Category: BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH
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Chapter 2: Starting the Story – The Research Question, Hypothesis, and Objectives
Every good story starts with a clear question. In Health Research, before we do any work, we must define exactly what we are trying to find out. This is a crucial step in the research life cycle. 1. The Research Question (The Uncertainty) A Research Question is an uncertainty—something we don’t know—that we want to…
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Chapter 1: Introduction to health research
Imagine our world is a group of kids, and many of them are getting dental caries (cavities) even though they brush. The old toothpaste isn’t good enough. We are the dentists and researchers, and our mission is to find out if a new, special toothpaste called “SuperPaste” works better. This whole mission is called Health…