NURS 5366 PRINC OF NURSING RESEARCH MODULE
2 TEST 2024-2025
A stimulus or action that is measured to determine the effect of the independent
variable best describes a(n) _____ variable. - ANSWER Dependent
The notion that a new surgical method delivers better outcomes in
immunosuppressed patients is being investigated in a fourteen-site research study
across the United States. Subjects are drawn at random from all sites and allocated
to experimental or control groups. What study design is being employed in this
research project? - ANSWER Randomised controlled trial.
The director of a big hospital researches to determine the types of significant
occurrences that have occurred at the hospital during the last five years. She
develops a list of all critical happenings that transpired throughout that period. In
this study, significant episodes are the___________. - ANSWER Study Sample
How does a comparative descriptive design vary from a standard descriptive
design? It describes data from two distinct groups, whereas a standard descriptive
design focuses on only one group.
In the following hypothesis, what is the independent variable? There is no
discernible change in the incidence of acne among 15-year-olds who are on a
chocolate-free diet. - ANSWER Chocolate-free diet.
In the following purpose statement, what type of variable is the number of days
missing from class? The goal of this study was to look at how a large weekly
allowance and twice-weekly text messages from parents affected the number of
days missing from class in freshman college students. - ANSWER The dependent
variable
2 TEST 2024-2025
A stimulus or action that is measured to determine the effect of the independent
variable best describes a(n) _____ variable. - ANSWER Dependent
The notion that a new surgical method delivers better outcomes in
immunosuppressed patients is being investigated in a fourteen-site research study
across the United States. Subjects are drawn at random from all sites and allocated
to experimental or control groups. What study design is being employed in this
research project? - ANSWER Randomised controlled trial.
The director of a big hospital researches to determine the types of significant
occurrences that have occurred at the hospital during the last five years. She
develops a list of all critical happenings that transpired throughout that period. In
this study, significant episodes are the___________. - ANSWER Study Sample
How does a comparative descriptive design vary from a standard descriptive
design? It describes data from two distinct groups, whereas a standard descriptive
design focuses on only one group.
In the following hypothesis, what is the independent variable? There is no
discernible change in the incidence of acne among 15-year-olds who are on a
chocolate-free diet. - ANSWER Chocolate-free diet.
In the following purpose statement, what type of variable is the number of days
missing from class? The goal of this study was to look at how a large weekly
allowance and twice-weekly text messages from parents affected the number of
days missing from class in freshman college students. - ANSWER The dependent
variable
