Quantitative and Qualitative Paradigms of Business Research

Introduction Almost all the scientific information and knowledge available globally is a product of research. However, not all such knowledge emanates from the same form of study or method of inquiry. The aspect results from the so-called paradigm wars, where various scientific inquiries fight one another. These aggressive facets maintain...

The Relationship Between the Range and Time of Flight of a Cannonball

Abstract In this work, an experiment was conducted to establish the relationship between the range and time of flight of a cannonball as a function of its initial velocity of departure from the cannon. It was determined that the cannonball would fly farther and longer if the initial velocity was...

How Is a Black Hole Formed at the End of a Star’s Life?

A black hole is a space object with a very strong gravitational field resulting from massive amounts of matter fitting into a small area. The gravitational pull in the black hole is so strong that not even light can exist there. The gravity from the black hole also attracts all...

The Importance of Reliable Scientific Knowledge

Misconduct by scientists in publishing their research can negatively affect the public. Careless, inattentiveness, making things up, and plagiarizing someone else’s work is a severe scientific crimes. By allowing them to occur, society can face wars, protests, and widespread racism. Providing false information causes significant harm to every aspect of...

Descriptive Research of Internal Discrimination Among African Americans

Introduction Researchers have applied different methods to gather data and analyze their results to develop viable interpretations. The research method selected is determined by the purpose and complexity of the research problem. When the sample is considerably large, the method chosen should facilitate fast, convenient, and accurate solutions (Atmowardoyo, 2018)....

Predicting the Replicability of Social Science Lab Experiments

It is quite obvious that the reliability of the facts and conclusions obtained by the researcher depends on how the latter came to these facts and conclusions, that is, on the method he or she used. Until recently, the philosophy and methodology of science were dominated by a simplified view...

Exploring Patterns and Relationships in Mathematics

Abstract This paper proposes solutions for three learning problems: each of the proposed problems was solved using concrete, that is, taking into account the manipulation of real objects, and abstract, that is, by adopting a mathematical symbolic language, approaches. Polya’s approach of conceptualizing and fragmenting the overall problem was used...

Moist and Dry Adiabatic Lapse Rates

Adiabatic lapse rates refer to temperature changes as altitude increases with no heat loss or gain to and from the surrounding environment. Adiabatic lapse rates can be distinguished as dry or moist. Condensation and latent heat release make the Moist Adiabatic Lapse Rate (MALR) slower than the Dry Adiabatic Lapse...

Experimental Intervention and Validity

When applying a scientific method to the scenario, it is possible to offer null and research hypotheses. A null hypothesis is as follows: An experimental intervention does not lead to a statistically significant increase in students’ motivation to participate in discussions. Since a research hypothesis represents the expected outcome of...

The Use of Network Mapping Software in Statistical Research

Introduction The use of network mapping software is a cornerstone of applied statistical research. In this paper, NodeXL is used to study the interactions of five competing companies in an industry market to estimate the parameters of their Twitter communication. The central objective of such a study is to examine...

Electric Potential Lab: Longer Wires Create More Resistance

Introduction The PhET circuit for the lab requires building a circuit using a 9V battery, 10Ω resistor, light bulb, and connecting wire as labeled above before taking measurements. The battery and the resistor measured 9.00 V because the circuit was open. There is no loss of potential from the source...

Vegabonds: Definition and Functions

Vegabond is a commonly used terminology in astronomy which means a free movement of the Space’s planets and their moons. According to Lang (2018), the objects are flexible, and they can move in different parts of the Space. However, they have their specific orbits around the Sun in the Solar...

Quantum Cosmology: Quantum Theory

With the changes in physics, numerous fundamental theories have become more distant from everyday experience. This has led to various challenges in understanding such theories, including quantum cosmology. Quantum cosmology refers to the attempt of theories of physics to explain the existence of the universe. The Quantum theory explains the...

Gravitational Force and Its Main Principles

The essential principles of gravity depend on several critical variables. These are the objects’ mass – the larger the mass, the stronger the pull – and the distance between objects, which, with the increase, weakens the force with which these objects are pulled toward each other (Heppler, 2018). The mass...

Accidents Due to Impact of Weather Actualities

The first mishap occurred in the 1977 Tenerife Islands collision involving two Boeing 747 planes, including Boeing 747-100 and Boeing 747-200. Low visibility is the primary weather problem that caused the accident. Boeing 747-200 underwent refueling, which increased the time it took to take off. In addition, after Boeing 747-200...

The Mutual Connection between Currents and Voltages for Several Devices

The present work studies the relationship between the electric current applied to the body and the measured voltage using an experimental approach. It is known that current and voltage are related using Ohm’s law for direct current, so it was expected that the different resistances of the devices used would...

Aspects of Mathematical Functions

A mathematical function, often symbolized by f(x), defines a relationship between the input variables and the expected output. One property that makes a function accurate is that one input variable only gives a specific output value, of which the reverse would also give the variable input. Although a function is...

Statistical Study of Alcoholism Among Students

Introduction: Research Question This research paper investigates the relationship between workday alcohol consumption and several characteristics of students’ social, economic, and academic status. In particular, a large set of gender, demographic, and family data allows several research questions to form. Does the number of absences from school affect workday alcohol...

Conditions That Cause Thunderstorms

Introduction Thunderstorms are violent atmospheric events characterized by lightning presence, strong gusty winds, thunder, hail or heavy rain, and dense clouds. They commonly result in local atmospheric instability, and one thunderstorm can cause severe flooding and tornadoes. They occur when rapid updrafts send warm layers of moist air to cooler...

