, TESTBANK FOR Statistics for Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing Third
Edition Kim
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Chapter: Chapter 01 - Quiz
Multiple Choice
1. Which of the following has been used as a resource to gain recommendations for the scope of practice
for nursing?
A) US Department of Health and Human Services
B) Institute of Medicine
C) American Association of Colleges of Nursing
D) Academic Progression for Nursing Students and Graduates
Ans: B
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: Introduction
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing, Why Do I Need to Take Statistics?
Taxonomy: Recall
2. Which of the following is the projected date for 80% of registered nurses to be prepared at the
baccalaureate level?
A) 2018
B) 2021
C) 2020
D) 2021
Ans: C
Complexity: Easy
Ahead: Introduction
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing, Why Do I Need to Take Statistics?
Taxonomy: Recall
3. Which of the following is an accurate statement about the expectations for advanced practice nurses?
A) APNs should be educated in statistics, but probably won’t use their knowledge in the workplace.
B) APNs are expected to be competent in the use of statistics for evidence-based practice.
C) APN education does not include preparation in statistics.
D) APNs should rely exclusively on their statistician colleagues to interpret statistical analyses.
Ans: B
,Complexity: Easy
Ahead: Introduction
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing, Why Do I Need to Take Statistics?
Taxonomy: Recall
True/False
1. True or False? Correlational research is a single study used to report frequencies and averages.
Ans: False
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: Introduction
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing, Why Do I Need to Take Statistics?
Taxonomy: Recall
2. True or False? In the case of determining the most effective treatment for a specific pressure ulcer,
meta-analyses provide the strongest evidence of cause and effect.
Ans: True
Complexity: Easy
Ahead: Introduction
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing, Why Do I Need to Take Statistics?
Taxonomy: Application
3. True or False? Evidence-based practice is clinical decision making, by well-informed, expert clinicians,
using the best evidence available in the context of individual patient preferences.
Ans: True
Complexity: Easy
Ahead: Introduction
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing, Why Do I Need to Take Statistics?
Taxonomy: Recall
4. True or False? Levels of evidence are one useful way to think about what kinds of evidence are
available, how these are connected to statistical tests, and what kinds of clinical questions each type of
evidence can answer.
Ans: True
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: Introduction
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing, Why Do I Need to Take Statistics?
Taxonomy: Recall
,5. True or False? All types of research, from exploratory to experimental, may be analyzed using the
same statistical approach.
Ans: False
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: Introduction
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing, Why Do I Need to Take Statistics?
Taxonomy: Recall
6. True or False? The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) has specified that nurses at
the DNP level should be able to use analytic methods to critically appraise existing literature and other
evidence to determine and implement the best evidence for practice.
Ans: True
Complexity: Easy
Ahead: Introduction
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing, Why Do I Need to Take Statistics?
Taxonomy: Recall
7. True or False? Quantitative and statistical reasoning are important skills for all nurses.
Ans: True
Complexity: Easy
Ahead: Statistics and Evidence-Based Practice
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing, Why Do I Need to Take Statistics?
Taxonomy: Recall
8. True or False? An example of descriptive analysis would be when a researcher looks at how the West
Nile virus affects a specific group of people.
Ans: True
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: Introduction
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing, Why Do I Need to Take Statistics?
Taxonomy: Application
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Chapter 02 – Quiz
Multiple Choice
1. Which of the following is not a factor that influences an adequate sample size?
A) Confidence level
B) Statistical procedure
C) Convenience of the investigator
D) Type I error
Ans: C
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: Summary
Subject: Chapter 2
Title: Statistical Essentials I
Taxonomy: Recall
2. When would an investigator use nonproportionate stratified sampling?
A) When trying to find hidden subjects
B) When a study covers a large geographical area
C) When there is a need to oversample one stratum to make comparisons between strata meaningful
D) When a sample can be easily obtained
Ans: B
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: Statistics
Subject: Chapter 2
Title: Statistical Essentials I
Taxonomy: Recall
3. What term is used to describe participants in a study of patients with inflammatory bowel disease?
A) Target population
B) Sample
C) Sampling frame
D) Accessible population
Ans: A
Complexity: Easy
Ahead: Statistics
,Subject: Chapter 2
Title: Statistical Essentials I
Taxonomy: Recall
4. If a stratified random sample of 200 nursing students is extracted from a gender-stratified population
containing 90% women and 10% men, how many men will this sample have?
