rotar- Gene qPCR machine?

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Distribution of particles in metal matrix?

How would define the "good" and "poor" distribution of particles within the matrix. Is there a quantitative solution to assess the distribution of the particles, which then having denotation of...

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MiRNA qpcr problem?

Dear All, mirna primer showing some problem in the melting curve? any idea why? As attached is the melting curve. The forward sequence is obtained from miRBase and reverse primer is universal.

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VIF very high, but correlation is low and coefficient is significant. Which one whould I choose?

Hello. I have a question whether if my coefficients (statistically significant) would be valid when VIFs are really high. In my model, there are independent variables(IV), moderating variables...

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No amplification data for qPCR on MxPro?

I have set up a qPCR run on MxPro with SYBR green and ROX as a reference, however, when I go to the analysis section the program seems to only collect data for the dissociation curves and not the...

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Mohialdeen Alotumi

It depends on the conceptualization and operationalization of the construct “practice” as well as on study objectives and design. Here are some articles that attempted to measure practice.

Mayer, D. P. (1999). Measuring instructional practice: Can policymakers trust survey data? Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 21(1), 29–45. https://doi.org/10.3102/01623737021001029

Sobral, F., Chambel, M. J., Castanheira, F., & Cesário, F. (2019). A psychometric assessment of a human resources practice measure for temporary agency workers. The Spanish Journal of Psychology, 22. https://doi.org/10.1017/sjp.2019.18

White, K. A., Davis, D., & Maughan, E. D. (2021). Development and validation of an instrument to measure scope of practice in school nurses. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 77(7), 3226–3237. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.14867

Good luck,

Lal Mervin Dharmasiri

As Mohiadeen pointed out that it depends on conceptualization and operationalization.