When the Death of a Star Becomes a Black Hole

Black holes are among the most exciting phenomena in the universe. They are thick and have a powerful gravitational pull that not even light can flee their clutches (Tillman et al., 2022). Wise et al. (2019) acknowledge that the formation of supermassive black holes in the centers of giant galaxies...

Homeland Security and Emergency Management Education

Introduction The sphere of emergency management has become an area of intense interest for researchers of the 21st century. Indeed, today’s complex environment, instigated by the growing degree of globalization, poses new unprecedented challenges as previously unseen threats emerge worldwide. Historically, humanity has been subject to the damaging effects and...

Determination of the Heat Capacity of a Substance

The use of instrumental methods of analysis enhances the laboratory capabilities of researchers and directly or indirectly measures important characteristics of substances. This takes on a special meaning when instrumental methods of analysis are used to identify an unknown substance qualitatively. The analysis is unlikely to name the unknown compound...

The Kuiper Belt’s History and Future

Introduction The Kuiper Belt is a large group of space objects, mainly consisting of ice. These objects make up a huge cold region of space from fragments of cosmic bodies that did not participate in the formation of the Solar System (Barucci, Prialnik & Young, 2019). More than a trillion...

The Fertility and Life Expectancy Math Project

Histograms Descriptive Statistics Statistic 2019 Fertility 2019 Life Expectancy Mean 2.64 73.81 Median 2.20 75.01 Mode 1.70 77.47 Standard Deviation 1.24 7.12 Kurtosis 0.11 -0.45 Skewness 0.97 -0.53 Minimum 0.90 55.17 Maximum 6.80 85.29 Count 191.00 191.00 The provided dataset had two variables, including 2019 fertility and 2019 life expectancy...

Rocks Categories and Geology of Florida

Rocks are defined as a solid mass consisting of one or more minerals. Their importance in human life is undoubtful: minerals and rocks are as integral a part of nature as plants and animals. The study of stones, minerals, and their cycles are interesting, and it also promotes observation and...

Electromagnetism Studies in Laboratory Works

Introduction One of the four fundamental types of interaction widely found in nature and used by humans in the industry is electromagnetism. In general, electromagnetism should be understood as a branch of general physics that studies the interaction of charges and the electric fields they create with magnetic fields (Braza,...

The Andromeda-Milky Way Collision

Humanity tends to think about hypothetical events that could happen in space in billions of years. One of these is the possibility of a collision of two galaxies – Andromeda and the Milky Way – in 5 billion years (PBS Space Time, 2018). This question was raised even centuries ago...

A Representative Sample and Sampling Error

A representative sample is usually several hundred, sometimes a thousand, respondents. Therefore, the starting point for calculating the selection becomes the question of determining the size of the sample population. The larger the sample sizes, i.e., the closer they are to the general population’s extent, the more reliable and reliable...

Traveling to Arizona and Studying Its Geology

My favorite place on earth is Arizona and I have visited the state once. Every year, the state attracts hundreds of international and local visitors. Arizona has a diverse climate and is big enough to offer visitors enough room to explore. In addition, it is home to several world-famous tourist...

Measuring Mars Atmospheric Winds from Orbit

This paper is a comprehensive summary of a White Paper titled ‘Measuring Mars Atmospheric Winds from Orbit’ and submitted to the Planetary Science and Astrobiology Decadal Survey 2023-2032 on 15 July 2020. Its context is formulated by human and robotic Mars exploration developments by MEPAG (Mars Exploration Program Analysis Group),...

The Universe’s Origins and Expansion

Questions about the origin and, consequently, the further development of our Universe have often bothered me since the uncertainty of knowledge breeds panic and arouses curiosity. In fact, in the absence of constructive information due to the lack of technological development, I used to find answers to all unexplained questions...

Research Approaches in European Studies

Choosing a long-term research design when developing a research design is a key step in obtaining reliable results and validating the theory. Currently, in science, there are two main approaches to data analysis, which are divided into quantitative and qualitative. While quantitative methods are most commonly used in the natural...

T-Tests for Independent Samples

This week’s assigned readings explore repeated measures and independent samples in psychology research, and there are multiple sources that address the concepts’ applicability to real-life research scenarios in plain terms. In his brief article located at the website of an online data management education portal, Patel (2020) explains the purpose...

Are Only Statistical Studies Worth Doing?

Introduction Statistics are integral to how people generate scientific breakthroughs, data-driven judgments, and forecasts. Psychologists utilize statistical data to aid research methodology and provide more accurate readings to determine whether something is statistically significant. Capdevila et al. (2015a) insinuated that the statistical issues were influenced by variables intrinsic to the...

The Nile River’s Geologic Value and Natural Issues

The Nile River is one of the longest rivers in the world, flowing through Northeast Africa. As a result of the floods, the river provided food and water sources for ancient Egyptians, which led to population migration along the river and the development of civilizations. Many sources state different versions...

Discussion of Mixed Method Approach

Qualitative and quantitative components of mixed methods research are combined to reinforce and broaden a study’s conclusions so that they can be published. Research issues can be answered using a variety of methodologies, including mixed methods, in all investigations (Anguera et al., 2018). Purpose statements in mixed methods studies comprise...

The Yosemite National Park’s Geological History

Introduction Yosemite National Park is one of the significant nature reserves in the United States, located in the Sierra Nevada, California. Since 1984, the park has been under the protection of UNESCO. There are impressive granite rocks, picturesque valleys, meadows, transparent lakes and rivers, waterfalls, ancient giant sequoias, and a...

