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NURS 328 - Quiz 1 Questions and
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The PICO (population, intervention, comparison, outcome)
framework
Ans: a framework for asking well-worded questions and searching for
evidence
deductive reasoning
Ans: reasoning involves beginning with a theory, developing hypotheses
from that theory, and then collecting and analyzing data to test those
hypotheses. This type of reasoning goes from general to specific
Inductive reasoning
Ans: involves beginning with a set of empirical observations, seeking
patterns in those observations, and then theorizing about those patterns.
This type of reasoning goes from specific to general.
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Epistemology
Ans: the philosophy of the nature of knowledge, or how we know what
we know.
Ontology
Ans: the philosophy of the nature of reality or being
Paradigm
Ans: describes a particular way of looking at things that encompasses
both philosophical assumptions and the approach taken to guide an
inquiry
Quantitative research
Ans: research conducted to investigate questions to be answered using a
rigorous design involving measurement and quantification
Qualitative research
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Ans: the research conducted in a holistic and in-depth manner to
investigate phenomena using a flexible design involving narrative/non-
numeric data such as interviews or focus groups
quantitative descriptive terms
Ans: objective, variables, positivism, realism, empiricism, one truth
Qualitative descriptive terms
Ans: subjective, phenomena, constructivism, relativism, naturalism,
multiple truths
Quantitative approach
Ans: based on positivism, experimental, statistical, ontologically = one
truth, one reality
Qualitative approach
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Ans: based on interpretivism and constructivism, process and meaning,
ontologically = more than one truth, multiple truths
Hypothesis
Ans: A testable prediction, often implied by a theory
mixed methods research
Ans: uses both quantitative and qualitative techniques, in an effort to
build convincing claims about the relationships between attributes and
outcomes
phenomena
Ans: observable facts; subjects of scientific investigation
statistical data
NURS 328 - Quiz 1 Questions and
Correct Answers/ Latest Update /
Already Graded
The PICO (population, intervention, comparison, outcome)
framework
Ans: a framework for asking well-worded questions and searching for
evidence
deductive reasoning
Ans: reasoning involves beginning with a theory, developing hypotheses
from that theory, and then collecting and analyzing data to test those
hypotheses. This type of reasoning goes from general to specific
Inductive reasoning
Ans: involves beginning with a set of empirical observations, seeking
patterns in those observations, and then theorizing about those patterns.
This type of reasoning goes from specific to general.
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Epistemology
Ans: the philosophy of the nature of knowledge, or how we know what
we know.
Ontology
Ans: the philosophy of the nature of reality or being
Paradigm
Ans: describes a particular way of looking at things that encompasses
both philosophical assumptions and the approach taken to guide an
inquiry
Quantitative research
Ans: research conducted to investigate questions to be answered using a
rigorous design involving measurement and quantification
Qualitative research
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Ans: the research conducted in a holistic and in-depth manner to
investigate phenomena using a flexible design involving narrative/non-
numeric data such as interviews or focus groups
quantitative descriptive terms
Ans: objective, variables, positivism, realism, empiricism, one truth
Qualitative descriptive terms
Ans: subjective, phenomena, constructivism, relativism, naturalism,
multiple truths
Quantitative approach
Ans: based on positivism, experimental, statistical, ontologically = one
truth, one reality
Qualitative approach
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Ans: based on interpretivism and constructivism, process and meaning,
ontologically = more than one truth, multiple truths
Hypothesis
Ans: A testable prediction, often implied by a theory
mixed methods research
Ans: uses both quantitative and qualitative techniques, in an effort to
build convincing claims about the relationships between attributes and
outcomes
phenomena
Ans: observable facts; subjects of scientific investigation
statistical data
