Research exam 3

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Zusammenfassung der Ressource

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Which of the following is not required for an experimental study?
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  • Random sampling
  • Control group
  • Repeated measures
  • Control of the intervention

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The purpose of control in a study design is to
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  • Establish the credibility of the researcher
  • Highlight design flaws
  • Increase the probability that the results are true to reality
  • Interfere with the validity of the findings

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In evaluating a correlations design as sound, one would look for all but which of the following?
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  • Large sample
  • Low response rate of subjects
  • Sample representing all elements of the population
  • Wide range of values on each measure

Frage 4

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Grades on a multiple choice final exam are an example of which level of measurement?
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  • Ordinal
  • Interval
  • Nominal
  • Ratio

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Which of the following is an example of random measurement error?
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  • Actual measures smaller than True measure
  • Including elements of hope in a measure of self concept
  • Measuring blood sugar immediately after breakfast
  • Punching the wrong key when entering data into the computer

Frage 6

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Reliability is concerned with all but which of the following in relation to measurement?
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  • Accuracy
  • Consistency of measurement
  • Homogeneity
  • Systematic error

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What is the difference between the simple quasi-experimental protest-posttest design and experimental pretest-posttest design?
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  • More groups are used in the experimental design.
  • Subjects are blind to group assignment in the experimental design.
  • There is no direct way to measure change in the quasi-experimental group.
  • In the experimental design, subjects are blinded to their protest scores.

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A type l error occurs when the researcher rejects a null hypothesis when it’s true
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  • True
  • False

Frage 9

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Type ll error occurs when the researcher regards the null hypothesis as true but it is false
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  • True
  • False

Frage 10

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The result indicate that there is a significant difference, when in reality there is not
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  • Type l
  • Type ll

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The results indicate there is no significant difference, when in reality there is a difference
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  • Type l
  • Type ll

Frage 12

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Research utilization involves:
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  • Communication of research findings.
  • Observing outcomes from changing practice.
  • Use of knowledge in practice
  • All of the above

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Which of the following has not been identified as a barrier to using research knowledge in nursing practice?
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  • Findings are communicated primarily to other researchers
  • Nursing studies have adequate replication
  • Practitioners often do not value research
  • Researcher originated studies often do not solve pressing clinical problems

Frage 14

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Development of evidence based practice guidelines is a major focus of the
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  • Agency of healthcare research and quality
  • Agency for nursing innovation
  • Best practices forum for healthcare providers
  • International clearinghouse for research findings

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A critical appraisal should be a
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  • Analysis of a study’s internal validity problems
  • Balanced appraisal of a study’s strengths and weaknesses
  • Criticism of researchers faulty decisions
  • Inventory of problems in the study

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When critiquing qualitative research, it is important to
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  • Analyze the researcher adherence to qualitative standards or investigation
  • Avoid comparison of the study with other published studies to prevent bias
  • Emphasize study strengths over weaknesses
  • Use the same approach for both qualitative and quantitative study critiques

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A researcher is intellectually critiquing the publisher study of another researcher. Which of the following questions is not an appropriate question to ask when examining the study?
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  • Can the study be replicated by other researchers?
  • Did the researchers use sound methodology?
  • Was the research problem significant?
  • What preparation did the researcher have to conduct the study?

Frage 18

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Standard deviation is the square root of the variance and provides a measure of the average deviation of a value from the mean.
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  • True
  • False

Frage 19

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A two tailed test of significance results when the hypothesis is non directional
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  • True
  • False

Frage 20

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A type ll error occurs when the null hypothesis is accepted when it is not true
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  • True
  • False

Frage 21

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The range is obtained by subtracting the lowest score from the highest score
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  • True
  • False

Frage 22

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Mode is average obtained when all numbers are added and divided by the number of variables or numbers
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  • True
  • False

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Inferential statistics are designed to address objectives, questions and hypothesis in a study
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  • True
  • False

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Generalization is the application of information that has been acquired from a specific instance to a general situation.
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  • True
  • False

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The median is the midpoint or score at the exact center of the ungrouped frequency
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  • True
  • False

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Measures of central tendency are the end points in the data and represents the average data
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  • True
  • False

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Statistical techniques are used to examine, reduce and give meaning to numerical data gathered by a researcher in a study.
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  • True
  • False

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The mean is the numerical value or score that occurs with greatest frequency
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  • True
  • False

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Measures of dispersion reflect individual differences
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  • True
  • False

