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DR. NEHA DUBEY (P.T)
PhD, MPT(Neuro), MIAP, Ex-B.L.S
FACULTY AT DEPTT. OF PHYSIOTHERAPY
U.P.U.M.S, SAIFAI
FUNDAMENTALS OF RESEARCH
ARTICLE
"If you want to understand today, you have to search
yesterday."
What is Research?
• The word research comes from the French word
'recherche,' meaning 'to search'
or
• RE+SEARCH:
Where RE means: again and again and
SEARCH means: to find out something.
• This is a process for discovering or seeking new
knowledge or a systemic and organized way to find
answers to questions.
Definition by various Researchers
• According to B.W. Tuckman (1978); An
older description of research may be
explained with the five characterizations
spelling out the word:‘MOVIE’,
Where; M stands for mathematical
precision and accuracy, O stand for
Objectivity, V verifiability, I mean
impartiality, and E stands for Expertness.
BASIC CYCLE EXPLAINING THE
SCIENTIFIC METHOD
OBSERVATION
ASK A
QUESTION
SEARCH
LITERATURE
CONSTRUCT
HYPOTHESIS
TEST WITH AN
EXPERIMENT
COLLECT DATA
ANALYZE DATA AND
DRAW CONCLUSION
SHARE RESULT
DEVELOP
INTERVENTION
ASK NEW
QUESTION
Step-By-Step
Approach to a Scientific Method
1. Selection: The first step is to select an interested topic in
which the researcher wishes to conduct his/her research.
2. Question: Once the topic is decided, then there is a need
to create a related scientific question. It usually starts by
asking a question about something the researcher
observes. It must contain the following phrases “How,
What, When, Who, Why, or Where”.
Step-By-Step
Approach to a Scientific Method
3. It is mandatory to keep a lab notebook as it contains a
detailed and permanent account of every step of the project,
from the initial brainstorming to the final data analysis and
research report. There are many kinds of lab notebooks
available, ranging from composition notebooks to student
laboratory notebooks etc.
• Bound Composition Notebook Student Laboratory Notebook
Step-By-Step
Approach to a Scientific Method
4. Try to find its relevant answer searching through various
reviews, literature, databases, or from other internet
sources.
(PubMed, PubMed Central, Cochrane, MeDline, PedRo,
etc.)
4. Next construct a hypothesis or make predictions on the
basis of limited evidence for further investigating the
question.
5. Test your hypothesis by doing experiments to make sure
whether the prediction you made is accurate or not. Try to
repeat the test several times to make sure that the first
result was not just an accident. (Pilot Study)
How to test hypothesis?
SET UP THE HYPOTHESIS
(Every hypothesis test requires the analyst to state a null
hypothesis and an experimental hypothesis.)
SELECT A SIGNIFICANCE LEVEL
(Researchers more often choose significance levels equal to
0.01, 0.05
Test Statistics
(It might be a mean score, proportion, difference between means
and proportion, z-score, t-test, chi-square, etc)
Critical Values
(By using the distribution of test
Statistics, level of significance ᾳ, type of test like two tailed, right
tailed or left tailed, we obtain the critical values).
Decision
(The critical values and test statistics values are compared in order
to make decision about rejecting or not rejecting the null
hypothesis.
Step-By-Step
Approach to a Scientific Method
7. Once the experiment is complete, collect the
measurements and analyze them to see if they
support the hypothesis or not.
8. The analysis done can help the researchers to draw a
conclusion that summarize how the results support or
contradict with the original hypothesis.
10. State whether the results support or contradict the
hypothesis.
11. Next is to share the result by publishing the final
report in a scientific journal or by delivering a talk in a
scientific meeting in the form of a paper or poster
presentation.
GENERAL STRUCTURE OF THE
RESEARCH ARTICLE
BEGINNING MAIN TEXT (IMRAD) SUMMARY WITH
OTHER DETAILS
1 Title 4 Introduction
(What did you/others do? Why
did you do it?)
8 Conclusion
2 Abstract 5 Methods
(How did you do it?)
9 Acknowledge
ments
3 Keywords
6
Result
(What did you find?) 10
References
And
7 Discussion
(What does it all mean?)