Does the Binge-Watching Cause Aggression?

Hypothesis As a matter of fact, in the present day, series may be regarded as an intrinsic part of peoples’ lives, and their popularity cannot be underestimated. A considerable number of individuals sacrifice their sleep for non-stop watching. However, the influence of this habit on people’s behavioral patterns and mental...

The Scatter Graphic Representation

A correlation infographic, scatter diagram or scatter graph are all terms used to describe a scatterplot. It is indeed one of the most effective strategies for determining how two variables are related. In a perfect world, one variable would be presented on the horizontal plane and the other on the...

Analysis of Pythagorean Theorem Aspects

The law of theorem indicates that, for instance, in a right triangle, the sum of the square of one side and the other side is equivalent to the square of the hypotenuse, which is the opposite of the right-angle triangle (Dlab & Williams, 2019). For instance, a2+b2=c2 is among the...

Mathematical Problems: Methodologies and Approaches

Background We invited five different students to take up the assignments, and out of the five students, we met three physically while two virtually. The participant’s identities remained unanimous and were labeled as participants 1-5. The students were ages 14 years and above and were neither currently enrolled nor had...

The Failure of Armchair Economics

The article The Failure of Armchair Economics reveals the topic of scientific discoveries. The author of Scientific Discovery claims that the purpose of his work is to provide a comprehensive theory of the approaches that scientists use in their discoveries. In addition, an important task for the authors of the...

Gubernatorial Vote Share and Female Employment in the US and Europe

Quantitative analysis refers to the study of values of data expressed in statistics, with each array having a distinct numerical score. This data usually represents any measurable information that may be utilized for arithmetic operations and statistical analysis with the goal of making real-world decisions based on the results. This...

Psychological Statistics and Research Design

Psychological statistics are of particular interest to study, as they can provide helpful information. The central concept of this approach is to explain all psychological postulates using formulas, theorems, and numbers. A productive area of research design, which is the goal of this work, can be used for the study....

The Experimental Type of Research and Research Methods

The experimental type of research is the most common in science. Typically, it manipulates and controls variables, measuring the effects. These experimental designs include a control group, randomization, and intervention. An example of such an approach is the research of Ziaei et al. (2020), evaluating the efficacy and safety of...

Space Studies: “Miss Leavitt’s Stars” by G. Jonson

Introduction Throughout the centuries, women have been fighting for equal rights with men. However, the truth is that females only gained the majority of their rights in the twentieth century, and such a state of affairs was accepted as the norm until then. In the early years of astronomical discoveries,...

Stephen Hawking: Outstanding Physicist and Cosmologist

It is certain that Stephen Hawking was someone with exceptional abilities to ask questions and figure out answers even if no one before has managed to do so. However, an essential factor that has established Hawking as a genius was the desire to ask “Why?”. Based on Hawking’s academic experience,...

Movement Counts Video on Verbal Counting Exercise

The presented video reflects one of the primary and fundamental aspects of mathematics – verbal counting. This exercise examines ordinal counting from one to a specified number, teaches children to read the number dropped on the dice, and then correlate it with specific movements (“Movement Counts”). Although the considered aspects...

Individual Project: Statistical Study of Cemeteries

Several virtual cemetery sites were used to collect a sample of one hundred people for this assignment. Each of the cemeteries is located in the Canadian province of Ontario: a total of four different cemeteries were used. # Name of the Cemetery Location   1 Assumption Catholic Cemetery Toronto Twp,...

Validity and Reliability in Conducting Applied Research

Scientists lead research to affirm that the scores bode well dependent on their comprehension of the development is estimated. This is a critical point since researchers do not just expect that their actions work. They gather information to show that they work. If their exploration does not exhibit that action...

Wason Selection Task in Deductive Reasoning Study

In a move to study deductive reasoning, a four-card problem is a popular puzzle usually applied. There are four cards to use, where one is marked number 3, the other one number 8, and the last two have red and brown colors. The puzzle holds the proposition that if a...

General Physics: Increasing Internal Energy

Introduction The first law of thermodynamics deals with the state of energy and its transfer between objects. According to this law, energy is conserved in an isolated system, and it can be transformed but not destroyed or created (Brown & Singh, 2021). Therefore, there are two ways to increase internal...

The “Why Trust Science?” Book by Naomi Orestes

Introduction In the modern world, there is an overwhelming amount of information used by people, most of which is based on scientific data and research. This scientific paper analyzes the book Naomi Orestes, in which the researcher raises the question of the essence of science and makes an attempt to...

Discussing the Observation Approach and Its Methods

There are multiple approaches to exploring the world and the relationships between its components. Each method has its advantages and disadvantages, while a certain research method suits only certain situations and is unsuitable for others. It is possible to combine naturalistic and laboratory approaches to the observation method with their...

Aspects of Scientific Responsibility

Science as the method to understand the development of human life is a valuable achievement of humanity. The understanding of this concept and its role in people’s life requires the analysis of Berk’s (2018) textbook, Dobbs’ (2009) article, and videos presented by Gawande (2016) and Oliver (2016). The observation of...

Data and Measurement: Reliability and Validity

The concepts of reliability and validity are the two fundamental approaches to conducting and analyzing experiments in the behavioral sciences. Reliability helps to set the clear distinction between particular notions. For example, if the researchers estimate the reaction speed, they should hold the test repeatably to develop the dependence of...

