Qualitative, Quantitative, and Systematic Review

Start here Is the study design listed in the article title or abstract?

YES

Congrats! You have successfully

identified the study design. Article meets assignment criteria.

NO Does the article

have a 'Methods' section?

NO

This is secondary research. Article does not meet assignment criteria.

YES

Does the method section describe

how to gather other articles or search

through databases to locate other

published work?

YES

This is a literature review, systematic review and meta-

analysis. Article meets the assignment

critteria.

NO

Does the article employ the use of

an interview, oberservation or questionnaire?

YES

Does the article use a quantitative

analyses or employ the use of stastical

tests?

NO

Does the article employ the use of

quantitative analyses or stastical

tests?

YES

Congrats! This a quantitative research study. Article meets assignment criteria.

NO

This is a qualitative article. Article

meets the assignment

criteria.

YES

This is a mixed-methods study. Article does not meet the assignment

criteria

NO This is not a research study. Article does not

meet assignment criteria.

How To Identify Research Design/Methodology