11 Supplementar
y data
GENERAL STRUCTURE OF THE
RESEARCH ARTICLE
1 Title page Part 1 (Mandatory)
1. Article title.
2. Author names.
3. Author affiliations.
4. Corresponding author information
Part-2(Depending on the Journal)
1. Headers – Running title, First Author name.
2. Footnotes – Funding, Conflict of Interest, etc.
3. Keywords.
4. List of Abbreviations.
5. Miscellaneous: word count, article type, etc
2 Abstract There are two types of abstract (Structured/ Unstructured)
3 Keywords Keywords are used for the paper indexing and must be written after the
abstract. They're the manuscript label. However, when searching for
keywords, avoid words with broad meaning and words already in the title
Unstructured Structured
Abstract Abstract
GENERAL STRUCTURE OF THE RESEARCH ARTICLE
4 Introduction 1) Defines the statement
2) Summarizes recent research related to the topic.
3) Highlights the gaps in current knowledge or conflicts.
4) Sets the originality of research by demonstrating the
need for research in the field.
5) Gives a clear idea of the objective reading, why the
research was done.
5 Material and
Methods
1) Describe the number and source of Study.
2) Describe the study criteria (Inclusion and Exclusion
criteria).
3) Describe the sample selection, study design, Variables,
experiments, with date and other information.
4) Describe the complete procedure of the study used along
with the outcome measurements, treatment, and analytical
methods, etc.
5) Describe the statistical methods including confidence
interval, etc.
GENERAL STRUCTURE OF THE RESEARCH ARTICLE
6 Result 1) Describe the data in simple terms.
2) Clearly state the statistical tests used with all relevant
parameters: e.g., mean and standard deviation (SD), etc.
3) Once described, evaluate the pattern observed and
explain the significance of the results for greater
understanding. This can only be done by referring to the
published research.
4) The result should be a critical analysis of the data
collected.
5) Prepare the figures and tables
7 Discussion Discussion should always collect all the information in one
whole at some point. The researcher should describe and
discuss the overall study/story. If there are gaps or
inconsistencies in the study/story, researcher should address
these and suggest ways to confirm the findings or pursue
the research.
GENERAL STRUCTURE OF THE RESEARCH ARTICLE
8 Conclusion 1) This section shows how the work progresses from the current
state of knowledge.
2) Without a clear conclusion section, reviewers and readers will
find it difficult to judge the work and whether it is worth
publishing in the journal.
3) Repeating the abstract, and or listing experimental results is a
common error in this section. Insignificant statements of results are
unacceptable.
4) Describe the clear scientific justification of the work done.
5) Suggest future experiments and highlight those scheduled to
begin.
9 Acknowledgements This section allows thanking people who contributed to the
manuscript, but not to the extent that justifies authorship. For
example, the researcher can include the technical help with writing
and proofreading. Probably the most important thing is to thank a
grant or fellowship from your funding agency.
GENERAL STRUCTURE OF THE RESEARCH ARTICLE
10 References Some of the main styles are:
a) APA (“Kumari, R.; Singh, K.P.; Dubey, G.; Srivastava, M.R.; Awasthi, A.A.;
Janardhanan. R. (2020). Astigmatism as a Cause of Headache - A Clinical Study.
International Journal of Medical Science and Current Research, 3(4), 364-371.
Doi………………………..” )
b) MLA (“Kumari, Ragini, Singh, Kavindra Pratap, Dubey Gaurav, Srivastava,
Mrinal Ranjan, Awasthi, Anachal Anant, Janardhanan. Rajiv. Astigmatism as a Cause
of Headache - A Clinical Study. International Journal of Medical Science and Current
Research, vol. 3, no. 4, 2020, pp. 364-37”. )
c) Vancouver (“Kumari R, Singh P, Dubey G, Srivastava M, Awasthi A, Janardhanan
R. Astigmatism as a Cause of Headache - A Clinical Study. IJMSCR. 2020 Jul-Aug;
3(4): pp. 364-371”.)
5) Check the following
 Spelling and format of writing the author names.
 Year of publications
 Usages of "et al."
 Punctuation
 Whether all references are included and cited in according to the journal.
6) Many software are available in the market such as End Note or Mendeley, to
format and include the references in the paper.
11 Plagiarism Check for plagiarism through software’s like Turnitin, Urkund, or many free
software’s are also available online like SmallSeotools, Dupli Checker, etc.
"Research is to see what
everybody else has seen and
to think what nobody else
has thought”.
