NUFT 355 Collecting The Evidence Exam Questions
And Correct Answers
Data Collection - ANSWER The process of acquiring existing information or developing
new information; Key component in all research studies
Solid plan - ANSWER There must be a __________ for collecting and managing the data
and to answer the research questions
research question - ANSWER How data is collected depends on what?
True - ANSWER How we collect our data, depends on our research question as well as if
we are conducting a quantitative or qualitative study
True - ANSWER A plan for data collection should bring an accurate, trustworthy, and
meaningful data
When and how the data will be collected?
Who will collect the data?
What type of data collection methods or instruments will be used? - ANSWER What three
questions to determine the type of data that needs to be collected?
Quantitative data - ANSWER Empirical, formal, objective, systematic method.
Quantitative or qualitative data?
Quantitative data - ANSWER Use of instruments that produce numerical data
Quantitative or qualitative data?
, Quantitative data - ANSWER This kind of data is often considered a higher level of
evidence then the other type.
Quantitative or qualitative data?
Questionnaires
Scales
Physiologic measures
Structured observations - ANSWER What are four ways quantitative data is collected?
Questionnaire - ANSWER A list of written questions given two subjects often with
response options given.
Inexpensive way to gather numerical data from large number of respondents.
Questionnaire - ANSWER Possibility of anonymity, greater privacy; less costly and
time-consuming; no researchers bias
Questionnaire or interview?
Questionnaire - ANSWER Disadvantages include: low response rate, may not be
representative (biased), not good for people with vision/reading problems, do not
always know who answered because it is a self administer toll so can we trust
information?
Questionnaire or interview?
scales - ANSWER Specifically designed instruments that use an assigned numeric value
our score along a continuum of response options
Likert scale
Visual analog scale (VAS)
Semantic differential scale - ANSWER What are three examples of scales?
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