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Outliers are those who chose not to participate in a research study because at risks out weighs the benefits
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  • True
  • False

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Limitations are restrictions or problem in a study that decrease the generalizability of the findings
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  • True
  • False

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Power is when the researcher manipulates and controls all of the independent variables
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  • True
  • False

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Another name for descriptive analysis :
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  • Summary
  • Mean
  • Mode
  • Median

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What would bimodel look like?
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  • One curve
  • Two curve
  • Three curve
  • Four curve

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What is the mode?
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  • Least frequent variable/number
  • Most frequent variable/number
  • The middle number

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Scatterplot is one measure of dispersion
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  • True
  • False

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All data will make it on normal curve
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  • True
  • False

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What symbol used to indicate level type l error
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  • Power
  • Population
  • alpha
  • Mega

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If you have 0.01 alpha value, what does it mean?
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  • Mean there is 1 in 1000% chance of error
  • Means there is 1 in 100% chance of error
  • 1 in 10% chance of error
  • 1 in 5% chance of error

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What are the 6 steps in data analysis?
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  • Prepare data for analysis
  • Describe the sample
  • Test reliability of measurement methods
  • Conduct exploratory analysis
  • Conduct confirmatory analysis guided by hypothesis
  • Question or objectives
  • Conduct posthoc analysis
  • Reject questions or objectives

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Define the mean
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  • The sum of all scores multiples by the number of scores being summed
  • The sum of scores subtracted by the number of scores being summed
  • The sum of the scores divided by the number of scores being summed

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What is the mode? 5 2 5 1 3 5 3 4
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  • 1
  • 2
  • 5
  • 4

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Determine the median- 1 4 7 10 11
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  • 1
  • 7
  • 10
  • 11

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What is the mean? 2 4 6 8 10
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  • 10
  • 4
  • 3
  • 6

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What is the most common used measure tenderness
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  • Mean
  • Mode
  • Median
  • Range

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List at least 1 measure of dispersion (select all that apply)
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  • Range
  • Scatterplot
  • Standard deviation
  • Variance
  • Standardized scores

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How do you calculate the standard deviation?
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  • Mode
  • Range
  • Median
  • Square root of the variance

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An inference is a conclusion or judgment based on evidence
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  • True
  • False

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Algorithms is self-contained step by step set of operations to be performed
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  • True
  • False

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Empirical generalization is based on accumulated evidence from many studies
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  • True
  • False

Frage 51

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When using a power analysis to determine an error, what is the minimum score to detect and error?
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  • 0.1 minimum
  • 0.6 minimum
  • 0.8 minimum
  • 1 minimum

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Define probability and what symbol is used to represent probability?
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  • Probability theory is used to explain the extent of a relationship, the probability that an event will occur in a given situation. Deductive (Top-down) and expressed as a lower case p. Probability is usually expected to be p<0.05
  • Probability explains no relationship
  • Probability is a capital P
  • Unknown answer is given.

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What does tailedness imply?
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  • Lower scores are given
  • An extreme score can occur in either tail of the normal curve. The data stems toward one end of the spectrum. In a one-tailed test, the hypothesis is directional and vice versa in a two tailed test.
  • No answer implies

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A causality is a cause and effect relationship between the variables
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  • True
  • False

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Independent variable (X) causes Y (a change in the dependent variable)
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  • True
  • False

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A multicausality has multiple independent variables causing a change in the dependent variable
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  • True
  • False

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There is a cause and effect relationship between interrelating variables
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  • Causality
  • Multicausality
  • Bias
  • Control

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Slanting of findings away from the truth
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  • Bias
  • Control
  • Causality
  • Multicausality

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Research designs should reduce likelihood of bias and control for it
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  • True
  • False

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Manipulation is done only in quasi-experimental and experimental designs
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  • True
  • False

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Implementation of a treatment/intervention & independent variables are controlled
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  • Bias
  • Control
  • Manipulation
  • Causality

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Example of direct measure includes
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  • Pain
  • Depression
  • Coping
  • Oxygen

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Example of indirect measure includes
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  • Oxygen
  • O2 saturation
  • Depression
  • Temperature

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It is the extent to which an instrument reflects the concept being examined
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  • Reliability
  • Validity

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Systematic review is a narrowly focused synthesis of research findings from quantitative studies
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  • True
  • False

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Multiple primary qualitative studies to produce a narrative about a selected phenomenon
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  • Meta-analysis
  • Meta-summaries
  • Systematic review
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