A) 180
B) 100
C) 20
D) 200
Ans: C
Complexity: Easy
Ahead: Statistics
Subject: Chapter 2
Title: Statistical Essentials I
Taxonomy: Recall
True/False
1. True or False? Descriptive statistics and inferential statistics are two separate functions and should
never be conducted simultaneously.
Ans: False
Complexity: Easy
Ahead: Statistics
Subject: Chapter 2
Title: Statistical Essentials I
Taxonomy: Recall
2. True or False? Stratified samples are all proportionate samples, while quota samples are all
nonproportionate samples.
Ans: False
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: Summary
Subject: Chapter 2
Title: Statistical Essentials I
Taxonomy: Recall
3. True or False? An investigator makes inferences about unknown characteristics of the sample based
on the known characteristics of the population.
Ans: True
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: Statistics
Subject: Chapter 2
Title: Statistical Essentials I
Taxonomy: Application
,4. True or False? Investigators should never conduct a study if they cannot take a probability sample from
the population.
Ans: False
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: Statistics
Subject: Chapter 2
Title: Statistical Essentials I
Taxonomy: Recall
5. True or False? The standard error will always be larger than the standard deviation of the population
mean.
Ans: True
Complexity: Easy
Ahead: Statistics
Subject: Chapter 2
Title: Statistical Essentials I
Taxonomy: Recall
6. True or False? Quota sampling is somewhat like a stratified sampling, as it first divides up the
population into groups.
Ans: True
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: Statistics
Subject: Chapter 2
Title: Statistical Essentials I
Taxonomy: Recall
,Import Settings:
Base Settings: Brownstone Default
Information Field: Complexity
Information Field: Ahead
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Highest Answer Letter: D
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Chapter: Chapter 03 – Quiz
Multiple Choice
1. In general, an internal consistency measure will be _______ if a test/tool has more items.
A) unaffected
B) low
C) high
D) variably modulated
Ans: C
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: Reliability and Validity
Subject: Chapter 3
Taxonomy: Application
2. Which of the following terms is a type of validity that measures the extent to which scores on a scale
are correlated with a construct?
A) Cronbach’s α
B) Criterion validity
C) Content validity
D) Construct validity
Ans: D
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: Reliability and Validity
Subject: Chapter 3
Taxonomy: Application
3. What is the variable that is either manipulated by the investigator or affects another variable?
A) Discrete variable
B) Continuous variable
C) Independent variable
D) Dependent variable
Ans: C
Complexity: Easy
Ahead: Reliability and Validity
Subject: Chapter 3
, Taxonomy: Recall
4. What term is best used to describe a variable that represents the number of patients being admitted to
an emergency room a month?
A) Qualitative
B) Discrete
C) Continuous
D) Independent
Ans: C
Complexity: Easy
Ahead: Variables and Data
Subject: Chapter 3
Taxonomy: Application
True/False
1. True or False? The Centigrade and Fahrenheit temperature scales are examples of an interval level of
measurement.
Ans: True
Complexity: Easy
Ahead: Levels of Measurements
Subject: Chapter 3
Taxonomy: Recall
2. True or False? A questionnaire contains a question regarding marital status and respondents are
asked to check single, married, divorced, or widowed. This question is written as nominal level of
measurement.
Ans: True
Complexity: Easy
Ahead: Levels of Measurements
Subject: Chapter 3
Taxonomy: Recall
3. True or False? A variable is best defined as the range of values measured in any given sample.
Ans: False
Complexity: Easy
Ahead: Levels of Measurements
Subject: Chapter 3
Taxonomy: Recall
4. True or False? Interrater reliability will be close to 1 if all the raters are not in agreement.
Ans: False
Complexity: Easy
Ahead: Reliability and Validity
Edition Kim
Important Notes
The file includes the complete test bank, organized chapter by chapter.
A sample of selected pages has been provided for preview.
All available appendices and Excel files (if included in the original resources) are
provided.
Quizzes, Midterm and final exams are included (if available in the original resources).
We continuously update our files to ensure you receive the latest and most accurate
editions.
New editions are added regularly – stay connected for updates!
⚠️Note on Answer Keys: If the answer key is not included within the chapter
questions, you will find the complete answers and solutions at the end of each
chapter.
✅ Why Buy From Us?
📚 Complete & organized chapter-by-chapter – no missing content, no guessing.
⚡ Instant digital delivery – get your file the moment you pay, no waiting.
📅 Always up to date – we track new editions so you always get the latest version.
💬 Friendly support – real humans ready to help, anytime you need us.
