Quantitative Seismology, Second Edition

RESEARCH DESIGN Qualitative , Quantitative . and Mixed Methods Approaches SECOND EDITION

Qualitative, Quantitative, and mixed methods approaches SECOND EDITION

ing Studies When reviewing the content of researcher studies, researchers record essential information from them for a review of the literature. In this process, researchers need to consider what material to extract from a research study and to summarize in a “review of related literature” section. This is important information when reviewing perhaps dozens if not hundreds of studies. A good li...

Is Earthquake Seismology a Hard, Quantitative Science?

Our purpose is to analyze the causes of recent failures in earthquake forecasting, as well as the difficulties in earthquake investigation. We then propose that more rigorous methods are necessary in earthquake seismology research. First, we discuss the failures of direct earthquake forecasts and the poor quantitative predictive power of theoretical and computer simulation methods in explaining...

Second Edition Editors

Much confusion has been generated by the sharply differing perspectives of the various stakeholders on the benefit to risk assessment of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). To make these issues clearer, this chapter aims to provide a review and critique of the following topics: (1) published randomized clinical trials on the efficacy of SSRIs for the treatment of major depressive d...

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