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EDAC EXAM 2: RESEARCH AND PROCESS METHODS | PRACTICE QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS | COMPREHENSIVE CERTIFICATION STUDY GUIDE 2026/2027


What is the purpose of the research process? - ANS ✔✔Generate credible evidence to support
decision-making



What is the first step in the research process? - ANS ✔✔Identify a problem or question



What follows identifying the problem? - ANS ✔✔Review existing evidence



What follows the literature review? - ANS ✔✔Develop a hypothesis



What follows development of a hypothesis? - ANS ✔✔Collect data



What follows data collection? - ANS ✔✔Analyze findings



What follows data analysis? - ANS ✔✔Draw conclusions



What is the final step? - ANS ✔✔Apply findings and evaluate outcomes



What is a research question? - ANS ✔✔A specific question the study seeks to answer



Why are research questions important? - ANS ✔✔Guide the entire research process



A good research question should be: - ANS ✔✔Clear

Focused

, Measurable



What is a hypothesis? - ANS ✔✔A testable prediction about a relationship between variables



Purpose of a hypothesis? - ANS ✔✔Guide data collection and analysis



Example of a healthcare design hypothesis? - ANS ✔✔Single-patient rooms reduce infection
rates



A hypothesis must be: - ANS ✔✔Testable



What is an independent variable? - ANS ✔✔The factor being changed or introduced



Example of an independent variable? - ANS ✔✔Single-patient room design



What is a dependent variable? - ANS ✔✔The measured outcome affected by the independent
variable



Example of a dependent variable? - ANS ✔✔Patient infection rate



In EBD studies, what is often measured? - ANS ✔✔Dependent variables (outcomes)



What is a survey? - ANS ✔✔Structured collection of responses from participants



Purpose of surveys? - ANS ✔✔Gather perceptions, opinions, and experiences



What is an interview? - ANS ✔✔Direct questioning of participants

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