Chapter 13: Rigor and Interpretations in Quantitative Research
QUESTIONS WITH WELL VERIFIED ANSWERS
Statistical results must be - answer☑️✔️..interpreted to be of use to clinicians and other
researchers.
Results need to be understood and evaluated within - answer☑️✔️..the theory that has been
proposed, the existing evidence, and the strengths/limitations of research methods
Interpretive Tasks - answer☑️✔️..Involves addressing six considerations
- *Credibility* and accuracy of results
- *Precision* of the estimate of effects
- *Magnitude* of effects and importance
- *Meaning* of results
- *Generalizability* of results
- *Implications* of the results for practice, theory, and further research
Inference and Interpretation - answer☑️✔️..- *Inference* is drawing conclusions based on
logical reasoning and based on limited information
- *Interpreting* research findings involves making lots of inferences
Proxy - answer☑️✔️..One thing standing in for something else in research (ex: a sample is a
proxy for a population)
T or F: Statistical results provide the most meaningful means of communication about a study's
results. - answer☑️✔️..*False*
Rationale: Statistical results do not, in and of themselves, communicate much meaning. They
must be interpreted to be of use to others.
QUESTIONS WITH WELL VERIFIED ANSWERS
Statistical results must be - answer☑️✔️..interpreted to be of use to clinicians and other
researchers.
Results need to be understood and evaluated within - answer☑️✔️..the theory that has been
proposed, the existing evidence, and the strengths/limitations of research methods
Interpretive Tasks - answer☑️✔️..Involves addressing six considerations
- *Credibility* and accuracy of results
- *Precision* of the estimate of effects
- *Magnitude* of effects and importance
- *Meaning* of results
- *Generalizability* of results
- *Implications* of the results for practice, theory, and further research
Inference and Interpretation - answer☑️✔️..- *Inference* is drawing conclusions based on
logical reasoning and based on limited information
- *Interpreting* research findings involves making lots of inferences
Proxy - answer☑️✔️..One thing standing in for something else in research (ex: a sample is a
proxy for a population)
T or F: Statistical results provide the most meaningful means of communication about a study's
results. - answer☑️✔️..*False*
Rationale: Statistical results do not, in and of themselves, communicate much meaning. They
must be interpreted to be of use to others.
