Common Mistakes in Student Research


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	Introduction

	Incomplete Search of the Literature

	Selective Attention to Study Findings

	Haphazard Sampling

	Poor Controls

	No Pilot Test

	No Manipulation Check

	Failing to Check the Data Before Testing Hypotheses

	Low Power/Sample Characteristics

	Unwillingness to Draw Conclusions

	Drawing Conclusions Not Supported by the Data

	Final Suggestions

	Summary

	Workshop Quiz

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Research Team Our research team did not make this error. They concluded that students are less conforming in times of economic prosperity when they are less dependent on others to maintain financial success. We will look at this conclusion in the next section.