Sampling Methods: Probability, Non-Probability, and Stratified Samplings

Probability Sampling Probability sampling is the method that is based on the premise that all the members of the population have an equal possibility of being chosen for study or observation. It usually includes such main sampling types as simple random, systematic, stratified, and cluster samplings (Etikan and Bala, 2017)....

Statistics: Hypothesis Testing Article by Form Plus

Statistics in today’s world is one of the fundamental disciplines since the world population makes decisions based on the available information. The today’s review subject will be the hypothesis testing, analyzed in Part 8 of our textbook. In this review, I will present you with the ‘middle-quality’ type of source,...

The Decrease of the Pull of the North and South Poles

The main proof that the Earth is an oblate ball can be found with the help of a magnetometer. This shape is possible because all the angles of the magnetic poles represent different values. The Earth swells more at the equator as the world rotates due to the high magnitude...

Research Process and Methodology

Hypothesis Testing and Inferential Analysis There are a number of procedures during the research process that are important to take into account. The two particularly significant ones are hypothesis testing and inferential analysis. Both ideas primarily relate to the way people evaluate their ideas and assumptions. The use of such...

10 Types of Variables in Research and Statistics

The article “10 Types of Variables in Research and Statistics” by Indeed Career Guide has several advantages. Although it is written by a somewhat commercial website, the work presents an informative introduction to statistics, namely the variables. The language of the article is concise and can easily be understood by...

Quantitative and Qualitative Research Differences

Quantitative and qualitative researches present different opportunities and focus on dissimilar data. The former concentrates on mathematical and statistical techniques, whereas the latter prioritizes observation and interviews. In other words, quantitative research principally involves numbers, and qualitative can apply data in the form of text, recordings, or images. The two...

The Facts About SpaceX Missions

Introduction SpaceX was created in 2002 to revolutionize space technology and make life on other planets accessible to all people. More specifically, the company’s missions are centered around innovations and a leadership atmosphere bringing the result to the whole world. Since its inception, the corporation has demonstrated its seriousness of...

Simpson’s Paradox as a Statistical Effect

Introduction One of the most sensitive areas of research is statistical analysis because the output interpretation of the results depends on their reliability and validity. Many academic studies aim to use quantitative methods of measurement to gather initial results and, from them, draw conclusions about the nature of the phenomena...

Soil Profiles in Australia

Introduction In Australia, all types of soils characteristic of the tropical, subequatorial, and subtropical natural belts are represented in a regular sequence. In the region of humid tropical forests in the north, red soils are widespread, changing towards the south by red-brown and brown soils in moist savannas and gray-brown...

Discussion: Science in the Real World

At present, information is paramount in most areas of life, and learning to observe things from a critical perspective is essential. For instance, Annie Murphy Paul (2012) states that the scientist’s gaze is different from a casual observation in terms of attention and analysis. It is easier to take information...

Scientific and Engineering Methods: Theory of Science

Introduction Engineering projects play a significant role in the general development of technology in the modern world. Working on the specific task helps evaluate diverse spheres of life, starting from science and finishing with business branches. This essay will cover scientific and engineering methods used in the project called “Expert...

Research Design: Methodology, Data Collection, and Sampling

Research Methodology Quantitative research, as the name implies, involves counting the results of observations. This kind of analysis should be used when something needs to be confirmed or verified, such as a theory or hypothesis. Qualitative research should be used if something needs to be understood, such as concepts, ideas,...

Evaluation of Articles on Food and Water Security

The distinction between popular and scholarly sources is vital to consider when conducting research. First of all, popular sources are often divided into subsections based on the discussed topics or are not separated at all. However, academic articles always follow a similar structure, which includes an introduction, literature review, methodology,...

Fire Service Safety: Sample Plan

Introduction For each scientific research, clear and planned actions are necessary to achieve the best result. Previous work on the safety of fire services considered literary sources that can help the progress of the work. This paper explores such an aspect of the experiment as the definition of the sample...

Washington’s Channeled Scablands

At the end of the last ice age, the Columbia River basin experienced one of the most catastrophic floods. The ancient ice-dammed lake Misula, periodically breaking through the ice dam, flooded the plains of the modern states of Washington and Oregon about 15 thousand years ago (Mystery 5:10-5:30). The Missoula...

The Equation for Intelligence by Wisner-Gross

Wisner-Gross combines science and engineering principles to obtain an equation for intelligence F = T ∇ Sτ. He goes ahead to elaborate that intelligence is a force that acts to create more options while using a strength T incorporating the diversity of possibly accessible features S up to a future...

Analysis of Variance to Verify Information

Analysis of variance (ANOVA) is a strategy aimed at finding dependencies in experimental data. Referring to the 11th chapter of the book, variance analysis is a unique tool that allows one to check some differences in the averages in any group, unlike t-tests (Foster et al., 2018). However, according to...

Emotions in Scientific Research

Scientists can hardly be completely objective when they conduct any research. First of all, research is based on the already existing ideas of scientists about a certain phenomenon or object. For example, Achenbach (2015) notes that scientists say GM foods are safe because there is no evidence to the contrary....

Continental Collision, Rock Deformation, and Folds

Continental Collision Continental collision is a process of two continents pushing each other, which leads to the growth of a mountain belt. When a subduction at a convergent plate boundary happens, oceanic lithosphere of a subducting plate slides beneath the overriding plate, which consists of either oceanic or continental lithosphere....

Population Science Meets Real Life

Introduction We are in an age of information where almost everything is probable and available. However, the question of the relationship between science and real life remains unanswered. There has been a significant growth in technological development, which has promoted scientific creations and exploration (Epel et al., 2019). Several years...

