The Student Room Group
By going through it with a fine-tooth comb.

Look at their leaps from previous research to current hypothesis
Look at their application of said research
Look at their chosen experimental paradigm and it's previous use/research
Is that paradigm suitable? What won't it show? Why is it a good/bad choice?
Look at their sampling. Representative? Bias? Big enough? How could it be better?
Go through their stats with a fine-tooth comb. Is it really showing what they say it's showing?
Possible alternative explanations? Implications on their conclusions
Extraneous/Confounding variables? Experimenter bias?
Have they clearly defined their variables?
Have they attempted to control for any errors in measurement? Did it succeed?
Have they made valid conclusions? Was it worth doing in the first place?
Has it contributed to its respective field? Why/Why not?
What questions has it raised/answered?

etc etc etc

What year are you in?
3rd
Princesschickenbelly
3rd


You're welcome for the help, by the way.
GodspeedGehenna
You're welcome for the help, by the way.


I was just writing this when you replied...

Thanks for that

It's harder with it being a qualitative study I guess, no stats to pick at it's all a bit more wishy washy...
Princesschickenbelly
I was just writing this when you replied...

Thanks for that

It's harder with it being a qualitative study I guess, no stats to pick at it's all a bit more wishy washy...


If it's qualitative then you can just rip the shreds out of it if it hasn't been done properly.
GodspeedGehenna
If it's qualitative then you can just rip the shreds out of it if it hasn't been done properly.


I wish every minute of the day to be half as smart as I assume you are :smile:

Glad there's someone out there that actually knows what they are doing, so when I fail there will be someone to take my place.
Princesschickenbelly
I wish every minute of the day to be half as smart as I assume you are :smile:

Glad there's someone out there that actually knows what they are doing, so when I fail there will be someone to take my place.


I can't quite tell if this is sarcasm.

I'll just assume its not.
GodspeedGehenna
I can't quite tell if this is sarcasm.

I'll just assume its not.


It's not :smile: