2.6.1. Research is considered ethical only if it meets appropriate standards of adequacy.
2.6.2. AUTEC recognises that different research paradigms may inform the conception and design of projects. It adopts the following minimal criteria of adequacy:
Note that in the case of student projects, it is appropriate to take into account the contribution of the work to the student’s own education.
2.6.3. Quantitative research
2.6.3.1. In deciding the number of participants required for a quantitative study there must be a balance between:
2.6.3.2. In quantitative research, the hypothesis must be clearly stated and be specific about what variables are being measured and the units of measurement.
2.6.3.3. How the power calculation was done must be described fully so that it can be verified. i.e.
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