Thursday, September 15, 2011

Post 3: Criteria to Evaluate Scientific Papers

Validating a scientific paper can be difficult.  I personally put a lot of trust in the paper before I read it based on the premise that I don't believe someone would write a scientific paper to fool people.  However, after this activity I realize I should evaluate scientific papers before I fully trust them.  Below are a few criteria one can use to validate a paper:


  • Are the sources legitimate
  • Are the references experts
  • Can the experiments be replicated
  • Is their hypothesis clearly stated and analyzed
  • Is the data presented in an easy way for the reader to understand
  • Information is non-biased

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