Statistics for an IT Project Manager and in Cybersecurity

Summary The role of IT and ICT has increased extraordinarily over the past decade, with the recent environmental issues, particularly the spreading of the coronavirus, have incentivized companies to transfer most of their activities into the digital context. As a result, IT projects have become a critical aspect of any...

Stress and Anxiety and How to Cope With Them

Abstract The paper examines the effect of stress and anxiety on an individual’s mental performance. The research utilizes a reverse Stroop experiment to evaluate the mental performance of individuals when subjected to either up-regulation or down-regulation. In this experiment, the control group and the experimental group are subjected to similar...

When to Use Qualitative and Quantitative Research Methods

Choosing a qualitative or a quantitative research methodology is one of the first steps a researcher must take when considering a new study. These approaches to investigating are different at the core – according to Goertz and Mahoney (2012), they can be perceived as unique cultures. This idea is based...

News and Research Study Comparison

The news article is titled “Can Too Much Work Increase Your Risk of Death? What to Know” and focuses on the outcomes of long working hours. At the same time, the article is based on the study conducted by the WHO and titled “Long working hours increasing deaths from heart...

Factors Affecting Public’s Attitudes Toward EHTERAZ

Introduction Most findings acquired from data analyses were consistent with the current body of knowledge. First, the demographic variables, including age, gender, nationality, and education level, had no significant impact on attitudes toward EHTERAZ. The literature review demonstrated that the majority of previously created regression models showed no significant influence...

Analysis of Factors Associated With Pay Gap Among Australian Workers

Executive Summary The gender pay gap refers to the mean variation in the wages of men and women in an economy. Discrimination based on gender has been eradicated and prohibited in many nations worldwide with the focus of achieving equity among men and women. However, in the labor market of...

The Earth Planet’s Structure and Layers

The structure of our planet, Earth, includes seven primary layers. The inner core is a solid one, which is made mainly of iron and nickel. Its radius is 1220 kilometers, and it is boiling. However, the Earth’s outer core is recognized as a liquid layer. Still, its components are the...

Multiple Regression in Practice

Introduction Nowadays, multiple regression (MLR) is believed to be an efficient means of analysis of independent configurations. The article under consideration aims at finding the correlation between centralization, digitalization, and structuralization in terms of public procurement. Thus, the authors provide the results attached as a table. By use of MLR,...

Roots, Radicals, and Quadratic Equations

In mathematics, numbers can be represented in whole, integer, fractional, and decimal forms. Depending on the form, the mechanics of arithmetic operations to add, subtract, multiply, and divide them change. For example, regular recalculation adds and subtracts whole numbers, as shown in equations 1 and 2. Integer numbers are added...

Hypothesis on the Dangers of Wearing Masks

Introduction People have been wearing masks as a precautionary measure against COVID-19 in all public places around the world since 2020. It also applies to schools, colleges, and universities, which impacts students’ perceptions of their peers. One’s hypothesis is that masks negatively affect students’ communication perception of each other. The...

Analysis of Statistical Significance

Introduction Statistical significance relates to the null hypothesis’ determination, which postulates that outcomes result from chance. According to Benjamin et al. (2018), a hypothesis is a presupposition or belief about the relationship between one’s data set. On the other hand, the null hypothesis, commonly denoted as H0, relates to a...

Experiment: Science Meets Real Life

The Scientific Method The first step of the scientific method includes observation of the phenomenon. During this process, people examine and interpret the surrounding objects and events based on their previous knowledge and experience (Reilly, 2018). Such a preliminary step allows individuals to discover the potential advantages and drawbacks of...

Ring of Fire and Recent Tectonics Movements

The Ring of Fire area is a dangerous territory that significantly impacts the tectonic activities of the whole Earth. From the scientific perspective, many plates have irregular positions and are at risk of collision. The plates subduction not only causes massive earthquakes but also provokes global climate change and dangerous...

The Research of Change Blindness

Abstract Cognition and information processing remain unexplored and are associated with various contradictory effects. Among them is change blindness, in which an individual tends to ignore the details around him while concentrating on the object of study (Briggs and Davies, 2015). The functions of this effect are only partially understood...

Two Research Philosophies: Positivism and Interpretivism

Research Philosophies The two research philosophies covered within the current paper’s framework are positivism and interpretivism. Positivism can be defined as an approach to studying human behavior and societal trends with the help of scientific methods (Eden, Nielsen, and Verbeke, 2020; Quinlan et al., 2019). According to Ghauri, Grønhaug, and...

The Scientific Method and Metric System

Laboratory Objectives A scientific theory is a proven scientific statement that can be confirmed by repeated experiments. A hypothesis is a scientific assumption that still requires proof. Falsifiability is a property of the theory, characterizing the possibility of its fundamental refutation. Replication is repeated repeatability of the same (or similar)...

Copernicus and Newton and Their Role in Astronomy

Classical astronomy was based on Aristotle’s concepts and was relatively rudimentary. Centuries after the times of Aristotle, a lot of beliefs started to shift, and scientific revolutions began to produce more discoveries. Galileo and Copernicus contributed to science by proposing their theories about the cosmos. Copernicans believed that stars, like...

The Data Analysis and Application

Data Analysis Plan This paper used two types of variables, the manipulation of which was expected to lead to specific results. The first of these was a gender characteristic of students: choosing only two discrete values determined the categorical essence of the present variable. The categorical variable was also the...

Correlation Research Method in the Article about COVID-19

The correlation research method belongs to the group of non-experimental methods, using which the researcher identifies two variables and compares the relationship between them based on statistical data. The study “What does and does not correlate with COVID-19 death rates” by Knittel and Ozaltun (2020) uses this method for establishing...

