NU 386 Study Guide with Complete Solutions

NU 386 Study Guide with Complete Solutions Does the study have a research question? Hypothesis? - Ans:-No research question. There is a hypothesis How were the dependent variables operationalized? - Ans:-Test scores and satisfaction scores were looked at. The satisfaction test used a rating scale. In table 2, which variables are normally distributed based on the reported statistical findings? - Ans:- Exam 1 and Exam 2 Using your book, what is the level of evidence of the study? - Ans:-Level 2 What are the criteria for the sample? - Ans:-First year nursing undergraduates at Laval University and had to be registered to the introduction to the research process during the winter 2009 semester. What are the most rigorous study designs that can be used to minimize bias and control for extraneous variables? - Ans:-Randomized Controlled Trials What does the range information provide (in general)? - Ans:-The difference between the highest and lowest values within a set of numbers ©GRACEAMELIA 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024 Page 2/6 What extraneous variables did the researchers try to control? - Ans:-Controlled teaching styles and they were evaluated the same. What is the mean age of the study program control group? - Ans:- What is the paradigm for the study? - Ans:- What is the study design? - Ans:-Controlled trial What is/are the independent variable(s)? - Ans:-The type of teaching; Blended or In person What type of sampling plan was used? - Ans:-Stratified randomization; strategized by age, gender and study program and location of prior studies. When looking at correlation coefficients what numbers would indicate the strongest correlation? - Ans:- Write the sentence that is the problem statement? - Ans:- A variable in a quantitive study that needs to be controlled is called ____________ variable. - Ans:- Control What is inductive reasoning? - Ans:-The process of reasoning from specific observations to more general rules ©GRACEAMELIA 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024 Page 3/6 In what section of a research article would you expect to read about the design of the study? - Ans:- The Introduction What determines if the research design is experimental? - Ans:-Testing the relationships between and among variables What are databases? - Ans:-Databases are specialized structures that allow computer-based systems to store, manage, and retrieve data very quickly What information could be included in the introduction of a research article? - Ans:-The intent of the study, key characteristics of the study, describing important results, and giving a brief overview of the structure of the paper. What is a dependent variable? - Ans:-The variable hypothesized to depend on or be caused by the independent variable; the outcome of interest What is a directional hypothesis? - Ans:-A hypothesis that makes a specific prediction about the direction of the relationship between two variables. What is an independent variable? - Ans:-The variable that is believed to cause or influence the dependent variable; in experimental research, the manipulated (treatment) variable; the independent variable is both the "I" and the "C" in the PICO framework ©GRACEAMELIA 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024 Page 4/6 What is an operational definition in a quantitative study? - Ans:-A detailed explanation of the technical terms and measurements used during data collection What is CINAHL? - Ans:-A medical database What is data saturation? - Ans:-The collection of qualitative date to the point where a sense of closure if attained because new date yield redundant information What is deductive reasoning? - Ans:-The process of developing specific predictions from general principals What is ethnography? - Ans:-A branch of human inquiry, associated with anthropology, that focuses on the culture of a group of people; with an effort to understand the world-view and customs of those under study What is reliability in qualitative studies? - Ans:-The stability of responses to multiple coders of data sets What is screening? - Ans:-An instrument used to to assess whether potential subjects for a study meet eligibility criteria, or for determining whether a person tests positive or is at risk for a specified condition. What is sensitivity? - Ans:-The ability of a screening our diagnostic instrument to correctly identify a "case" (true positives) ©GRACEAMELIA 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024 Page 5/6 What is specificity? - Ans:-The ability of a screening or diagnostic instrument to correctly identify non cases (true negatives) What kind of hypothesis is tested by statistical procedures? - Ans:-The null hypothesis and the alternative hypothesis.