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What are some sources of research problems?
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The initial and one of the most significant steps in conducting the research process is?
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Defining the research variables
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Determining the feasibility of the study
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Identifying the research problem
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Stating the research purpose
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The feasibility of conducting a study is determined by examining which of the following ?
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What is a nondirectional hypothesis?
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Relationship that exist between variable, but hypothesis predicts nature of relationship
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Relationship exists between variables, but hypothesis does not predict nature of relationship
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Different variable displayed
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Relationships do not exist
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What is directional hypothesis?
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Nature (positive or negative) of interaction between two or more variables is stated
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No nature of interaction with variable
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Interaction between three or more variables
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Absent variables
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Null hypothesis is:
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Two or more variables
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States difference between variables or relationships
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States there is no difference or relationship between variables
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States numbers and variables
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Null hypothesis is also called statistical hypothesis
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What is a research hypothesis?
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States what researcher thinks is false
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States what writer thinks
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States what researcher thinks is true
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Researchers knowledge
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A research hypothesis is a relationship between two or more variables
Question 10
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Rates of use of healthcare facilities by ethnic minorities are higher in facilities with bilingual health care staff
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Directional hypothesis
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Simple hypothesis
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Correlations hypothesis
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Null hypothesis
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There is a positive relationship between nurse attitudes towards AIDS patients and number of AIDS patients for whom they have cared.
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Simple hypothesis
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Correctional hypothesis
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Directional hypothesis
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Null hypothesis
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There is a relationship between social distance in families and burden of caregiving for chronically ill adults
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Correctional hypothesis
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Simple hypothesis
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Null hypothesis
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Directional hypothesis
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There is no difference between attitudes of men and women toward caring for people with AIDS
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Correctional hypothesis
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Null hypothesis
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Simple hypothesis
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Directional hypothesis
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What are variables?
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Qualities, properties, or characteristics of people, things, or situations that are manipulated or measured in research
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Variables are weighed and tested
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Variables are measured with instruments and/or intensity scales
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Variables are multiples
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What are types of variables?
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Independent variable is also called treatment or experimental variable
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Do independent variables change?
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Do independent variables cause the dependent variables to change?
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The research purpose should identify the study variables and what other key aspect of the study
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Design
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Measurement tools
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Population
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Statistics
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The dependent variable is the outcome or response the researcher does not want to predict
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What are extraneous variables?
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An environmental variable is an uncontrolled variable relating to the setting
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If the variable is not recognized until the study is in process or cannot be controlled
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Measured variable
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Confounding variable
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Demographic variables
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Examples of demographic variables
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Contain sample characteristics of subjects
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May include age, education, gender, ethnic origin, income, medical diagnosis, graphic location
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Develop large characteristics
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Demographic data are analyzed to develop sample characteristics
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What are operational definitions?
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Translating upward to more concrete level
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Translating backwards to more concrete level
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Translating downward to more concrete level
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Scrolling to more concrete level
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Moves from concept to variable to measures
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Operational definition
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Demographic variables
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Extraneous variables
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Confounding variable
Question 27
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Abstract meaning of a variable that usually is based on theory
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Operational definition
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Conceptual definition
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Demographic variable
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Way of defining a variable that makes it measurable or manipulable in the real world
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Operational definition
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Conceptual definition
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Sample variable
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A researcher wanted to locate a conceptual framework to guide a particular research study would most likely to find one in which of the following sources?
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A descriptive study
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A dissertation
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Empirical literature
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Theoretical literature
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2 types of sources
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Primary
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Written
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Secondary
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Theory
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What is the primary purpose for reviewing relevant literature?
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Delineate the existing knowledge base of an identified problem
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Develop conceptual and operational definitions of variables
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Interpret previous research findings
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Select the research design
Question 32
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Which of the following indexes would provide thee largest number of relevant nursing sources?
