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Do You Know the Basic Types of Research Literature?

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1. Research studies are sometimes referred to as “empirical” studies because they utilize objective experience and/or observation to gather data.

2. A case study would be an example of a qualitative method of ascertaining research data.

3. Quantitative research is concerned with meanings and descriptions more so than with numbers or measured values.

4. Empirical research studies are always published in popular magazines for consumption by the general public.

5. Peer review is a publishing process requiring authors to submit their written research for review and approval by a panel of experts/scholars in their field before the research material can be included for publication.

6. Not every article appearing in a peer-reviewed journal goes through a peer review process.

7. Peer-reviewed journals are considered "trade" publications.

8. Not all scholarly articles are peer reviewed, but all peer-reviewed articles are scholarly.

9. Primary source materials include original research, eyewitness accounts, diaries, artifacts, interviews, etc.

10. Secondary source material is the same as primary source material except that it is published in a popular magazine instead of a scholarly journal.

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