Evaluating Descriptive Data
Click to specify which descriptions apply to descriptive statistics and which apply to inferential statistics.
- correct answer ✔✔Descriptive Statistics:
-Gives information about raw data which describes the data in some manner
-Helps in organizing, analyzing, and presenting data in a meaningful manner
-Can be achieved with the help of charts, graphs, tables, etc.
-Used to describe a situation
Inferential statistics: Allows us to compare data, make hypotheses, and predictions
-Makes inferences about a population using data drawn from the population
-Can be achieved by probability
-Attempts to reach the conclusion about the population
-Used to explain the chance of the occurrence of an event
Using the drop-down menus, match the rule number to the correct description the nurse uses when
reading a study's results section. - correct answer ✔✔Rule 1: Understand the purpose of the study
Rule 4: Look at the measures of central tendency and the measures of variability for the study variables
Rule 3: Identify how the variables are measured
Rule 2: Identify the variables—dependent and independent
Interpreting Research Results - correct answer ✔✔Inappropriate
Can be influenced
Frequency & Percentage
Over interpretation
A common pitfall in research
Click to specify which descriptions apply to descriptive statistics and which apply to inferential statistics.
- correct answer ✔✔Descriptive Statistics:
-Gives information about raw data which describes the data in some manner
-Helps in organizing, analyzing, and presenting data in a meaningful manner
-Can be achieved with the help of charts, graphs, tables, etc.
-Used to describe a situation
Inferential statistics: Allows us to compare data, make hypotheses, and predictions
-Makes inferences about a population using data drawn from the population
-Can be achieved by probability
-Attempts to reach the conclusion about the population
-Used to explain the chance of the occurrence of an event
Using the drop-down menus, match the rule number to the correct description the nurse uses when
reading a study's results section. - correct answer ✔✔Rule 1: Understand the purpose of the study
Rule 4: Look at the measures of central tendency and the measures of variability for the study variables
Rule 3: Identify how the variables are measured
Rule 2: Identify the variables—dependent and independent
Interpreting Research Results - correct answer ✔✔Inappropriate
Can be influenced
Frequency & Percentage
Over interpretation
A common pitfall in research
