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B) Whatgdressinggselectionsgworkgbestgforgagwoundgdehiscence?
C) Howg dog siblingsg reactg tog ag newg babyg ofg ag secondg marriageg afterg divorceg ofg theirg parents?
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gthroughgsystematic,g logicalg stepsg tog collectg informationg underg controlledg co
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g researchg mostgoftengexploresgthegsubjectivegexperiencesgofghumangbeings,g
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B) Quantitativegresearchgisgoftengviewedgasg"hard"gscience.gItgprogressesgthro
ughgsystematic,g logicalg stepsg tog collectg informationg underg controlledg conditi
ons.g Theginformationg isg analyzedg usingg statisticalg procedures.g Qualitativeg res
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chg wouldgbegexemplifiedgingoptionsgA,gC,gandgD.
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ughgsystematic,g logicalg stepsg tog collectg informationg underg controlledg conditi C)
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dghowgtheyginterpretgthosegexperiences.gUsinggpriorgcopinggskillsg(lifegexperie
nces)gandgapplyinggthemgtogcurrentgsituationsgingordergtoginterpretgthegprocess
gofgAlzheimer'sgdiseasegisgangexamplegofgphenomenology.gGroundedgtheorygis
gresearchgtogunderstandgsocialgstructuresgandgsocialgprocesses.gEthnography gis
gresearchgthatgprovidesgagframeworkgtogfocusgongthegculturegofgaggroupgofgp
eople.gSubstantivegdimensiongisgnotgagresearchgtradition,grathergagwaygtogcritiq
uegresearchgreports.
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B) Phenomenologygisgresearchgthatginvestigatesgpeople'sglifegexperiencesgandgho
wgtheyginterpretgthosegexperiences.gUsinggpriorgcopinggskillsg(lifegexperiences
)gandgapplyinggthemgtogcurrentgsituationsgingordergtoginterpretgthegprocessgofg
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earchgtogunderstandgsocialgstructuresgandgsocialgprocesses.gEthnographygisgres
earchgthatgprovidesgagframeworkgtogfocusgongthegculturegofgaggroupgofgpeopl
e.gSubstantivegdimensiongisgnotgagresearchgtradition,grathergagwaygtogcritiqueg
researchgreports.gAssessment
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C) Phenomenologygisgresearchgthatginvestigatesgpeople'sglifegexperiencesgandgho
wgtheyginterpretgthosegexperiences.gUsinggpriorgcopinggskillsg(lifegexperiences
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earchgtogunderstandgsocialgstructuresgandgsocialgprocesses.gEthnographygisgres
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gthegresearcherg wishesg tog explaing org predict.g Theg independentg variableg isg theg
presumedgcausegofgorginfluencegongthegdependentgvariable.gIngthisgsituation,gth
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esearcherg wishesg tog explaing org predict.g Theg independentg variableg isg theg presu
medgcausegofgorginfluencegongthegdependentgvariable.gIngthisgsituation,gthegpre
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fg independentgvariables,gorgthosegthingsgthatgcausegorghaveganginfluencegongt
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C) Thegdependentgvariablegisgthegbehavior,gcharacteristic,gorgoutcomegthatgthegr
esearcherg wishesg tog explaing org predict.g Theg independentg variableg isg theg presu
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esearcherg wishesg tog explaing org predict.g Theg independentg variableg isg theg presu
medgcausegofgorginfluencegongthegdependentgvariable.gIngthisgsituation,gthegpre
dictiongisgtheg successg ong NCLEX®.g Allg theg otherg optionsgwouldg beg examplesg o
fg independentgvariables,gorgthosegthingsgthatgcausegorghaveganginfluencegongt
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