Objectives, Questions, and Hypotheses in Qualitative and Quantitative Research

The purpose of qualitative research is to evaluate a phenomenon and identify the factors that influence it significantly. It often begins with a limited understanding of the situation and the expected outcomes, discovering them through analysis of information collected over the course of the study. As such, qualitative research objectives...

Statistical Process Control Methods

Process Evaluation During production, waste is defined as any process that does not add value to the final product. Examples of wastes are excessive or unnecessary motion, excessive inventory, periods used in waiting, over-processing, production defects, overproduction, and transportation. The Lean concept utilizes principles and techniques to reduce operational waste...

Comparative Research and Complex Overview

Complex Overview In order for a specific subject to be examined, it is essential to compare it to other similar concepts and identify differences. However, based on the overall techniques that comparative research is based on, the approach is complex and facilitates a broad picture of the incidents or patterns...

Hierarchy of Evidence in Medical and Historical Researches

The hierarchy of evidence is a system of grading and estimating the strength of evidence used in research. It constitutes a set of terms and definitions, as well as criteria broadly applied by researchers and peer reviewers when determining how reliable the presented evidence is (Doleac, 2019). There are many...

Approaches and Methods of Solving Mathematical Problems

Background Five high school mathematics students were invited to complete this assignment. The students’ identities remain anonymous, but it should be said that each of them was over the age of 14 and had never taken a MA 105 course. The students voiced no discontent about math while also being...

Predictive Models for Microbiome Data

Background Human health and disease control are some of the oldest yet complicated fields in the history of humankind. Over the years, scholars have published papers and literature in microbial studies concerning the relationship between different microbial communities and their influence on diseases and infections. The microbial communities exist inside...

What Inspires Scientists to Pursue Their Research?

New ideas, a sense of impact, and unanswered questions are the things that keep all scientists awake at night (Discovery: The spark for science, n.d.). Every discovery comes with a lot of tedious work and effort. Everybody can remember when, as children, they did various experiments. For example, my earliest...

Two Scholarly Articles in Public Administration

The title of the paper is “Social Equity as a Public Administration Issue”; thus, the two articles that have been identified both touch upon the topic of equality and administration. The first article is titled “Social Equity and Evidence: Insights from Local Government.”, and it was written by S. T....

Grand Canyon Geology in Two Articles

The first article on the geology of the Grand Canyon, where a series of events led to the emergence of the canyon. It began with the formation of the inner gorge’s metamorphic and igneous rocks two billion years ago, which were uplifted between 70 and 30 million years ago due...

Teaching Children About Work Using Household Chores

As a result of the study, it was revealed that performing household duties increases the child’s ability to follow instructions (Loderup et al., 2021). I can make this result positive by saying that the ability to follow instructions is disciplining and useful in adult life. In this way, the child...

Researching of Kuhn’s Scientific Change

Kuhn considers science to be a social institution in which social groups and organizations operate. The main unifying principle of the society of scientists is a unified style of thinking, recognition by this society of specific fundamental theories and methods (Sismondo 12). Kuhn calls these provisions uniting the community of...

Examining the Happiness: Statistical Analysis

Phase three of the lab project survey involved collecting and analyzing data from eighteen randomly chosen neighborhood members. The data collected was on happiness and the scale provided was between one “low or no happiness” and seven “high levels of happiness.” The survey was administered using a guided questionnaire where...

Descriptive Statistics in Business

Descriptive statistics, despite their simplicity, are quite powerful tools. These short ratios summarize any given data by central trend analysis or data distribution analysis (Logan, 2021). This approach allows one to obtain general information without the need for detailed analysis quickly. This is especially useful in cases where the volume...

Statistical Reasoning and Thinking

The Four Dimensions of Statistical Reasoning The four dimensions are an interrogative cycle, types of thinking, investigative cycle, as well as dispositions. They contain specific and generic statistical thinking habits that operate simultaneously within the thinker. Five thinking types that are marked fundamental are consideration of variation, transnumeration, need for...

Contact Lenses and Contrast Sensitivity Study

Contact lenses have been around for a long time, since 1948, and are extremely popular as a means to temporarily or permanently replace glasses for over 125 million users worldwide. Contact lenses are primarily ocular prosthetic devices for vision correction but are also used for cosmetic or therapeutic reasons to...

Ergosterol in Monilinia Fructicola: Study by Hulse

The article “Differences in the concentration of ergosterol isolated from strains of Monilinia fructicola resistant to demethylation inhibitor and susceptible strains: understanding the “Mona” element” presents an overview of the scientific experiment. The experiment’s basis is the infestation of peaches and nectarines by the fungus Monilinia fructicola (Hulse, 2021). This...

Leonhard Euler’s Research and Its Significance

Many mathematicians influenced the fields of statistics and probability; nonetheless, the brightest example is Leonhard Euler. Notably, Leonhard Euler was a Swiss mathematician who contributed remarkably to statistics and probability. Essentially, Euler was born in Switzerland; nevertheless, he worked mainly in Berlin, Germany, and Saint Petersburg, Russia. Thanks to Leonhard...

Smoking: An Idea for a Statistical Experiment

There are so many hidden patterns in our world that may not be obvious at first glance but have the potential to have a noticeable impact on society. Among these, of great research interest is the idea of a link between an individual’s smoking and his or her income level....

