The summary section in a research proposal should:
Identify the design of the study
Identify the intent or objective of the study
Identify the type of people to be used in the study
None of the above
All of the above
Which of the following orders is the recommended in the flowchart of the development of a research idea?
Research topic, Research problem, Research purpose, Research question, Hypothesis
Research topic, Research purpose, Research problem, Research question, Hypothesis
Research topic, Research problem, Research question, Research purpose
Research problem, Research topic, Research purpose, Research question
The feasibility of a research study should be considered in light of:
Cost and time required to conduct the study
Skills required of the researcher
Potential ethical concerns
Which of the following quantitative research questions is superior?
“What is the effect of participation in various extracurricular activities on academic performance?”
“What effect does playing high school netball have on a radiography students’ overall final degree classification?”
The research participants are described in detail in which section of the research proposal?
Summary
Literature review
Data analysis
Methodology
Research Question
The Method section of the research plan typically specifies
The research participants
The results of prior studies that address the phenomena of interest
The apparatus, instruments, and materials for the research study
The planned research procedures
a, c and d
In a systematic review of a treatment:
published studies can be found by computer literature search;
all unpublished studies should be included;
unpublished studies are likely to include larger treatment differences than published ones;
papers published in English should be given most weight in the analysis.
we need a clear statement of the question;
A systematic review is best described as a critical analysis of:
Current clinical guidelines
All available research studies on a specific topic
All validation studies
All available literature on a specific topic
None of these
Systematic reviews involve a structured process similar to that used in primary research. For a successful systematic review the most important factor is that:
Multiple data bases and search engines are available
There is a clear and well-defined research focus and question
There is a large team with different expertise to carry out the review
Members of the team can be released to work on the project.
A systematic review differs from a literature review in that eligibility criteria are developed based on:
Population and outcome of interest, and intervention;
Intervention/s and comparisons the question is concerned with;
Population, outcome/s of interest and comparisons;
Population and outcomes of interest, interventions and comparisons.
The decision about which literature to include is performed through a two-stage process, checking the studies:
Against specific exclusion criteria
By the team leader reading the abstracts
Against specific inclusion and exclusion criteria
By the journal of publication
To synthesise findings by performing a meta-analysis the studies analysed need to be homogenous. This means they have similar:
Populations and varied designs
Designs with varied groups and outcomes
Populations, designs and outcomes
Outcomes with different populations
