Mock Research Paper

* THIS IS MY IN-CLASS ASSIGNMENT (WHAT I PICKED AS MY CONTROL & EXPERIMENTAL GROUP AND INDEPENDENT AND DEPENDANT VARIABLES) *

1). In your own words, define the following terms:

Control group = the group in a study/ experiment that doesn't get treatment by researchers and is used as a standard to measure how the other tested members in the group do.

Experimental group = the group in an experiment that gets the variable being tested.

Independent variable = variable that is changed/controlled in an experiment to test the effects on the dependent variable.

Dependent variable = variable being tested and measured in a scientific experiment.

2). Now decide how you will apply each one in your study:

What is your control group? Patients who are in palliative care and receiving psychiatric assistance.

What is/are your experimental group(s)? Palliative care patients who are not receiving psychiatric assistance. 

What is independent variable? Benefits and outcome of mental well-being for patients and families of patients not receiving palliative care.

What is your dependent variable? Benefits and outcome of mental well-being for patients and families of patients receiving palliative care. 

3). For your results, you will need at least two graphs. Briefly describe what you intend to show in each graph.

- Graph 1 describes % of patients who suffer from mental illness and benefit from palliative psychiatry. 

- Graph 2 describes and explains different approaches, besides managing pain, that are used to enhance end of life care.