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From: "What Kind of Study Is This?" by University of Texas Arlington Libraries licensed under a a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
Is the study design indicated in the title or abstract?
Yes = Congratulations!
No = Is there a Methods section?
Yes = Is a search strategy described there?
Yes =This is a literature review, systematic review, or meta-analysis
No = This is secondary research
No = Interview, observation, or questionnaire? Self-reported beliefs, thoughts, etc.?
Yes = Quantitative analysis or statistical tests?
Yes = This is a mixed methods study
No = This is a qualitative study
No = Quantitative analysis or statistical tests?
Yes = This is quantitative research
No = This is not a research study