CNUR 209 Midterm Exam Questions with All Correct Answers
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CNUR 209 Midterm Exam Questions with All Correct Answers
What makes an article of high quality? - Answer- 1. Credibility
2. Objectivity
3. Persuasiveness
4. Value
Bias - Answer- a distortion or influence that can lead to an error in inference
Researcher preconceptions - Answer- opinions a...
CNUR 209 Midterm Exam
Questions with All Correct
Answers
What makes an article of high quality? - Answer- 1. Credibility
2. Objectivity
3. Persuasiveness
4. Value
Bias - Answer- a distortion or influence that can lead to an error in inference
Researcher preconceptions - Answer- opinions and beliefs that may impact participant
selection, questions asked, or interpreting results
Participants being dishonest
Faulty methods of collecting data
Faulty methods of recruitment
Double-blinded - Answer- means that the participants do not know which group they are
in and neither do the researchers
Single blinded - Answer- the participant does not know which group they are in but the
researcher does
Level of significance - Answer- statistically significant means that the findings are
probably true
P-value is the probability of the findings being by chance: p<0.05- there is a 5 in 100
chance that this result happened by chance
p<0.01- there is a 1 in 100 chance that the results were by chance
Scientific merit - Answer- this is another term for the quality of the study
Found in quantitative studies
Two important criteria are: reliability and validity
Reliability - Answer- refers to the accuracy and consistency of information obtained in a
study
Is the measurement tool used to determine the outcome valid
, Validity - Answer- this measures the soundness of the measurement tools
Are the tools measuring the concepts that they claim to measure?
Generalizability - Answer- the extent to which findings can be applied to other groups
and settings
Reflexivity - Answer- found in quantitative study, the process by which researchers
reflect on their biases and how that may impact their findings
These reflection are recorded in memos or diaries
Think constructivism
Trustworthiness - Answer- looks at the overall value of the study
Can we trust that the findings represent the data and the population
Includes: credibility, transferability, confirmability, dependability, authenticity
Transferability - Answer- generalizability does not exist in qualitative research but
transferability does
The extent to which qualitative findings can be transferred to other settings
Triangulation - Answer- a way of determining credibility
Using multiple sources of data to draw conclusions
Using more than one data gathering method (focus groups, observations, interviews)
The purpose of quantitative studies: - Answer- to describe variables, to examine
relationships (cause and effect), to determine differences, to test a treatment, to provide
a base of evidence for practice, a combination of above
Quantitative research studies- - Answer- generally analyze questions about cause and
effect
Everything has to be measured in numbers
The sample size should ideally be large
Data analysis is statistical and should describe trends, compare groups, and relate
variables
The analysis should also compare results with past research
Research design - Answer- blueprint for conducting the study
Provide the plan for testing the hypothesis about the independent and dependent
variables
Guides the researcher in planning and implementing a study
Maximizes control over factors that could interfere with the study's desired outcome
Directs the selection of the population, sampling, methods of measure, plans for data
collection, and analysis
Maximizes control over factors to increase validity of the findings
Quantitative research design - Answer- involves counting or measuring characteristics
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