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Notes From an Experienced Reviewer: Pay Attention to Study Design

If your experiment needs statistics, you ought to have done a better experiment. – Lord Ernest Rutherford A Peer Reviewer’s Conundrum: Sample size of 1 In the journal Neuroimage, in 2009, a group of investigators reported an MRI study of one salmon which was 18 inches long. The fish, which was dead, was shown photographs […]

Pi Day Special: 12 Inspiring Movies That Celebrate the Power of Mathematics

Introduction Every year on March 14, the world celebrates Pi Day, named after the mathematical constant Pi (π) – the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter. Though simple in definition, π continues infinitely without repeating, making it one of the most fascinating numbers in mathematics. For researchers, mathematics is far more than a […]

VIDEO : 6 Common Research Errors and How to Avoid Them

Here’s a detailed video on various types of errors that are commonly encountered during research. Watch till the end to understand how these common research errors can be tackled.  Random errors These occur due to uncertainties in the measurement process, such as the accuracy of measuring instruments and fluctuations in measurement conditions. Using large sample […]