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Which of the following is not required for an experimental study?
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The purpose of control in a study design is to
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Establish the credibility of the researcher
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Highlight design flaws
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Increase the probability that the results are true to reality
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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
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Low response rate of subjects
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Sample representing all elements of the population
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Wide range of values on each measure
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Grades on a multiple choice final exam are an example of which level of measurement?
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Ordinal
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Interval
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Nominal
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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
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Including elements of hope in a measure of self concept
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Measuring blood sugar immediately after breakfast
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Punching the wrong key when entering data into the computer
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Reliability is concerned with all but which of the following in relation to measurement?
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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.
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Subjects are blind to group assignment in the experimental design.
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There is no direct way to measure change in the quasi-experimental group.
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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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Type ll error occurs when the researcher regards the null hypothesis as true but it is false
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The result indicate that there is a significant difference, when in reality there is not
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The results indicate there is no significant difference, when in reality there is a difference
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Research utilization involves:
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Communication of research findings.
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Observing outcomes from changing practice.
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Use of knowledge in practice
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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
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Nursing studies have adequate replication
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Practitioners often do not value research
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Researcher originated studies often do not solve pressing clinical problems
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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
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Agency for nursing innovation
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Best practices forum for healthcare providers
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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
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Balanced appraisal of a study’s strengths and weaknesses
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Criticism of researchers faulty decisions
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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
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Avoid comparison of the study with other published studies to prevent bias
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Emphasize study strengths over weaknesses
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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?
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Did the researchers use sound methodology?
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Was the research problem significant?
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What preparation did the researcher have to conduct the study?
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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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A two tailed test of significance results when the hypothesis is non directional
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A type ll error occurs when the null hypothesis is accepted when it is not true
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The range is obtained by subtracting the lowest score from the highest score
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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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Inferential statistics are designed to address objectives, questions and hypothesis in a study
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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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The median is the midpoint or score at the exact center of the ungrouped frequency
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Measures of central tendency are the end points in the data and represents the average data
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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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The mean is the numerical value or score that occurs with greatest frequency
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Measures of dispersion reflect individual differences
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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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Limitations are restrictions or problem in a study that decrease the generalizability of the findings
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Power is when the researcher manipulates and controls all of the independent variables
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Another name for descriptive analysis :
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What would bimodel look like?
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One curve
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Two curve
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Three curve
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Four curve
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What is the mode?
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Scatterplot is one measure of dispersion
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All data will make it on normal curve
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What symbol used to indicate level type l error
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Power
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Population
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alpha
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Mega
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If you have 0.01 alpha value, what does it mean?
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What are the 6 steps in data analysis?
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Prepare data for analysis
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Describe the sample
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Test reliability of measurement methods
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Conduct exploratory analysis
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Conduct confirmatory analysis guided by hypothesis
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Question or objectives
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Conduct posthoc analysis
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Reject questions or objectives
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The sum of all scores multiples by the number of scores being summed
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The sum of scores subtracted by the number of scores being summed
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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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Determine the median- 1 4 7 10 11
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What is the mean? 2 4 6 8 10
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What is the most common used measure tenderness
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List at least 1 measure of dispersion (select all that apply)
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Range
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Scatterplot
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Standard deviation
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Variance
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Standardized scores
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How do you calculate the standard deviation?
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An inference is a conclusion or judgment based on evidence
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Algorithms is self-contained step by step set of operations to be performed
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Empirical generalization is based on accumulated evidence from many studies
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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
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0.6 minimum
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0.8 minimum
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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
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Probability explains no relationship
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Probability is a capital P
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Unknown answer is given.
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What does tailedness imply?
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A causality is a cause and effect relationship between the variables
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Independent variable (X) causes Y (a change in the dependent variable)
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A multicausality has multiple independent variables causing a change in the dependent variable
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There is a cause and effect relationship between interrelating variables
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Causality
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Multicausality
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Bias
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Control
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Slanting of findings away from the truth
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Bias
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Control
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Causality
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Multicausality
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Research designs should reduce likelihood of bias and control for it
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Manipulation is done only in quasi-experimental and experimental designs
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Implementation of a treatment/intervention & independent variables are controlled
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Bias
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Control
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Manipulation
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Causality
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Example of direct measure includes
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Pain
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Depression
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Coping
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Oxygen
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Example of indirect measure includes
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Oxygen
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O2 saturation
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Depression
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Temperature
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It is the extent to which an instrument reflects the concept being examined
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Systematic review is a narrowly focused synthesis of research findings from quantitative studies
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Multiple primary qualitative studies to produce a narrative about a selected phenomenon
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Meta-analysis
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Meta-summaries
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Systematic review