Understanding of Technology Implicit in ‘Being and Time’

Heidegger’s technological concerns are not limited to his writings but are clearly devoted to them. Therefore, complete acceptance of his technological ideas needs some consideration on how they are incorporated into his project of philosophy and phenomenological approach. According to Heidegger, phenomenology is a mechanism that attempts to allow entities...

Standard and Nonstandard Normal Distribution in Statistics

The probability or chance of an event occurring is the probability or chance of it happening. In the most straightforward cases, to calculate the likelihood of event A occurring, divide the total number of events by the number of possible outcomes; after obtaining the probability of event A and its...

Smoking Dependence Treatment & Statistics

The study used a two-group design that involved two samples of 40 participants who had ended treatment for smoking dependence. There were two treatment options; the standard treatment or the standard treatment with mindfulness therapy. The individuals were randomly allocated to the standard treatment option (M= 13.25, SD= 3.51), and...

“Space Mining & Exploration” Article by Skauge

The most manageable steps of reading a long article are to overview what the authors communicate in the papers. The reader may not get the significant meanings of what the writer speaks about in the report but develops a clue of what he is to expect. The first step is...

Using the Scientific Method to Challenge Our Thinking

Introduction Human thinking is complex and contradictory; constant delusions, illusions, in which consciousness is immersed, can accompany people throughout his life, wherever they work, whatever they do, and wherever they live. The discipline of thinking and its upbringing is a necessary component of the development of children and adolescents, who...

The Future of the Space Missions

The current obsession with space discoveries leaves enough room for innovative developments in the area that are expected to take humanity closer to interplanetary missions. According to Thisdell, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) represents one of the most vigilant countries when it comes to space missions. With the aid of...

Artifacts for Professional Preparation

Artifact 1. Data Collection Instrument Description of the Artifact The first artifact is a table for collecting data. The purpose of the artifact is to evaluate the learners’ grasp of the key concepts and tools of inquiry. It was meant for 5-year old children and was to engage the learners...

Statistics in Healthcare: Sun Rays Exposure

Introduction Statistics that keep track of mortality, fertility, and many other life indicators in a region or country include many more hands than it might seem at first glance. A considerable number of different relationships, including mainly the causes of death and the proportional mortality rate, show the ratio of...

Offshore Havens and Hidden Riches of World Leaders

Introduction A current events summary is a concise assessment of an event that has occurred recently or will arise in the near future. The article is possible to be analyzed utilizing the methodology of descriptive (positive) dissection. The work is considered to be completed using at least one of the...

Exploring Reliability and Validity in Social Studies

Values significantly determine a person’s behavior, motivation, aspirations, and relationships with others. Values and motives questionnaire (VMQ), also known as values and motives inventory (VMI), was created to measure them. The test estimates three dimensions of personal values: interpersonal, extrinsic, and intrinsic (“Values and motives questionnaire,” n.d.). As a result,...

“Expanding the Role of Clinical Pharmacists” by Giannitrapani et al.

Analysis of qualitative studies implies considerations of not only the methodology but also the meaning behind the scholarly exploration carried out by researchers. The goals of the study by Giannitrapani et al. (2018) is to develop an understanding of the critical roles that pharmacists take in the primary care of...

Isaac Newton and His “Principles”

The outstanding figure of the scientific Revolution, Isaac Newton, was born on January 4, 1643. His place of birth is the small British village of Woolsthorpe, located in the county of Lincolnshire. A frail, prematurely abandoned boy from his mother’s womb came to this world on the eve of the...

The Amazon Company’s Econometric Models

Modern economic theory, both at the micro and the macro level, ever more complex economic processes have led to the need to create and improve unique methods of study and analysis. At the same time, the use of modeling and quantitative analysis has become widespread. Based on the latter, one...

Crystal – An Agile Framework

Introduction The properties of a project will always change depending on the level of criticality and the participants involved. In this regard, small teams can handle projects without the need for reporting and paperwork as there will be less communication (Vijayasarathy & Butler, 2015). However, bigger teams require frequent cooperation...

Receptive Vocabulary Size and Proficiency in English as a Foreign Language

Introduction The use of scatter plot is one of the strategies that studies employ to visualize and present information to readers. Data visualization has numerous advantages, including enhancing the understanding of a phenomenon, highlighting trends and patterns, and summarizing complex information (Li, 2018). Scatterplot aids in data visualization by depicting...

Measurements of Intelligence and Why They Are Good

The measurements of intelligence are a controversial topic, and it is stated sometimes that intelligence cannot be measured at all. However, in my opinion, intelligence can be measured and even should be. The tools such as intelligence quotient, based on the standardized test, are well known, but it is commonly...

Sampling and Non-Probability Methods

Probability and non-probability sampling are techniques utilized to select part of a target population to conduct a survey. Probability sampling refers to a sampling method that involves the probability theory whereby the likelihood of any unit’s knowledge of being selected is employed (Langer 2018). Therefore, every target population member has...

Whirlpool in the Sea off the Coast of Scotland Near Ayrshire Due to Waste Water

Description: Stunning drone images near Lendalfoot in South Ayrshire captured a glimpse of a mammoth whirlpool off the Scottish west coast. According to the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA), the phenomenon is linked to recent rainwater that came into contact with wastewater, forming leachate (as cited in Parsons, 2021). The...

Hypothesis Testing a Conceptual Introduction

Summary “Hypothesis testing a conceptual introduction” is chapter 9 of the book called “Statistics for Criminology and Criminal Justice” written by Jacinta Gau. It examines the foundation and purpose of hypothesis testing, provides steps, which should be followed to conduct statistical research. Moreover, this chapter describes expected and observed outcomes,...

