Dissertation Tips

Many students approach their literature reviews by emphasising who (i.e., the authors of each reference) is saying what. Each paragraph begins with the

Sometimes, despite all your efforts, the sample size of your quantitative study turns out to be smaller than you planned.

Do trailers of movies like Barbie and Oppenheimer have anything in common with the abstract of your dissertation? With all

If you’re involved in research, you’ve likely come across the notation ‘p < .05’ in journal articles or elsewhere, or

In a previous post, I spoke about what a significant result means and doesn’t mean. A significant result may mean

Just a couple of notes before I begin. First, I’m referring here to quantitative data with inaccuracies and errors, also

Are the results of your study non-significant? If you’ve experienced disappointing non-significant results in your research, you may wish to

Research methodology is often described as the blueprint of your research. I think of it as a melting pot of

If you use an old bathroom scale to weigh yourself and step on and off it a few times, you’ll

This week, I reviewed a dissertation that did not answer its main research question. Unfortunately, the student had described its