Tag: Research
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Data Write-up: The Who, What, When, Where, and Why
You are an investigator. You collect data to test your theory and prove your point. You and journalists are similar. In writing their articles, journalists are taught to answer five questions: who, what, when, where, and why. This post tells you how to write the data and methods section of a research article in the…
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Outline of the Structure of Research Articles in the Social Sciences
Why is the structure important? You are building an article. The structure is key. A social scientist reading an empirical article in a social science journal expects that the article has a familiar organizational structure. The author’s job is to satisfy the audience. You can satisfy the audience by satisfying their curiosity, their love of…