Macfarlane Matthew D, Kisely Steve, Loi Samantha, Macfarlane Stephen, Merry Sally, Parker Stephen, Power Brian, Siskind Dan, Smith Geoff, Looi Jeffrey C
Committee for Research, Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP), Melbourne, VICGraduate School of Medicine, University of Wollongong and Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District, Wollongong, NSW, Australia
Committee for Research, RANZCP, Melbourne, VICProfessor, University of Queensland School of Medicine, Woolloongabba, St Lucia, QLD, Australia.
Australas Psychiatry. 2015 Feb;23(1):12-5. doi: 10.1177/1039856214562075. Epub 2014 Dec 11.
To discuss common pitfalls and useful tips in designing a quantitative research study, the importance and process of ethical approval, and consideration of funding.
Through careful planning, based on formulation of a research question, early career researchers can design and conduct quantitative research projects within the framework of the Scholarly Project or in their own independent projects.