1 Read The IMRAD Structure a 50 year survey paper and answer

1. Read \"The IMRAD Structure: a 50 year survey\" paper and answer the following: a) What is the population of interest? b) What is the sample and how much is the sample size c) Determine the parameter of interest. d) Determine the statistic. e) Determine the design of the study. f) what is the research question(s) of interest? Determine which one is the primary question and which one is the secondary? g) What are the variables in the study and how were they measured?

Solution

a. The population of interest is the articles written under the IMRAD structure, between 1935 to 1985.

b. The sample is the randomly selected articles written under the IMRAD structure, between 1935 to 1985, in the four leading journals.

c. The parameter of the interest is the frequency of articles written under the IMRAD structure.

d. In 1970, 80% of the articles were written under the IMRAD structure and in 1980, it was the only pattern.

e. Design of the study is cross sectional study.

f. The research question of interest is to point out the time during which the IMRAD structure was adopted in medical scientific writing. The primary concern is period and the secondary concern is journal.

g. The variables are the years and the percentage of articles in IMRAD structure. A random sample of article was selected from 4 major journals and and then the percentage was calculated.