You can find research that uses margin of error by searching for articles in one of the Library's Psychology databases using the phrase margin of error and other synonyms.
Note: APA PsycArticles (formerly PsycArticles) and APA PsycInfo (formerly PsycInfo) are good databases to use for this search.
- On the Library homepage, click on Research by Subject.
- Click on the link for Psychology.
- Select a database from the Psychology databases.
Once in the database you selected, you will see multiple search boxes.
Type your terms in the first search box:
​confidence interval OR margin of error OR sample error
Note: You can add keywords for a specific topic of interest to the second search box.
If you leave the other search boxes blank it will search for any articles mentioning margin of error.
- Check the box next to Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journals to limit your search to only articles that were published in peer reviewed journals.
- Click Search.
Check the subject terms
When you look through your results, the Subjects may help determine if you can use an article. Look at the article information under the title on the search results page for Subjects. You may see subject terms such as confidence limits or error of measurement.
Look at the abstract
More often you will need to click the article title to read the abstract or even open the full text of the article to determine if it is one that you can use.
In the abstract and full text, look in the results section. This is where you will find information about the confidence interval or margin of error.
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