What should be the value of R square for Social science research?

while applying regression in a bi -variate study R Square value was 0.76 and the paper was rejected from one of the renowned journal stating that the value of R square is not suitable. Please...

11 December 2016 8,606 3 View

Is it correct to let students undergo 'Research' related to their specialised area in their Graduation programs?

The emphasis on research has been increased tremendously and mostly teachers encourage students to conduct research along with their professors. Do the students at this level carry...

10 November 2016 5,052 1 View

Does a case study really results in to learning?

Quite often we use Cases in the classrooms for teaching either a concept or for improving decision making skills (That's what we consider!). I want to ask whether these case studies are really...

09 October 2016 8,824 23 View

Should we use video based learning in classrooms or not?

I have used few videos in class rooms and students found them interesting and the classroom session went off well. But I felt that using such things also lessen the importance of teacher as a...

08 September 2016 4,988 68 View

Which is more valuable publication- Scopus or Emerald?

If we intend to get good publication, where should we focus?

08 September 2016 7,182 10 View

Can anyone suggest good questionnaire/measure for employee retention?

04 May 2016 9,755 8 View

Which Impact Factor should be or should not be considered?

01 February 2016 3,920 1 View

Is it possible to obtain impact factor for individual researcher? If yes, then how can it be done?

Many organizations ask for 'Impact Factor' and I wonder whether it is for a particular paper or for an individual and if it is for the individual then what all things should be considered? Please...

11 December 2015 3,384 3 View

How to compare 2 samples recruited with different sampling methods?

If I want to compare characteristics of 2 groups of patients, one group is recruited from a random sample of the general public while another group is from a sample with a fixed gender (male to...

26 February 2021 3,526 3 View

Do you consider undergoing a structure literature review / Meta analysis and getting numerical findings sort of quantitative method?

I am looking for a classification of the research methods included in literature review papers or Meta analysis ones .

22 February 2021 1,131 4 View

Can I do two kinds of mixed method in explanatory research?

Dear distinguish professors and scholars, I have a research in measuring two kinds: think tank capacity and research impact on policy. Can I do two kinds of mixed methods in order to find, "Is...

20 February 2021 6,897 1 View

How to analyse a (perceptual) study using differing/comparable sets of stimuli?

I plan on running an online perceptual experiment that has, let's say, 100 unique video stimuli altogether. Since these are too many to be rated by every participants, I would like to present the...

15 February 2021 7,444 2 View

How to analyse a split-plot design in stata ?

I have run an split-plot design experiment evaluating the efficacy of a treatment (with 3 whole plots and 4 sub-plots), and I am planning to analyse the collected data in Stata. However, I do...

14 February 2021 7,800 7 View

Can I use a likert survey for criterion sampling in a qualitative study or would that make it mixed methods?

I am doing a phenomenographic study on the reading experiences of avid v. Neutral v. Non-Readers. If I use a likert survey to criterion sample for participants, does that make it a mixed method...

09 February 2021 8,594 3 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

During an anti-His capture ELISA has anyone had issues with histidine residues from secondary antibodies non-specifically binding?

Hi, Hope you can help. Currently been running some sandwich ELISA assays where I coat with anti-His, block and then capture His-tag protein and then sera and then anti-bovine monoclonal...

07 February 2021 7,101 1 View

Recommendations for sample size in visual qualitative research (using children's drawings)?

Hi everyone! Asking for a little help, if I may. I am working on a research project, where I aim to analyse children's drawings about Covid-19. I am fairly new to using visual data in qualitative...

07 February 2021 9,530 3 View

Can anyone suggest me broad host range fluorescence expression vectors for Gram-positive bacteria ?

Hi everyone, I am looking for fluorescence expression vectors for expression in gram-positive bacteria present in the skin microbiome. I need to tag them with a fluorescence marker and observe...

06 February 2021 2,566 4 View