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What is an empirical research article?
An empirical research article reports the results of a study that uses data derived from actual observation or experimentation.
How to recognize an empirical research article.
The article is published in a scholarly, peer-reviewed journal.
The article abstract mentions a study, observation, # of participants/subjects, analysis.
The article has charts, graphs or statistical analysis.
The article is likely to be more than 5 pages long.
The article contains the sections below (exact terms may vary).
Empirical research articles typically have the following sections.
Abstract
Introduction
Methods
Results
Discussion
References/Bibliography
The following methodologies are examples of empirical research.
Empirical study
Quantitative study
Qualitative study
Clinical study
Longitudinal study
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Example articles
Empirical article example
Empirical article example 2
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