By: Albert Szent-Gyorgyi.
THANK YOU

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Fundamentals of Research Article and Scientific Methods.pptx

  • 1. DR. NEHA DUBEY (P.T) PhD, MPT(Neuro), MIAP, Ex-B.L.S FACULTY AT DEPTT. OF PHYSIOTHERAPY U.P.U.M.S, SAIFAI FUNDAMENTALS OF RESEARCH ARTICLE "If you want to understand today, you have to search yesterday."
  • 2. What is Research? • The word research comes from the French word 'recherche,' meaning 'to search' or • RE+SEARCH: Where RE means: again and again and SEARCH means: to find out something. • This is a process for discovering or seeking new knowledge or a systemic and organized way to find answers to questions.
  • 3. Definition by various Researchers • According to B.W. Tuckman (1978); An older description of research may be explained with the five characterizations spelling out the word:‘MOVIE’, Where; M stands for mathematical precision and accuracy, O stand for Objectivity, V verifiability, I mean impartiality, and E stands for Expertness.
  • 4. BASIC CYCLE EXPLAINING THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD OBSERVATION ASK A QUESTION SEARCH LITERATURE CONSTRUCT HYPOTHESIS TEST WITH AN EXPERIMENT COLLECT DATA ANALYZE DATA AND DRAW CONCLUSION SHARE RESULT DEVELOP INTERVENTION ASK NEW QUESTION
  • 5. Step-By-Step Approach to a Scientific Method 1. Selection: The first step is to select an interested topic in which the researcher wishes to conduct his/her research. 2. Question: Once the topic is decided, then there is a need to create a related scientific question. It usually starts by asking a question about something the researcher observes. It must contain the following phrases “How, What, When, Who, Why, or Where”.
  • 6. Step-By-Step Approach to a Scientific Method 3. It is mandatory to keep a lab notebook as it contains a detailed and permanent account of every step of the project, from the initial brainstorming to the final data analysis and research report. There are many kinds of lab notebooks available, ranging from composition notebooks to student laboratory notebooks etc. • Bound Composition Notebook Student Laboratory Notebook
  • 7. Step-By-Step Approach to a Scientific Method 4. Try to find its relevant answer searching through various reviews, literature, databases, or from other internet sources. (PubMed, PubMed Central, Cochrane, MeDline, PedRo, etc.) 4. Next construct a hypothesis or make predictions on the basis of limited evidence for further investigating the question. 5. Test your hypothesis by doing experiments to make sure whether the prediction you made is accurate or not. Try to repeat the test several times to make sure that the first result was not just an accident. (Pilot Study)
  • 8. How to test hypothesis? SET UP THE HYPOTHESIS (Every hypothesis test requires the analyst to state a null hypothesis and an experimental hypothesis.) SELECT A SIGNIFICANCE LEVEL (Researchers more often choose significance levels equal to 0.01, 0.05 Test Statistics (It might be a mean score, proportion, difference between means and proportion, z-score, t-test, chi-square, etc) Critical Values (By using the distribution of test Statistics, level of significance ᾳ, type of test like two tailed, right tailed or left tailed, we obtain the critical values). Decision (The critical values and test statistics values are compared in order to make decision about rejecting or not rejecting the null hypothesis.
  • 9. Step-By-Step Approach to a Scientific Method 7. Once the experiment is complete, collect the measurements and analyze them to see if they support the hypothesis or not. 8. The analysis done can help the researchers to draw a conclusion that summarize how the results support or contradict with the original hypothesis. 10. State whether the results support or contradict the hypothesis. 11. Next is to share the result by publishing the final report in a scientific journal or by delivering a talk in a scientific meeting in the form of a paper or poster presentation.
