Q or Q and Design
Data and Stats
Variables
Hypothesis
Terms
Miscellaneous
Research reports and their critiques
100

Main types of Qualitative Research

What are Historical, Phenomenological, Grounded Theory, and Ethnographic?

100

This value occurs most often in a set of data. 

What is the mode?

100

This type of variable is consistent with the outcome in the study. 

What is the dependent variable?

100

There is a negative correlation between using a map and reaching a destination is this type of hypothesis.

What is associative, directional, research and simple?

100

When a researcher selects a sample from a population they have easy access too this is referred to as this kind of sample and this type of sampling.

What is an accessible sample and convenience sampling?

100

PICO stands for this. 

What is 

Population

Intervention

Comparison

Outcome?

100

This part of a research report explains how the study was planned including design, sampling, data collection processes and how subjects are assigned. 

What is the methods section?

200

Main types of Quantitative Research designs.

What are Descriptive, Correlational, Quasi-Experimental and Experimental?

200

This is the middle value in a group of data. 

What is the median?

200

The manipulated variable that has an effect on the outcome is known as:

What is the independent variable?

200
There is no difference when a driver uses google maps to find a location is this type of hypothesis. 

What is null and simple?

200

This type of error occurs when the null hypothesis is false but is retained. The probability of this error is decreased by setting a higher level of significance and increasing the size of the sample. 

What is type II error?

200

This feature in a research report guides the study and provides a frame for context. 

What is the theoretical framework?

200

This section of the research report details the data collected and the statistical analysis. 

What is the results section? 

300

Items required for an experimental design, which is the most effective for establishing cause and effect relationships are:

What are

Manipulation of independent variable

Random assignment

At least 2 groups?

300

This central value is determined by adding up all the scores and dividing by the total number of scores being summed. 

What is the mean?

300

This type of variable is something that is not the focus of the study but should be acknowledged or controlled for as they are aspects of the sample. 

What are extraneous variables?
300

There is a relationship between OnStar Navigation, frequent rest stops, good food and reaching a destination is this type of hypothesis. 

What is associative, non directional, research and complex. 

300

The group of subject that does not receive a treatment or intervention is referred to as.. 

What is the control group?

300

If a subject has agreed to participate in a study after being provided knowledge and comprehension of the purpose of the subject they are said to have this. 

What is informed consent?

300

The summary of knowledge on a topic, theoretical and scientific is contained in this portion of  a research report, and the problem statement is usually found at the end of this section, indicating the significance and need for the study. 

What is the review of literature section?

400

This is true in non experimental studies. 

The independent variable cannot truly be manipulated. 

400

The level of measurement that categorizes data from least to most is know as this.

What is ordinal?

400

These variables may be evaluated in descriptive statistics as they are aspects of the sample. 

What are descriptive statistics?

400

Travelers that use maps will be better in reaching their destinations is what type of hypothesis. 

Causal, directional, research and simple

400

A "treatment" also known as the independent variable can be applied or withheld from a group by the researcher. This is known as.. 

What is manipulation

400

The ethical integrity of a proposed study should be evaluated by:

What is the Institutional Review Board?

400

Is there indication of the significance to nursing is an important question to ask when critiquing this. 

What is the research problem?

500
This type of research design is used to examine the strength of a relationship between variables. 

What is correlational?

500

Data that can is assigned by name or title that can not be ranked is considered this level of measurement.

What is nominal?

500

In the following hypothesis; Urinary tract infections can result from poor technique during catheterization; poor technique is the: 

What is the independent variable?

500

 A well written hypothesis should do this.

What is clearly define the relationship between 2 or more variables?

500

The rules used by a researcher that decrease the possibility of error are referred to as: 

What is control?

500

A study that is a form of correlational research that compares a current outcome to a potential past cause is known as:

What is retrospective research?

500

A problem statement is typically found at the end of this section, indicating the significance of the problem and the need for the study to occur. 

What is the literature review section?

600

A study that lacks 1 of the 3 components of experimental research utilizes this design?

What is quasi-experimental?

600

This term is used when differences between groups are likely not due to chance and evidenced by a p-value below the level set for the study. 

What is statistical significance?

600
In the following hypothesis: There is a difference between indoor and outdoor temperatures indicates that the hypothesis is:

What is non directional?

600
The air speed of a unladen swallow is related to the origin of the bird is considered to be this type of hypothesis. 

What is associative?

600

Probability sampling is also known as this.

What is random sampling?

600

Tools that measure a variable from one reading to the next consistently are said to be:

What is reliable?

600

The researcher critiques their own study in this section of the report. 

What is the discussion section?

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