Excelsior College NUR 209 Midterm Exam With Correct
Answers
________ Is a step in the process for reading and critiquing research sources involving a quick review of
the sources to gain a broad overview of the content. - skimming
_______________: Process of carefully and systematically examining research to judge its value and
relevance in a particular context - Critical appraisal
______________: sampling is expected to represent a population of people - sampling theory
______________: Ties entire report together (Results in words instead of stats)
- Researcher presents conclusions about the meaning and implications of the findings - what the results
mean, why it turned out how it did
- include= interpretation of results, clinical and research implications
- Study limitations and ramifications - Discussion
_____________:
- Clear concise summary of study- Usually <300 words - Includes: Introduction, Methods, Results, and
Discussion
- Brief description of the study placed at the beginning of the article - Abstract
_____________: Lowest leve, organized in categories
- Cannot be compared
- Ex. - - Nominal
- gender, ethnicity, marital status, blood type
_____________: states the purpose and research problem or hypotheses, sig. Need for the study. ( may
include lit review or theoretical framework) - Introduction
, _____________: whoever is conveniently available, not as representative - non probability sampling
____________: broadly defined criteria - heterogeneous
____________: clear, concise statement of aim or goal of a study - purpose
- Usually reflects type of study conduction
- Includes variables, population, setting
____________: Focus on summary of results and significance (Outcomes & Sign. of Results)
- Quantitative research
*
*
* - - Results
- Names of stat tests used
- Value of calculated statistics
- significance
____________: Includes all sources Cited. Great Resources for additional Readings. - References
____________: qualities or characteristics the subject CANNOT have to be considered as part of the
population and or sample - Exclusion
____________: subjects who are thought/known to have a specific knowledge about a topic -
purposive
____________: whoever is conveniently available - convenience
___________: Characteristic of a population - Parameter
Answers
________ Is a step in the process for reading and critiquing research sources involving a quick review of
the sources to gain a broad overview of the content. - skimming
_______________: Process of carefully and systematically examining research to judge its value and
relevance in a particular context - Critical appraisal
______________: sampling is expected to represent a population of people - sampling theory
______________: Ties entire report together (Results in words instead of stats)
- Researcher presents conclusions about the meaning and implications of the findings - what the results
mean, why it turned out how it did
- include= interpretation of results, clinical and research implications
- Study limitations and ramifications - Discussion
_____________:
- Clear concise summary of study- Usually <300 words - Includes: Introduction, Methods, Results, and
Discussion
- Brief description of the study placed at the beginning of the article - Abstract
_____________: Lowest leve, organized in categories
- Cannot be compared
- Ex. - - Nominal
- gender, ethnicity, marital status, blood type
_____________: states the purpose and research problem or hypotheses, sig. Need for the study. ( may
include lit review or theoretical framework) - Introduction
, _____________: whoever is conveniently available, not as representative - non probability sampling
____________: broadly defined criteria - heterogeneous
____________: clear, concise statement of aim or goal of a study - purpose
- Usually reflects type of study conduction
- Includes variables, population, setting
____________: Focus on summary of results and significance (Outcomes & Sign. of Results)
- Quantitative research
*
*
* - - Results
- Names of stat tests used
- Value of calculated statistics
- significance
____________: Includes all sources Cited. Great Resources for additional Readings. - References
____________: qualities or characteristics the subject CANNOT have to be considered as part of the
population and or sample - Exclusion
____________: subjects who are thought/known to have a specific knowledge about a topic -
purposive
____________: whoever is conveniently available - convenience
___________: Characteristic of a population - Parameter
