Typical Questions
- "The results of the study, therefore, ______"
- "Recent research may ..., therefore ______"
How to Approach
- Understand the purpose, setup, or constraint of an experiment
- Builds habit of reading like a researcher—clarifying purpose and limits
- Read 1 paragraph and write: (1) What was tested? (2) What wasn't? (3) What’s the author’s assumption?
Typical Trap and Quick Fix
- Mistaking a detail about what was studied for why it was studied
- Ask: "What problem was this solving?" or "What could this not reveal?"
Signal Clues
- control group, randomly, sample size, bias, limitation, confounding, replicate, valid, reliable, methodology, unable to