“A New Class of Faults and Their Bearing on Continental Drift” by Wilson

The article explains the nature of faulting aspects. The author states that any feature may be transformed into a mountain or a ridge. During the transformation process, the horizontal shear changes into an expanding tensional motion across the ridge or rift with a change in seismicity at the point of...

Methods of Evaluating Evidence in Research

Depending on the type of assessment one needs to conduct, there are different characteristics and variables to base the evidence evaluation upon. For the purposes of this discussion, the relevance-based assessment and the representativeness-based assessment were chosen. Since these characteristics are essential to any scientifically valuable research, both types are...

Chi-Square: A Statistical Approach to Research

Introduction Statistical research is one of the most popular modes of examining patterns and variable associations. It entails collecting a large amount of numerical data and analyzing it to make meaningful conclusions. Its three most important phases are data collection, analysis, and interpretation. Often, data analysis can only occur when...

Astronomy and Its Influence on Civilization

Astronomy has had an important influence on many aspects of past civilizations. Culture, agricultural farming, education, film, and communication industry as well as medicine have used astronomy widely. The knowledge of time as well as differentiating different seasons has depended on astronomy to a great degree, especially in many developing...

Analyzing Articles on Data Collection Using Unobtrusive Measures

Article Critique Typically, during research, an investigator has to be physically present to collect data; this can influence the respondent’s response and behavior. The consequence of the participant’s responses is altered or biased results. Unobtrusive information collection methods may be used to resolve some of these data errors. The purpose...

Socio-Economic Impact of Grabbing Water Bodies: A Sociological Study

The two hypotheses of the article include: H1 – Grabbing water bodies have a negative socio-economic impact on indigenous residents with different livelihoods, H0 – Grabbing water bodies do not have a negative socio-economic impact on indigenous residents with different livelihoods. The hypothesis is correct since the research is focused...

Chapter 7 of Statistics for Criminology and Criminal Justice

General Summary Chapter seven of Gau’s text focuses on analyzing populations, sampling distributions, and the sample related to criminal-justice statistics and criminology. From a statistical perspective, a population defines a whole (entire) sphere or universe of places, people, objects, and particular units involved in analyzing a research topic (Gau, 2018)....

The Height Values Obtained Through Statistical Research

Figure 1 below shows the screenshot of the values obtained through excel. The mean height is 68.9 and the standard deviation is 4.41. Compared to the mean height of the results, I am taller since my height is 72. Step 2 The participants for the study were selected through sampling....

The Empirical Rule in Statistics

The empirical rule is one of the basic statistical terms associated with the normal distribution. Also called the three-sigma rule, this law states that for a normal distribution, virtually all observable data will be within three standard deviations (Hayes, 2021). There is a ratio of 68-95-99.7, according to which 68...

Math in Real Life: Critical Thinking and Number Sense

I enjoyed Critical Thinking and Number Sense since they sharpened my basic counting and number skills to solve problems. Critical Thinking and Number Sense was the most interesting topic since it is applicable in decision-making, analysis, reasoning, and communicating mathematical knowledge. After the lesson, I felt empowered in using my...

Qualitative and Quantitative Research Methodologies

Both qualitative and quantitative research represent sets of strategies, techniques, and processes that are used to collect data or evidence for further analysis with the aim of uncovering new information or facilitate a better understanding of a topic at hand. Understanding the differences between quantitative and qualitative study methodologies is...

Mathematics: Neville Theta C Function

The Neville Theta C function is named after Eric Harold Neville and is mathematically defined as: From the formula, K(m) is the complete elliptic integration of the first kind K’(m) =K(1-m), and   is the elliptical nome (Lide 135). It should be noted that the function θp (z, m) can at times...

Research Misconduct: Reasons and Possible Solutions

Research misconduct is a serious offense that occurs quite frequently in the academic community. It is heart-breaking when some researchers violate authorship rights and pocketing years of somebody’s hard work. Thus, it is crucial to monitor plagiarism and unfair practices in scientific research carefully. This paper aims to consider why...

The Relationship Between Parenting Styles

Introduction Quantitative studies often allow for a deeper understanding of phenomena (Campbell & Stanley, 1963), and a multiple regression is a method which permits for estimating whether there is a relationship between a number of predictor variables and an outcome variable (Frankfort-Nachmias & Nachmias, 2015). It can also be used...

How to Construct a Mixed Methods Research Design?

A mixed method research design is a research approach that primarily utilizes both quantitative and qualitative methods in order to cover a wide range of data assessment criteria. It is stated that it is comprised of seven main aspects, which include complexity, plan, typology, integration, timing, theory, and purpose (Schoonenboom...

Abnormal Event Classifier for Nuclear Power Plants

The article under consideration is titled “Dynamic bayesian networks based abnormal event classifier for nuclear power plants in case of cybersecurity threats.” It is drawn from a journal called “Progress in Nuclear Energy” and is authored by Pavan Kumar Vaddi together with seven other scholars. The article explains that nuclear...

The Importance of Including the Effect Size Into Study Reports

Introduction Effect size is an important statistic that reflects the strength/magnitude of a relationship between two variables. This paper uses the article by Mancuso (2010) as an example to show that effect sizes should be reported in studies because they allow for assessing the practical importance of the attained results,...

The Veterans’ Needs Assessment

The purpose of the veterans’ needs assessment is to address the concerns of military families regarding the assimilation of their family members into civilian life. In this regard, the study investigates veterans’ needs in managing adverse outcomes of military services, such as posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other mental health...