STATISTICS FOR NURSING RESEARCH A
WORKBOOK LEARNING WORKBOOK 2026
DESCRIPTIVE AND INFERENTIAL STATISTICS
BASICS
◉ Evidence-Based practice in nursing should be based. Answer: On
the synthesis of findings from a collection of research studies
addressing nursing practice
◉ Which of the following is a synonym for the concept of research.
Answer: Systematic inquiry
◉ What are the three abstract thought process that are important to
nursing. Answer: Institution, role modeling, and reasoning
◉ What is the role of institution in the research process. Answer:
Institution may be valuable in linking ideas while interpreting
findings
◉ What type of reasoning is represented in the following example?
Premises. Answer: Patients with untreated right-sided heart failure
experience shortness of breath. Mr. Jones experiences shortness of
breath.: Deductive reasoning
,◉ Which type of reasoning moves from the specific to the general.
Answer: Inductive reasoning
◉ The following set of statements is an example of what type of
reasoning? An altered level of comfort is experienced with facial
surgery. Therefore, all surgeries result in an altered level of comfort.
Answer: Inductive reasoning
◉ Research is conducted for which of the following reasons?.
Answer: To test theory, to develop new knowledge, and to generate
theory
◉ What is the most significant way of acquiring knowledge to
develop an empirical knowledge base for nursing practice?. Answer:
Research
◉ Who is identified as the first nursing research?. Answer: Florence
Nightingale
◉ For nursing as a discipline to be effective in research, which of the
following should be the focus of research-directed activity?. Answer:
Creating a culture within nursing that value, uses, and supports
research
,◉ Which of the following research methodologies is (are) being used
to generate nursing knowledge?. Answer: Outcomes research,
qualitative research, and quantitative research
◉ Which of the following characteristics is not descriptive of
quantitative research?. Answer: It is used to develop a theory
◉ What characteristics are descriptive of quantitative research?.
Answer: Basic elements of analysis are numbers, data are analyzed
with statistics, and generalization of findings is important
◉ Which of the following is a characteristics of qualitative research?.
Answer: Analysis of the data involves individual interpretation
◉ What type of research involves the systematic investigation of
relationships among variables?. Answer: Correlational research
◉ Which of the following describes the basis of grounded theory
methodology used in research?. Answer: Research continually use
data to reformulate, revise, and test propositions until a theory
evolves from the data
◉ Which of the following research methodologies is used to study
lived experiences?. Answer: Phenomenology
, ◉ What type of quantitative research is conducted to generate
knowledge that will directly influence clinical practice?. Answer:
Applied research
◉ Which of the following statements about sampling is true?.
Answer: Random or probability sampling methods require more
rigor and research control
◉ Experimental studies are most often conducted in which of the
following settings?. Answer: Highly controlled setting
◉ What term is used to describe the specific goal or aim of a study?.
Answer: Study purpose
◉ The purpose of a study was to identify caring behaviors desired
by patents with (AIDS) or (HIV) infection. This purpose statement
indicates that the study probably is an example of. Answer:
Descriptive research
◉ Sources of research problems for nursing research include.
Answer: Nursing practice, Areas of health concern, and the literature
◉ Which of the following statements about research objectives,
questions, and hypotheses is true?. Answer: They are used to link
WORKBOOK LEARNING WORKBOOK 2026
DESCRIPTIVE AND INFERENTIAL STATISTICS
BASICS
◉ Evidence-Based practice in nursing should be based. Answer: On
the synthesis of findings from a collection of research studies
addressing nursing practice
◉ Which of the following is a synonym for the concept of research.
Answer: Systematic inquiry
◉ What are the three abstract thought process that are important to
nursing. Answer: Institution, role modeling, and reasoning
◉ What is the role of institution in the research process. Answer:
Institution may be valuable in linking ideas while interpreting
findings
◉ What type of reasoning is represented in the following example?
Premises. Answer: Patients with untreated right-sided heart failure
experience shortness of breath. Mr. Jones experiences shortness of
breath.: Deductive reasoning
,◉ Which type of reasoning moves from the specific to the general.
Answer: Inductive reasoning
◉ The following set of statements is an example of what type of
reasoning? An altered level of comfort is experienced with facial
surgery. Therefore, all surgeries result in an altered level of comfort.
Answer: Inductive reasoning
◉ Research is conducted for which of the following reasons?.
Answer: To test theory, to develop new knowledge, and to generate
theory
◉ What is the most significant way of acquiring knowledge to
develop an empirical knowledge base for nursing practice?. Answer:
Research
◉ Who is identified as the first nursing research?. Answer: Florence
Nightingale
◉ For nursing as a discipline to be effective in research, which of the
following should be the focus of research-directed activity?. Answer:
Creating a culture within nursing that value, uses, and supports
research
,◉ Which of the following research methodologies is (are) being used
to generate nursing knowledge?. Answer: Outcomes research,
qualitative research, and quantitative research
◉ Which of the following characteristics is not descriptive of
quantitative research?. Answer: It is used to develop a theory
◉ What characteristics are descriptive of quantitative research?.
Answer: Basic elements of analysis are numbers, data are analyzed
with statistics, and generalization of findings is important
◉ Which of the following is a characteristics of qualitative research?.
Answer: Analysis of the data involves individual interpretation
◉ What type of research involves the systematic investigation of
relationships among variables?. Answer: Correlational research
◉ Which of the following describes the basis of grounded theory
methodology used in research?. Answer: Research continually use
data to reformulate, revise, and test propositions until a theory
evolves from the data
◉ Which of the following research methodologies is used to study
lived experiences?. Answer: Phenomenology
, ◉ What type of quantitative research is conducted to generate
knowledge that will directly influence clinical practice?. Answer:
Applied research
◉ Which of the following statements about sampling is true?.
Answer: Random or probability sampling methods require more
rigor and research control
◉ Experimental studies are most often conducted in which of the
following settings?. Answer: Highly controlled setting
◉ What term is used to describe the specific goal or aim of a study?.
Answer: Study purpose
◉ The purpose of a study was to identify caring behaviors desired
by patents with (AIDS) or (HIV) infection. This purpose statement
indicates that the study probably is an example of. Answer:
Descriptive research
◉ Sources of research problems for nursing research include.
Answer: Nursing practice, Areas of health concern, and the literature
◉ Which of the following statements about research objectives,
questions, and hypotheses is true?. Answer: They are used to link
