Category: Research Paper

How do you cite a journal in text? When using APA format, follow the author-date method of in-text citation. This means that the author’s last name and the year of publication for the source should appear in the text, for example, (Jones, 1998), and a complete reference should appear in the reference list at the […]

How do you calculate a hazard ratio? The hazard ratio is the ratio of (chance of an event occurring in the treatment arm)/(chance of an event occurring in the control arm) (20). The HR has also been defined as, the ratio of (risk of outcome in one group)/(risk of outcome in another group), occurring at […]

What does the Garden Party by Katherine Mansfield signify? “The Garden Party” signifies that, irrespective of class differences, we are all united by the great leveler, death. Laura seems to realize this when she sees the body of the dead man in her poor neighbor’s house. What is the main theme of the garden party? […]

How do you structure a critical appraisal? A critical review is generally one to four pages in length and has a structure similar to the one given here. Starts with opening sentences that state the writer, the title and give a brief explanation of the topic of the text. The aim of the text and […]

What is a cat paper? A critically appraised topic (or CAT) is a short summary of evidence on a topic of interest, usually focussed around a clinical question. Usually more than one study is included in a CAT. When professionals summarise a single study, the outcome is a critically appraised paper (or CAP). Is cat […]

How is hazard ratio calculated? The hazard ratio is the ratio of (chance of an event occurring in the treatment arm)/(chance of an event occurring in the control arm) (20). The HR has also been defined as, the ratio of (risk of outcome in one group)/(risk of outcome in another group), occurring at a given […]

How do you explain hazard ratio? The hazard ratio is an estimate of the ratio of the hazard rate in the treated versus the control group. The hazard rate is the probability that if the event in question has not already occurred, it will occur in the next time interval, divided by the length of […]

What are critically appraised topics? A Critically Appraised Topic (CAT) provides a quick and succinct assessment of what is known (and not known) in the scientific literature about an intervention or practical issue by using a systematic methodology to search and critically appraise primary studies. Can you critically appraise a systematic review? A systematic review […]

How do you shorten a title in-text citation? Citing sources with no author If the source title is longer than four words, shorten it to the first word or phrase in the in-text citation, excluding any articles (a, an, and the). The shortened title should begin with the word by which the source is alphabetized […]

What is a working model in science? : a model of an actual or proposed machine that can do on a small scale the work which the machine itself does or is expected to do a working model of a freight locomotive. How do you make a science model? What Makes a Good Scientific Model? […]