Evaluation of Research

Evaluation of Research Methods
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Evaluation of Research Methods
The paper analyses two studies: Hypothalamic—Pituitary— Adrenal Axis Dysregulation in Women With Irritable Bowel Syndrome in Response to Acute Physical Stress” by Fitzgerald, Kehoe, and Sinha and the Schizophrenia and Violence Accepting and Forsaking by Rice. It looks at the research designs in use and their appropriateness for the studies concerned. The outcomes of the analysis illuminate that despite researcher’s willingness to yield accurate information during research processes, the researcher is always bound by the nature of the research, time budgetary constraints and ethical considerations.
Analysis of the Quantitative research design
The study by Fitzgerald, Kehoe, and Sinha (2009), followed the approach of a quantitative design process. The quantitative design was selected as it was the most suitable for getting a statistically reliable result depending on the outcomes of the process. The quantitative research process involves standards of manipulating the independent variables and thus the abilities to generate data that can be analyzed statistically. Its system of scientific measurements follows direct ratio based or interval measures. In fact, the quantitative approach of study provides a framework upon which “true scientific” outcomes can be realized. Notably, the research design played an instrumental role in yielding values that could be put into u…