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- Understanding research bias allows readers to critically and independently review the scientific literature and avoid treatments which are suboptimal or potentially harmful. A thorough understanding of bias and how it affects study results is essential for the practice of evidence-based medicine.
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May 16, 2016 · It is important to be mindful of introducing bias, as preconceived ideas about your subject area, whether intentional or not, can affect all stages of writing a literature review, from identifying literature sources, selecting articles to include and your evaluation of the evidence.
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Formal literature reviews are a critical appraisal of a subject and are not only an academic requirement but essential when planning a research project and for placing research findings into context. Understanding the landscape in which you are working will enable you to make a valuable contribution to your field. Writing a literature review requir...
A formal literature review is an evidence-based, in-depth analysis of a subject. There are many reasons for writing one and these will influence the length and style of your review, but in essence a literature review is a critical appraisal of the current collective knowledge on a subject. Rather than just being an exhaustive list of all that has b...
Catherine L Winchester, Cancer Research UK Beatson Institute, Garscube Estate, Bearsden, Glasgow, G61 1BD, UK. Email: c.winchester@beatson.gla.ac.uk information on your research to illustrate its scientific rel-evance, but identifying beneficiaries and the potential impact of your results in addressing an area of unmet need are often key areas in g...
Conducting a literature review requires you to gather information on a subject or evidence to support a hypoth-esis in order to contextualise research data. These days, knowledge is at our fingertips and we can readily access online information via sophisticated search engines, such as Google,2 without even having to enter a library. The first step...
When writing a literature review it is important to start with a brief introduction, followed by the text broken up into subsections and conclude with a summary to bring everything together. A summary table including title, author, publication date and key findings is a useful feature to present in your review (see Table 1 for an example). This wil...
• A literature review should set the scene, demon-strate current knowledge, identify gaps in the field and, if relevant, demonstrate where your research fits. • It should be a personal critical appraisal of the cur-rent knowledge in a subject area. • It should be evidence-based, using a variety of peer-reviewed original research articles, reporting...
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CW produced the first draft of the manuscript and MS made additions and edits to it. Both authors reviewed and approved the final version of the manuscript.
This article was commissioned by the BAUS Section of Academic Urology.
Jul 18, 2013 · Reviewing the literature requires the ability to juggle multiple tasks, from finding and evaluating relevant material to synthesising information from various sources, from critical thinking to paraphrasing, evaluating, and citation skills [7].
Bias can arise because of the actions of primary study investigators or because of the actions of review authors, or may be unavoidable due to constraints on how research can be undertaken in practice. Actions of authors can, in turn, be influenced by conflicts of interest.
Traditional approaches to reviewing literature may be susceptible to bias and result in incorrect decisions. This is of particular concern when reviews address policy- and practice-relevant questions.
- Neal R. Haddaway, Neal R. Haddaway, Alison Bethel, Lynn V. Dicks, Lynn V. Dicks, Julia Koricheva, Bi...
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Jan 17, 2021 · Bias, perhaps best described as ‘any process at any stage of inference which tends to produce results or conclusions that differ systematically from the truth,’ can pollute the entire spectrum of research, including its design, analysis, interpretation and reporting. 1 It can taint entire bodies of research as much as it can individual studies. ...
Jun 20, 2024 · A literature review is important because it: Explains the background of research on a topic. Demonstrates why a topic is significant to a subject area. Discovers relationships between research studies/ideas. Identifies major themes, concepts, and researchers on a topic.
