NRS 433V WEEK 5 RESEARCH CRITIQUES AND
PICOT FINAL FINAL PAPER 2026 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FULL SOLUTION
GRADED A+
◉ What is the researcher's obligation when making design
decisions? Answer: To clarify the purpose of the study and design it
to achieve this purpose in a trustworthy way.
◉ What are the three phases of decision making in research design?
Answer: Identify assumptions about knowledge, select a design that
serves the study's purpose, develop detailed plans for
implementation.
◉ What is the difference between exploratory and confirmatory
studies? Answer: Exploratory studies generate new knowledge
about a phenomenon, while confirmatory studies test a hypothesis
about a relationship between variables.
◉ What is a variable in research? Answer: A characteristic, event, or
response that represents elements of the research question in a
measurable way.
, ◉ What is a descriptive variable? Answer: Characteristics that
describe the sample and provide a composite picture of the subjects;
not manipulated by the researcher.
◉ What is an independent variable? Answer: A factor introduced to
measure an expected effect; the cause in cause and effect.
◉ What is a dependent variable? Answer: An outcome of interest
that occurs after the introduction of an independent variable; the
effect in cause and effect.
◉ What is an extraneous variable? Answer: Factors that affect the
outcome but are not part of the planned experiment and may
confuse results.
◉ What is descriptive research? Answer: Research designed to
describe in detail some process, event, or outcome when little is
known about the research question.
◉ What is correlation research? Answer: Research that quantifies
the strength and direction of the relationship between two variables.
◉ What is predictive research? Answer: Research that seeks
variables measured at one time that may predict an outcome
measured at a different time.
PICOT FINAL FINAL PAPER 2026 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FULL SOLUTION
GRADED A+
◉ What is the researcher's obligation when making design
decisions? Answer: To clarify the purpose of the study and design it
to achieve this purpose in a trustworthy way.
◉ What are the three phases of decision making in research design?
Answer: Identify assumptions about knowledge, select a design that
serves the study's purpose, develop detailed plans for
implementation.
◉ What is the difference between exploratory and confirmatory
studies? Answer: Exploratory studies generate new knowledge
about a phenomenon, while confirmatory studies test a hypothesis
about a relationship between variables.
◉ What is a variable in research? Answer: A characteristic, event, or
response that represents elements of the research question in a
measurable way.
, ◉ What is a descriptive variable? Answer: Characteristics that
describe the sample and provide a composite picture of the subjects;
not manipulated by the researcher.
◉ What is an independent variable? Answer: A factor introduced to
measure an expected effect; the cause in cause and effect.
◉ What is a dependent variable? Answer: An outcome of interest
that occurs after the introduction of an independent variable; the
effect in cause and effect.
◉ What is an extraneous variable? Answer: Factors that affect the
outcome but are not part of the planned experiment and may
confuse results.
◉ What is descriptive research? Answer: Research designed to
describe in detail some process, event, or outcome when little is
known about the research question.
◉ What is correlation research? Answer: Research that quantifies
the strength and direction of the relationship between two variables.
◉ What is predictive research? Answer: Research that seeks
variables measured at one time that may predict an outcome
measured at a different time.
