Aston University biostatistician Dr. Dan Green has identified the top ten errors he commonly sees in research papers in his ...

In your own research report, describe your sample in detail—but not such details of past work. Describing samples of other studies in detail in your own paper automatically puts the reader in ...

A successful paper should have a (brief) methodology section that not only explains the methods used, but also justifies them. If, for example, your data comes from written surveys rather than ...

A good general rule is as follows: if it is a paper not listed on ECONLit, it is probably not appropriate for a research paper in economics. Of course, there are exceptions. See my ECON 145 resources ...

Distribution of paper grade determined by the five key components of a paper: Thesis and Motive (20%). Thesis: the paper's main arguments presented clearly in the introduction and evolving throughout ...

Most published scientific research papers are wrong, according to a new analysis. Assuming that the new paper is itself correct, problems with experimental and statistical methods mean that there ...

The typical approach to the research paper -- the generic term for pretty much all academic writing -- is to assign it as a summative assessment at the end of the semester. Faculty members normally ...

Research paper downloads act as proxy for academics’ real-world influence. ... Analysing a sample of S&P 500 companies, ... (opens in new window) Comments Jump to comments section.

Research Papers Need Argument and Evidence Andrew Delbanco teaches American literature at Columbia. His new book, "College: What It Was, Is and Should Be," will be published next spring.