Posted by gardenergirl on November 5, 2004, at 16:42:45
In reply to Re: artifacts » gardenergirl, posted by alexandra_k on November 5, 2004, at 13:34:49
> > Not knowing what your study design is or what your research questions are, I can only speculate.
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> Well, we were told thatI guess I was not as clear as I could have been. I don't know what hypothesis(es) they are studying or the design of the research. It certatinly appears to be a qualitative design, but still, I'm guessing.
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> I think that it is a shame that people seem to be so caught up in the present conflict that they cannot think about / are unwilling to share about how babble has helped them. Regardless of a few individuals who may have upset others, aren't things pretty good here in general? Isn't that why we stay? Even if we are mad as heck at Dr. B and maybe another poster or two, aren't these the exceptions rather than the general rule?Well, I would like to agree with you. But there appears to be some strong feelings here. And I've noted more than one poster (via actual posts and personal correspondence) who are currently feeling too upset to participate, though for a variety of reasons.
> > You already have a self-selected sample here.
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> What do you mean?A self-selected sample is a convenience sample who's members choose to participate, versus are chosen randomly. In addition, the members of Babble are self-selected in that we find Babble and choose to post. A self-selected sample does not necessarily represent the entire population being studied. Rather it represents those who for whatever reason decided to participate. Thus, this presents some limitations to the generalizability of results.
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