Peer review isn't a tough concept. It just means that the article was reviewed by scholars and meets certain standards with regards to a publication or a discipline
Peer reviewed/scholarly articles are typically written by professors or specialists.
A great clue that something is peer reviewed or scholarly: The article contains a list of references or cites.
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Qualitative Study |
Quantitative Study |
Literature Review |
Meta-Analysis |
Meta-Synthesis |
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Sample groups too small to analyze using statistics
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Produces numerical results/ analyzed statistically |
An article that provides an overview of important research on a particular topic |
Reviews several quantitative studies analyzing them looking for patterns/ trends within data |
Reviews several qualitative studies analyzing them looking for patterns/ trends within data |
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Case Study
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May involve experimentation |
Considered scholarly but not primary research/ no new study is conducted |
Uses existing studies |
Uses existing studies |
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Interview |
Survey/ questionnaire
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Usually considered another form of quantitative research |
Usually considered another form of qualitative research |
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Focus Groups
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