OK, here's a question for reference-y Buffistas: I have to find a "research article" on a given topic. My topic is "legal issues in the sector." The meaty articles I'm finding are generally in law journals, and they don't read very research-y to me. Is this just because I don't get legal issues?

Law journal articles generally are researched, Jesse, but the research is of case law and other articles, rather than original lab/observational research.

So that is research, then, just a kind I'm not used to looking at. Good, good. I'm all, where are the charts? What's the standard deviation???

Yep. There are some areas of law that use standard deviations and even regression analysis, but that is mostly for evidentiary issues. Law journals almost never go that route. You might be able to find charts though.

Nah, I'm sure this will be fine. Thanks!

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I imagine Lee is more profesionally qualified, but I'm happy to help if you need it, Jesse. Half of what I do is research.

Thanks, bon. Really I just needed to make sure the article I have is a "research article." I mean, at some point I guess I'll have to read and/or understand it, but not today! It's just for a 5 minute presentation, but the person who went last week got busted for having the wrong kind of article.

Jesse, some articles are more narrative than research oriented. I think you should be able to tell if the article is researched when you read it. Look at how much support the author uses for his/her statements and arguments, if they cite cases or other articles, and that type of thing.

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