EDAPT EVALUATING QUANTITATIVE AND
QUALITATIVE DATA STUDY SHEET SOLVED
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
VERIFIED PREP CONTENT
●● Problem statements are descriptions of the __________.
Developing the research question is the step in the research process that
immediately precedes __________.
The literature review may __________.
Answer: Disparity between what is known and not known
Determining the research design
Reveal studies that can be replicated
●● Match the research design to the description.
Answer: *Quantitative* - The traditional approach to scientific research
that assumes events are not random but linked to an associated cause.
*Qualitative* - A naturalist approach to inquiry that represents a view of
reality that is constructed by the individual.
,*Mixed methods* - An approach that involves the description of a
measurable state of a phenomenon and the individual's subjective
response to it.
●● Nursing research follows a systematic process. Place the steps of the
research process in the correct order.
Answer: 1. Determine the problem
2. Review the literature
3. Design the study
4. Collect data
5. Analyze the data
6. Communicate the results
7. Implement practice change
●● Drag and drop the research characteristics into the correct column.
Answer: *Quantitative:*
Objective data is seen and measured
Participant samples represent an overall population
Analysis uses descriptive and inferential statistics
Uses inference to generalize findings to a larger population
Researcher is objective and detached
*Qualitative:*
,Reality is constructed by the individual
Researcher is personally involved
Transfers knowledge from specific cases to similar cases
Themes are identified and evaluated to determine meaning
Individual cases are represented by informants
●● Research studies that focus on primary data collection by the
researcher are called __________.
Research studies that use secondary data that has previously been
collected are called __________.
When data is collected over a long period of time, the study is called
__________.
When data is collected at a single point in time across multiple
populations, the study is called __________.
Answer: Prospective
Retrospective
Longitudinal
Cross-sectional
, ●● A nurse researcher is testing whether an intervention for fall
prevention is effective. Which evidence is best for this type of problem?
Answer: Experimental prospective quantitative study
●● The nurse researcher wants to determine obstacles to compliance
with a pressure ulcer prevention intervention regimen. Which evidence
is best for this type of problem?
Answer: Qualitative study using focus groups of nurses
●● Quantitative research provides some of the strongest evidence for
nursing practice. Which best describes the rationale for this statement?
Answer: This type of research enables confidence in the effectiveness of
an intervention.
●● Which research question is best answered with a quantitative design?
Answer: Does the use of chair alarms impact fall rates over time?
●● Match the research design to the study described.
Answer: *Quasi-experimental* - The nurse introduces a new technique
for stress reduction to a group of participants selected from a
convenience sample.
*Quantitative* - The nurse focuses on improving a clinical intervention
for clients with heart failure.
QUALITATIVE DATA STUDY SHEET SOLVED
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
VERIFIED PREP CONTENT
●● Problem statements are descriptions of the __________.
Developing the research question is the step in the research process that
immediately precedes __________.
The literature review may __________.
Answer: Disparity between what is known and not known
Determining the research design
Reveal studies that can be replicated
●● Match the research design to the description.
Answer: *Quantitative* - The traditional approach to scientific research
that assumes events are not random but linked to an associated cause.
*Qualitative* - A naturalist approach to inquiry that represents a view of
reality that is constructed by the individual.
,*Mixed methods* - An approach that involves the description of a
measurable state of a phenomenon and the individual's subjective
response to it.
●● Nursing research follows a systematic process. Place the steps of the
research process in the correct order.
Answer: 1. Determine the problem
2. Review the literature
3. Design the study
4. Collect data
5. Analyze the data
6. Communicate the results
7. Implement practice change
●● Drag and drop the research characteristics into the correct column.
Answer: *Quantitative:*
Objective data is seen and measured
Participant samples represent an overall population
Analysis uses descriptive and inferential statistics
Uses inference to generalize findings to a larger population
Researcher is objective and detached
*Qualitative:*
,Reality is constructed by the individual
Researcher is personally involved
Transfers knowledge from specific cases to similar cases
Themes are identified and evaluated to determine meaning
Individual cases are represented by informants
●● Research studies that focus on primary data collection by the
researcher are called __________.
Research studies that use secondary data that has previously been
collected are called __________.
When data is collected over a long period of time, the study is called
__________.
When data is collected at a single point in time across multiple
populations, the study is called __________.
Answer: Prospective
Retrospective
Longitudinal
Cross-sectional
, ●● A nurse researcher is testing whether an intervention for fall
prevention is effective. Which evidence is best for this type of problem?
Answer: Experimental prospective quantitative study
●● The nurse researcher wants to determine obstacles to compliance
with a pressure ulcer prevention intervention regimen. Which evidence
is best for this type of problem?
Answer: Qualitative study using focus groups of nurses
●● Quantitative research provides some of the strongest evidence for
nursing practice. Which best describes the rationale for this statement?
Answer: This type of research enables confidence in the effectiveness of
an intervention.
●● Which research question is best answered with a quantitative design?
Answer: Does the use of chair alarms impact fall rates over time?
●● Match the research design to the study described.
Answer: *Quasi-experimental* - The nurse introduces a new technique
for stress reduction to a group of participants selected from a
convenience sample.
*Quantitative* - The nurse focuses on improving a clinical intervention
for clients with heart failure.
