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Wiki Fact Sheet Assignment (1000w)

Where is the research from?

• Is the location, or group, in which this research was conducted important to share?
• Do the authors of the research have a track-record/reputation in the field?
• Are there organisational/sponsorship links that may be a conflict of interest/bias the findings?

Map of Australia and NZ. Image from: Chuq

What kind of research was this?

• What kind of study was it? Observational, an RCT, a meta-analysis?
• Does the level of evidence from these, and other types of studies, differ?

What did the research involve?

• Provide a lay summary of what the participants did in the study?
• Was the methodology the best approach?
• What limitations exist related to the important measures taken, or other aspects of the methodology (participant recruitment for instance)?

What were the basic results?

• What were the important findings?
• How did the researchers interpret the results?
• Do they over-emphasis the implications of their findings?

What conclusions can we take from this research?

• Provide your own insights on the conclusion (it may not quite be the same as the authors)
• How do the findings align with other research in the area (in particular more recent publications that won't be mentioned in the paper)

Practical advice

• What real-world implications does this research have?
• Are there other considerations readers should know about before taking on this practical advice? Perhaps health/safety comments?