🔒 Safe & secure – thousands of satisfied students trust us every semester.
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💰 Money-Back Guarantee: Not satisfied? We offer a full refund – no questions asked.
🔄 Wrong File? No Problem: Contact us and we will replace it immediately with the
correct version, free of charge.
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,Import Settings:
Base Settings: Brownstone Default
Information Field: Complexity
Information Field: Ahead
Information Field: Subject
Information Field: Title
Information Field: Taxonomy
Highest Answer Letter: D
Multiple Keywords in Same Paragraph: No
Chapter: Chapter 01 - Quiz
Multiple Choice
1. Which of the following has been used as a resource to gain recommendations for the scope of practice
for nursing?
A) US Department of Health and Human Services
B) Institute of Medicine
C) American Association of Colleges of Nursing
D) Academic Progression for Nursing Students and Graduates
Ans: B
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: Introduction
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing, Why Do I Need to Take Statistics?
Taxonomy: Recall
2. Which of the following is the projected date for 80% of registered nurses to be prepared at the
baccalaureate level?
A) 2018
B) 2021
C) 2020
D) 2021
Ans: C
Complexity: Easy
Ahead: Introduction
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing, Why Do I Need to Take Statistics?
Taxonomy: Recall
3. Which of the following is an accurate statement about the expectations for advanced practice nurses?
A) APNs should be educated in statistics, but probably won’t use their knowledge in the workplace.
B) APNs are expected to be competent in the use of statistics for evidence-based practice.
C) APN education does not include preparation in statistics.
D) APNs should rely exclusively on their statistician colleagues to interpret statistical analyses.
Ans: B
,Complexity: Easy
Ahead: Introduction
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing, Why Do I Need to Take Statistics?
Taxonomy: Recall
True/False
1. True or False? Correlational research is a single study used to report frequencies and averages.
Ans: False
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: Introduction
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing, Why Do I Need to Take Statistics?
Taxonomy: Recall
2. True or False? In the case of determining the most effective treatment for a specific pressure ulcer,
meta-analyses provide the strongest evidence of cause and effect.
Ans: True
Complexity: Easy
Ahead: Introduction
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing, Why Do I Need to Take Statistics?
Taxonomy: Application
3. True or False? Evidence-based practice is clinical decision making, by well-informed, expert clinicians,
using the best evidence available in the context of individual patient preferences.
Ans: True
Complexity: Easy
Ahead: Introduction
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing, Why Do I Need to Take Statistics?
Taxonomy: Recall
4. True or False? Levels of evidence are one useful way to think about what kinds of evidence are
available, how these are connected to statistical tests, and what kinds of clinical questions each type of
evidence can answer.
Ans: True
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: Introduction
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing, Why Do I Need to Take Statistics?
Taxonomy: Recall
,5. True or False? All types of research, from exploratory to experimental, may be analyzed using the
same statistical approach.
Ans: False
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: Introduction
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing, Why Do I Need to Take Statistics?
Taxonomy: Recall
6. True or False? The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) has specified that nurses at
the DNP level should be able to use analytic methods to critically appraise existing literature and other
evidence to determine and implement the best evidence for practice.
Ans: True
Complexity: Easy
Ahead: Introduction
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing, Why Do I Need to Take Statistics?
Taxonomy: Recall
7. True or False? Quantitative and statistical reasoning are important skills for all nurses.
Ans: True
Complexity: Easy
Ahead: Statistics and Evidence-Based Practice
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing, Why Do I Need to Take Statistics?
Taxonomy: Recall
8. True or False? An example of descriptive analysis would be when a researcher looks at how the West
Nile virus affects a specific group of people.
Ans: True
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: Introduction
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing, Why Do I Need to Take Statistics?
Taxonomy: Application
,Import Settings:
Base Settings: Brownstone Default
Information Field: Complexity
Information Field: Ahead
Information Field: Subject
Information Field: Title
Information Field: Taxonomy
Highest Answer Letter: D
Multiple Keywords in Same Paragraph: No
Chapter 02 – Quiz
Multiple Choice
1. Which of the following is not a factor that influences an adequate sample size?
A) Confidence level
B) Statistical procedure
C) Convenience of the investigator
D) Type I error
Ans: C
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: Summary
Subject: Chapter 2
Title: Statistical Essentials I
Taxonomy: Recall
2. When would an investigator use nonproportionate stratified sampling?
A) When trying to find hidden subjects
B) When a study covers a large geographical area
C) When there is a need to oversample one stratum to make comparisons between strata meaningful
D) When a sample can be easily obtained
Ans: B
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: Statistics
Subject: Chapter 2
Title: Statistical Essentials I
Taxonomy: Recall
3. What term is used to describe participants in a study of patients with inflammatory bowel disease?
A) Target population
B) Sample
C) Sampling frame
D) Accessible population
Ans: A
Complexity: Easy
Ahead: Statistics
,Subject: Chapter 2
Title: Statistical Essentials I
Taxonomy: Recall
4. If a stratified random sample of 200 nursing students is extracted from a gender-stratified population
containing 90% women and 10% men, how many men will this sample have?
