NURS 5366 Princ Of Nursing Research Module 2
Questions And Correct Answers
Score: 100 out of 100
A stimulus or activity that is measured to examine the effect created by the independent
variable best describes a(n) _____ variable. - Response Dependent
A clinical trial is carried out at fourteen locations across the United States, in order to
evaluate the hypothesis that a novel surgical approach leads to safer outcomes in
immunosuppressed patients. All participants across all sites are randomly chosen, and
are randomly allocated to experimental compared to control groups. What type of
research design was employed in this research study? - Answer Randomized controlled
trial
The director of a major hospital wants to determine what types of critical incidents have
taken place in the the hospital during the past 5 years. She makes a list of all the critical
incidents that took place at that time. In this study the critical incidents are
the__________. - Answer study sample
How does a comparative descriptive design differ from a typical descriptive design -
Answer It describes data from two different groups, while the typical descriptive design
deals with just one group.
For the following hypothesis, which is the independent variable? There is no measurable
difference in incidence of acne in 15-year-olds who are placed on a chocolate-free diet. -
Answer Chocolate-free diet
Purpose Statement Identify what type of variable number of days absent from class is in
the following purpose statement. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of
a generous weekly allowance and twice-weekly text messages from parents on number
of days absent from class in freshman college students. -Answer Dependent variable
Questions And Correct Answers
Score: 100 out of 100
A stimulus or activity that is measured to examine the effect created by the independent
variable best describes a(n) _____ variable. - Response Dependent
A clinical trial is carried out at fourteen locations across the United States, in order to
evaluate the hypothesis that a novel surgical approach leads to safer outcomes in
immunosuppressed patients. All participants across all sites are randomly chosen, and
are randomly allocated to experimental compared to control groups. What type of
research design was employed in this research study? - Answer Randomized controlled
trial
The director of a major hospital wants to determine what types of critical incidents have
taken place in the the hospital during the past 5 years. She makes a list of all the critical
incidents that took place at that time. In this study the critical incidents are
the__________. - Answer study sample
How does a comparative descriptive design differ from a typical descriptive design -
Answer It describes data from two different groups, while the typical descriptive design
deals with just one group.
For the following hypothesis, which is the independent variable? There is no measurable
difference in incidence of acne in 15-year-olds who are placed on a chocolate-free diet. -
Answer Chocolate-free diet
Purpose Statement Identify what type of variable number of days absent from class is in
the following purpose statement. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of
a generous weekly allowance and twice-weekly text messages from parents on number
of days absent from class in freshman college students. -Answer Dependent variable