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A variable is smaller or more concise than a concept
Question 34
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Ideas and knowledge of science
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Rational statements that presents a view
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Helps answers question “ was my theory correct” ?
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Based on math.
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It does not answer a question
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A framework is smaller than a theory
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Abstracts are bigger than a theory
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A brief explanation of a theory or portions of a theory to be tested in a study
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Theory
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Sample
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Framework
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Focus
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A theory is abstract rather than concrete
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More comprehensive than a dictionary definition
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Conceptual
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Map
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Middle range theory
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What does a study framework reflect?
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Theories are constructed by people and are tentative in nature
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Abstractly describe and name an object, idea, or phenomenon, this providing it with a separate identity or meaning
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Conceptual definition
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Concepts
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Relational statement
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Map or model
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More comprehensive than a dictionary definition; includes associated meanings a word may have
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Concepts
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Relational statement
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Conceptual definition
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Map or model
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Clarifies the type of relationship that exists between or among concepts
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Concepts
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Relational statement
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Map
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Model
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Graphically shows the interrelationships of the concepts and relational statements
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Map or model
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Relational statement
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Concepts
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Conceptual definition
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What are middle range theories?
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Less abstract and narrower in scope than conceptual models
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More broader and wider in scope
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Emerge from review of studies to build evidence based practice related to a clinical problem
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It is just a theory
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Which is true about theoretical frameworks used in research?
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Theories are congruent with reality
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Theories represent ultimate truth
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Theories are constructed by people and are tentative in nature
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Precise guidance in situations
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“ Do this so you can get a better outcome”
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Prescriptive theory
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Concepts
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Framework
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Abstracts
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Practice theory is not a prescriptive theory
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What are frameworks
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Frameworks explain the theory
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Frameworks give relationships of variables
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Results in hypothesis which is testable
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Middle-range theories are developed in some qualitative studies as outcome of study
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Transcultural nursing theory
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Interpersonal relations
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What defines the selected group of people or elements from which data are collected for a study
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Map
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Sample
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Population
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Framework
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Sampling plan defines the selection process
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Members of a sample are called subjects or participants
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An entire set of individuals or elements who meet the sampling criteria
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Target population
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Accessible population
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Elements
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The portion of the target population to which the researcher has reasonable access
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Target population
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Accessible population
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Elements
Question 59
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Individual units of a population and sample
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Target population
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Accessible population
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Elements
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Sampling in research may be defined as
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Insurance that each person has a chance of being included in the study
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Establishment of criteria for eligibility to participate in a study
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Identification of the population in which the researcher is interested
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Selection of a subset of a population to represent the whole population
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As similar as possible so as to control for extraneous variables
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Homogeneous sample
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Heterogeneous sample
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Represents a broad range of values
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Homogeneous sample
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Heterogeneous sample
Question 63
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Expected difference in values that occur when different subjects from same sample are examined
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Random variations
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Systematic variation
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Consequences of selecting subjects whose measurement values differ in some way from this rose of the population
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Random variation
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Systematic variation
Question 65
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Percentage of subject who declined to participate in study
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Refusal rate
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Acceptance rate
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Percentage of subjects who consented to be in the study
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Refusal rate
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Acceptance rate
Question 67
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RCT means randomized controlled trials
Question 68
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The population from which the researcher selects the actual study sample
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Accessible population
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Scientific population
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Target population
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Theoretical population
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What is purpose sampling?
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Also called judgmental or selective sampling
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Include typical and atypical subjects
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Based on researchers judgment
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Is in quantitiveresearch
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What is network sampling?
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Also called snowball sampling
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Take advantage of social networks to get the sample
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One person in the sample asks another to join the sample
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Takes disadvantage of social networking
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What is theoretical sampling?
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Used in grounded theory research
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Data are gathered from any individual or group that can provide relevant data for theory generation
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The sample is saturated when the data collection is completed based on the researchers expectations
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Diversity in the sample is encouraged