{"id":1665,"date":"2015-03-09T23:40:35","date_gmt":"2015-03-09T23:40:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.candelalearning.com\/technicalwriting1xmaster\/?post_type=chapter&p=1665"},"modified":"2015-03-09T23:40:35","modified_gmt":"2015-03-09T23:40:35","slug":"questions-to-evaluate-the-authority-of-the-researchers-methods","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-professionalcommunication\/chapter\/questions-to-evaluate-the-authority-of-the-researchers-methods\/","title":{"raw":"Questions to Evaluate the Authority of the Researcher's Methods","rendered":"Questions to Evaluate the Authority of the Researcher’s Methods"},"content":{"raw":"\"Questions to Evaluate the Authority of the Researcher's Methods\" was written by Joseph M. Moxley\r\n\r\nHere are some of the standard questions that academic readers ask when reviewing research reports:\r\n
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  2. Is the source of publication credible? (For example, an essay in the New England Journal of Medicine<\/em> would influence most physicians' opinions about a surgical procedure far more easily than an essay in a biweekly community newspaper.)<\/li>\r\n\t
  3. Do the authors work for research institutes, publications, private companies, or universities? Are they well-known authorities? Can you identify any hidden agendas?<\/li>\r\n\t
  4. Have the authors followed traditional research methods?<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n \r\n\r\n\"Man<\/a>","rendered":"

    “Questions to Evaluate the Authority of the Researcher’s Methods” was written by Joseph M. Moxley<\/p>\n

    Here are some of the standard questions that academic readers ask when reviewing research reports:<\/p>\n

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    1. Is the source a first-hand or second-hand account? That is, are the authors reporting results of their own research or reviewing someone else’s work?<\/li>\n
    2. Is the source of publication credible? (For example, an essay in the New England Journal of Medicine<\/em> would influence most physicians’ opinions about a surgical procedure far more easily than an essay in a biweekly community newspaper.)<\/li>\n
    3. Do the authors work for research institutes, publications, private companies, or universities? Are they well-known authorities? Can you identify any hidden agendas?<\/li>\n
    4. Have the authors followed traditional research methods?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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