NU671 FINAL ACTUAL EXAMINATION 2026
QUESTIONS WITH WELL DEFINED
ANSWERS GRADED A+
⫸ collecting quantitative data (measuring instruments) Answer: -
validity (accuracy)
- reliability (Cronbach's alpha coeffecient, 0.07 or greater is good)
⫸ quantitative data: descriptive statistics Answer: - central tendency
(mean, mode, median)
- dispersion (range, variance, standard deviation)
- frequency (charts, graphs)
⫸ quantitative data: inferential statistics Answer: - used to test
hypotheses and to make generalization, predictions, or conclusions about
a population
⫸ person's r coeffecient Answer: - measure of correlation between
variables
⫸ chi square Answer: - used to determine if there is a significant
difference between an observed and expected frequency in categorial
data
⫸ collecting data qualitative Answer: - observation
, - interviews
- focus groups
- story telling
⫸ systematic research reviews Answer: - involve combining the
findings from multiple studies on the same topic into a summary
- helps paint a picture on what is known and what gaps in knowledge
exist on a topic
- goal is to sum up the best available research on a topic
- the procedure for conducting a systematic review is explicitly defined
to ensure transparency and replicability
⫸ types of systematic reviews Answer: 1. systematic review with
narrative synthesis
- quantitative data
- found in nursing journals
- analysis done using logical reasoning and text
2. systematic review with qualitative synthesis
- meta synthesis
- qualitative studies
- to help develop a deeper understanding of a phenomenon
3. systematic review with statistical synthesis
- meta analysis
- combine results of experimental studies
QUESTIONS WITH WELL DEFINED
ANSWERS GRADED A+
⫸ collecting quantitative data (measuring instruments) Answer: -
validity (accuracy)
- reliability (Cronbach's alpha coeffecient, 0.07 or greater is good)
⫸ quantitative data: descriptive statistics Answer: - central tendency
(mean, mode, median)
- dispersion (range, variance, standard deviation)
- frequency (charts, graphs)
⫸ quantitative data: inferential statistics Answer: - used to test
hypotheses and to make generalization, predictions, or conclusions about
a population
⫸ person's r coeffecient Answer: - measure of correlation between
variables
⫸ chi square Answer: - used to determine if there is a significant
difference between an observed and expected frequency in categorial
data
⫸ collecting data qualitative Answer: - observation
, - interviews
- focus groups
- story telling
⫸ systematic research reviews Answer: - involve combining the
findings from multiple studies on the same topic into a summary
- helps paint a picture on what is known and what gaps in knowledge
exist on a topic
- goal is to sum up the best available research on a topic
- the procedure for conducting a systematic review is explicitly defined
to ensure transparency and replicability
⫸ types of systematic reviews Answer: 1. systematic review with
narrative synthesis
- quantitative data
- found in nursing journals
- analysis done using logical reasoning and text
2. systematic review with qualitative synthesis
- meta synthesis
- qualitative studies
- to help develop a deeper understanding of a phenomenon
3. systematic review with statistical synthesis
- meta analysis
- combine results of experimental studies