  • 10. GENERAL STRUCTURE OF THE RESEARCH ARTICLE BEGINNING MAIN TEXT (IMRAD) SUMMARY WITH OTHER DETAILS 1 Title 4 Introduction (What did you/others do? Why did you do it?) 8 Conclusion 2 Abstract 5 Methods (How did you do it?) 9 Acknowledge ments 3 Keywords 6 Result (What did you find?) 10 References And 7 Discussion (What does it all mean?) 11 Supplementar y data
  • 11. GENERAL STRUCTURE OF THE RESEARCH ARTICLE 1 Title page Part 1 (Mandatory) 1. Article title. 2. Author names. 3. Author affiliations. 4. Corresponding author information Part-2(Depending on the Journal) 1. Headers – Running title, First Author name. 2. Footnotes – Funding, Conflict of Interest, etc. 3. Keywords. 4. List of Abbreviations. 5. Miscellaneous: word count, article type, etc 2 Abstract There are two types of abstract (Structured/ Unstructured) 3 Keywords Keywords are used for the paper indexing and must be written after the abstract. They're the manuscript label. However, when searching for keywords, avoid words with broad meaning and words already in the title
  • 13. GENERAL STRUCTURE OF THE RESEARCH ARTICLE 4 Introduction 1) Defines the statement 2) Summarizes recent research related to the topic. 3) Highlights the gaps in current knowledge or conflicts. 4) Sets the originality of research by demonstrating the need for research in the field. 5) Gives a clear idea of the objective reading, why the research was done. 5 Material and Methods 1) Describe the number and source of Study. 2) Describe the study criteria (Inclusion and Exclusion criteria). 3) Describe the sample selection, study design, Variables, experiments, with date and other information. 4) Describe the complete procedure of the study used along with the outcome measurements, treatment, and analytical methods, etc. 5) Describe the statistical methods including confidence interval, etc.
  • 14. GENERAL STRUCTURE OF THE RESEARCH ARTICLE 6 Result 1) Describe the data in simple terms. 2) Clearly state the statistical tests used with all relevant parameters: e.g., mean and standard deviation (SD), etc. 3) Once described, evaluate the pattern observed and explain the significance of the results for greater understanding. This can only be done by referring to the published research. 4) The result should be a critical analysis of the data collected. 5) Prepare the figures and tables 7 Discussion Discussion should always collect all the information in one whole at some point. The researcher should describe and discuss the overall study/story. If there are gaps or inconsistencies in the study/story, researcher should address these and suggest ways to confirm the findings or pursue the research.
  • 15. GENERAL STRUCTURE OF THE RESEARCH ARTICLE 8 Conclusion 1) This section shows how the work progresses from the current state of knowledge. 2) Without a clear conclusion section, reviewers and readers will find it difficult to judge the work and whether it is worth publishing in the journal. 3) Repeating the abstract, and or listing experimental results is a common error in this section. Insignificant statements of results are unacceptable. 4) Describe the clear scientific justification of the work done. 5) Suggest future experiments and highlight those scheduled to begin. 9 Acknowledgements This section allows thanking people who contributed to the manuscript, but not to the extent that justifies authorship. For example, the researcher can include the technical help with writing and proofreading. Probably the most important thing is to thank a grant or fellowship from your funding agency.
  • 16. GENERAL STRUCTURE OF THE RESEARCH ARTICLE 10 References Some of the main styles are: a) APA (“Kumari, R.; Singh, K.P.; Dubey, G.; Srivastava, M.R.; Awasthi, A.A.; Janardhanan. R. (2020). Astigmatism as a Cause of Headache - A Clinical Study. International Journal of Medical Science and Current Research, 3(4), 364-371. Doi………………………..” ) b) MLA (“Kumari, Ragini, Singh, Kavindra Pratap, Dubey Gaurav, Srivastava, Mrinal Ranjan, Awasthi, Anachal Anant, Janardhanan. Rajiv. Astigmatism as a Cause of Headache - A Clinical Study. International Journal of Medical Science and Current Research, vol. 3, no. 4, 2020, pp. 364-37”. ) c) Vancouver (“Kumari R, Singh P, Dubey G, Srivastava M, Awasthi A, Janardhanan R. Astigmatism as a Cause of Headache - A Clinical Study. IJMSCR. 2020 Jul-Aug; 3(4): pp. 364-371”.) 5) Check the following  Spelling and format of writing the author names.  Year of publications  Usages of "et al."  Punctuation  Whether all references are included and cited in according to the journal. 6) Many software are available in the market such as End Note or Mendeley, to format and include the references in the paper. 11 Plagiarism Check for plagiarism through software’s like Turnitin, Urkund, or many free software’s are also available online like SmallSeotools, Dupli Checker, etc.
  • 17. "Research is to see what everybody else has seen and to think what nobody else has thought”. By: Albert Szent-Gyorgyi. THANK YOU