An explorative search is a broad search, which gives you an overview of what literature and data is available within your topic. It helps you to clarify your mind and later it will serve as your foundation to describe a rationale - the scientific background for the study, and to write your problem formulation.
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Question 1
If your explorative search reveals only 3 articles which of the following may apply?
A
Your topic is novel and you will need to base it on empirical data rather than on already published literature
B
Your topic is too narrow
C
The databases you have chosen to search in are not relevant for the topic you have chosen
Question 2
Which of the following databases and search engines can show you the most cited articles at the top of your search results?
A
Google Scholar
B
Pubmed
C
Embase
Question 3
If you receive 5000 results in Pubmed your topic is
A
Suitable
B
Too broad
C
Too narrow
Question 4
If you want to contact an author of a journal article you find interesting, which author should you contact?
A
The author indicated by “Address to which correspondence should be addressed”
B
Always the first author
C
The last author, who is usually the department leader
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