Practice Questions
Research that is reproduced to validate findings and increase generalizability is referred to as a
A) randomized clinical trial.
B) replication or confirmatory study.
C) systematic review.
D) va
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Practice Questions
Research that is reproduced to validate findings and increase generalizability is referred to as a
A) randomized clinical trial.
B) replication or confirmatory study.
C) systematic review.
D) validation study.
2. Research problem statements
A) are declarations of disparity.
B) are declarations of intent.
C) declare what is being studied.
D) who is being studied.
3. An article describing an example of empirical literature is
A) a grand theory in nursing.
B) a middle-range theory in nursing.
C) the result of a descriptive study.
D) a concept analysis.
4. A clinical practice guideline is an example of a(n)
A) seminal work.
B) secondary source.
C) empirical work.
D) primary source.
5. Careful consideration of the _____ serves as the basis for the research design.
A) type of theory used in the study
B) purpose to be achieved by the study
C) type of statistics to be used in the study
D) number of subjects needed in the study
6. Experimental studies measure cause and effect. The variable that is synonymous with the cause is referred to as the
A) dependent variable.
B) independent variable.
C) extraneous variable.
D) control variable.
7. Factors that exert an effect on the outcome but that are not part of the planned experiment and may confuse the interpretation of the results are referred to as
A) extraneous variables.
B) situational factors.
C) dependent variables.
D) confounding factors.
8. Which of the following research designs is used to answer questions that seek to investigate causality?
A) Survey
B) Correlational
C) Experimental
D) Cross-sectional
9. Which of the following research designs describes relationships between variables? (Select all that apply.)
A) Correlational
B) Grounded theory
C) Phenomenology
D) Tests of model fit
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