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QUIZ 2 - NR 449 Exam Study Questions with
Detailed Solutions Graded A+ 2025
what is quantitative design?
measures data and numbers related to research question
what is qualitative design?
seeks to understand the lived experience of research participants or meaning of
phenomenon
what is mixed method design?
both qualitative and quantitative data
exploratory: describes phenomenon
confirmatory: test relationship between variables
what are descriptive variables?
not influenced by study
age, gender, height
what are research variables?
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introduced to a study to measure expected effect
independent: measures effect
dependent: outcome
what are extraneous variables?
not part of planned research but influence outcome
what is a longitudinal study?
collected at select points over time to describe changes
what is grounded theory?
development of a theory based on participants words
what is ethnography?
cultural study researcher immerses themselves in culture
The nurse researcher is studying the features and interactions of a given culture by
immersion in the natural setting over an extended period of time. What type of
descriptive design is the nurse using?
Ethnography
Longitudinal study
Case study
Phenomenology
NR 449
QUIZ 2 - NR 449 Exam Study Questions with
Detailed Solutions Graded A+ 2025
what is quantitative design?
measures data and numbers related to research question
what is qualitative design?
seeks to understand the lived experience of research participants or meaning of
phenomenon
what is mixed method design?
both qualitative and quantitative data
exploratory: describes phenomenon
confirmatory: test relationship between variables
what are descriptive variables?
not influenced by study
age, gender, height
what are research variables?
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introduced to a study to measure expected effect
independent: measures effect
dependent: outcome
what are extraneous variables?
not part of planned research but influence outcome
what is a longitudinal study?
collected at select points over time to describe changes
what is grounded theory?
development of a theory based on participants words
what is ethnography?
cultural study researcher immerses themselves in culture
The nurse researcher is studying the features and interactions of a given culture by
immersion in the natural setting over an extended period of time. What type of
descriptive design is the nurse using?
Ethnography
Longitudinal study
Case study
Phenomenology
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