A) 180
B) 100
C) 20
D) 200
Ans: C
Complexity: Easy
Ahead: Statistics
Subject: Chapter 2
Title: Statistical Essentials I
Taxonomy: Recall
True/False
1. True or False? Descriptive statistics and inferential statistics are two separate functions and should
never be conducted simultaneously.
Ans: False
Complexity: Easy
Ahead: Statistics
Subject: Chapter 2
Title: Statistical Essentials I
Taxonomy: Recall
2. True or False? Stratified samples are all proportionate samples, while quota samples are all
nonproportionate samples.
Ans: False
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: Summary
Subject: Chapter 2
Title: Statistical Essentials I
Taxonomy: Recall
3. True or False? An investigator makes inferences about unknown characteristics of the sample based
on the known characteristics of the population.
Ans: True
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: Statistics
Subject: Chapter 2
Title: Statistical Essentials I
Taxonomy: Application
,4. True or False? Investigators should never conduct a study if they cannot take a probability sample from
the population.
Ans: False
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: Statistics
Subject: Chapter 2
Title: Statistical Essentials I
Taxonomy: Recall
5. True or False? The standard error will always be larger than the standard deviation of the population
mean.
Ans: True
Complexity: Easy
Ahead: Statistics
Subject: Chapter 2
Title: Statistical Essentials I
Taxonomy: Recall
6. True or False? Quota sampling is somewhat like a stratified sampling, as it first divides up the
population into groups.
Ans: True
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: Statistics
Subject: Chapter 2
Title: Statistical Essentials I
Taxonomy: Recall
,Import Settings:
Base Settings: Brownstone Default
Information Field: Complexity
Information Field: Ahead
Information Field: Subject
Information Field: Title
Information Field: Taxonomy
Highest Answer Letter: D
Multiple Keywords in Same Paragraph: No
Chapter: Chapter 03 – Quiz
Multiple Choice
1. In general, an internal consistency measure will be _______ if a test/tool has more items.
A) unaffected
B) low
C) high
D) variably modulated
Ans: C
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: Reliability and Validity
Subject: Chapter 3
Taxonomy: Application
2. Which of the following terms is a type of validity that measures the extent to which scores on a scale
are correlated with a construct?
A) Cronbach’s α
B) Criterion validity
C) Content validity
D) Construct validity
Ans: D
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: Reliability and Validity
Subject: Chapter 3
Taxonomy: Application
3. What is the variable that is either manipulated by the investigator or affects another variable?
A) Discrete variable
B) Continuous variable
C) Independent variable
D) Dependent variable
Ans: C
Complexity: Easy
Ahead: Reliability and Validity
Subject: Chapter 3
, Taxonomy: Recall
4. What term is best used to describe a variable that represents the number of patients being admitted to
an emergency room a month?
A) Qualitative
B) Discrete
C) Continuous
D) Independent
Ans: C
Complexity: Easy
Ahead: Variables and Data
Subject: Chapter 3
Taxonomy: Application
True/False
1. True or False? The Centigrade and Fahrenheit temperature scales are examples of an interval level of
measurement.
Ans: True
Complexity: Easy
Ahead: Levels of Measurements
Subject: Chapter 3
Taxonomy: Recall
2. True or False? A questionnaire contains a question regarding marital status and respondents are
asked to check single, married, divorced, or widowed. This question is written as nominal level of
measurement.
Ans: True
Complexity: Easy
Ahead: Levels of Measurements
Subject: Chapter 3
Taxonomy: Recall
3. True or False? A variable is best defined as the range of values measured in any given sample.
Ans: False
Complexity: Easy
Ahead: Levels of Measurements
Subject: Chapter 3
Taxonomy: Recall
4. True or False? Interrater reliability will be close to 1 if all the raters are not in agreement.
Ans: False
Complexity: Easy
Ahead: Reliability and Validity
