STATISTICS FOR NURSING RESEARCH A
WORKBOOK REVISION HANDBOOK 2026
HYPOTHESIS TESTING AND DATA
INTERPRETATION
◉ The purpose of a study was to identify caring behaviors desired
by patents with (AIDS) or (HIV) infection. This purpose statement
indicates that the study probably is an example of. Answer:
Descriptive research
◉ Sources of research problems for nursing research include.
Answer: Nursing practice, Areas of health concern, and the literature
◉ Which of the following statements about research objectives,
questions, and hypotheses is true?. Answer: They are used to link
the research problem and purpose to the study methods and
analysis strategies
◉ The statement "People want control of their own health
problems" is an example of which of the following?. Answer:
Assumption
◉ A small urepresentative sample s an example of which of the
following?. Answer: Methodologcal limitation
,◉ Data analyses are conducted to reduce, organize, and give
meaning to the data. Data analyses are used to produce which of the
following?. Answer: Results
◉ Extraneous variables may be controlled by. Answer: Selecting a
homogeneous sample
◉ Which of the following are the four major parts most often
included in a research report?. Answer: Introduction, methods,
results, discussion
◉ Which section of a quantitative research report includes the
implications of the findings for nursing practice and theory and the
recommendation for further research?. Answer: Discussion
◉ The "Methods" section of a research report should include a
subsection on the measurement methods used. Which of the
following statements related to the information to be included in
this subsection?. Answer: Sufficient information about the
instrument must be provided for he reader to see the link between
the concept and the way it was operationalized in the study
◉ Research outcomes should focus on. Answer: specific
recommendations for implementation (or not) of the findings in
,practice, what the findings contribute to building knowledge, and
specific recommendations for future research
◉ Which of the following are measured in research?. Answer:
Variables
◉ Which of the following statements correctly describes a true
experiment?. Answer: Making modifications to true experimental
designs decreases their internal and external validity
◉ Which of the following statements is a belief reflective of the
worldview on which qualitative research is based?. Answer: There is
not a single reality
◉ Scientific rigor in qualitative studies requires. Answer: Openness
in collecting data
◉ The research question of a phenomenological study of the birth of
a first child might be. Answer: What is the meaning of a woman's
lived experience of having a first child
◉ Grounded theory is based on the belief that. Answer: It is possible
to understand the process by which something happens, rather that
just describing what is happening
, ◉ The emic approach to ethnographic research involves studying.
Answer: Behavior from within the culture
◉ Which of the following statements about historical research is
true?. Answer: Triangulation of data collection methods and
verification from other sources make life histories more valuable
◉ Data collection and data analysis occur simultaneously in
qualitative research. One technique that is used to help the research
to not misinterpret the phenomenon as the subject experiences it is
to set aside what is known about the experiences. This technique is
called. Answer: Bracketing
◉ Which qualitative research methodology requires the
understanding of culture before initiating data collection?. Answer:
Ethnographic
◉ The process of external criticism is used in which of the following
qualitative research methodologies?. Answer: Historical
◉ Internal criticism in historical research refers to. Answer:
Identifying possible biases, which threaten the accuracy of what was
said
WORKBOOK REVISION HANDBOOK 2026
HYPOTHESIS TESTING AND DATA
INTERPRETATION
◉ The purpose of a study was to identify caring behaviors desired
by patents with (AIDS) or (HIV) infection. This purpose statement
indicates that the study probably is an example of. Answer:
Descriptive research
◉ Sources of research problems for nursing research include.
Answer: Nursing practice, Areas of health concern, and the literature
◉ Which of the following statements about research objectives,
questions, and hypotheses is true?. Answer: They are used to link
the research problem and purpose to the study methods and
analysis strategies
◉ The statement "People want control of their own health
problems" is an example of which of the following?. Answer:
Assumption
◉ A small urepresentative sample s an example of which of the
following?. Answer: Methodologcal limitation
,◉ Data analyses are conducted to reduce, organize, and give
meaning to the data. Data analyses are used to produce which of the
following?. Answer: Results
◉ Extraneous variables may be controlled by. Answer: Selecting a
homogeneous sample
◉ Which of the following are the four major parts most often
included in a research report?. Answer: Introduction, methods,
results, discussion
◉ Which section of a quantitative research report includes the
implications of the findings for nursing practice and theory and the
recommendation for further research?. Answer: Discussion
◉ The "Methods" section of a research report should include a
subsection on the measurement methods used. Which of the
following statements related to the information to be included in
this subsection?. Answer: Sufficient information about the
instrument must be provided for he reader to see the link between
the concept and the way it was operationalized in the study
◉ Research outcomes should focus on. Answer: specific
recommendations for implementation (or not) of the findings in
,practice, what the findings contribute to building knowledge, and
specific recommendations for future research
◉ Which of the following are measured in research?. Answer:
Variables
◉ Which of the following statements correctly describes a true
experiment?. Answer: Making modifications to true experimental
designs decreases their internal and external validity
◉ Which of the following statements is a belief reflective of the
worldview on which qualitative research is based?. Answer: There is
not a single reality
◉ Scientific rigor in qualitative studies requires. Answer: Openness
in collecting data
◉ The research question of a phenomenological study of the birth of
a first child might be. Answer: What is the meaning of a woman's
lived experience of having a first child
◉ Grounded theory is based on the belief that. Answer: It is possible
to understand the process by which something happens, rather that
just describing what is happening
, ◉ The emic approach to ethnographic research involves studying.
Answer: Behavior from within the culture
◉ Which of the following statements about historical research is
true?. Answer: Triangulation of data collection methods and
verification from other sources make life histories more valuable
◉ Data collection and data analysis occur simultaneously in
qualitative research. One technique that is used to help the research
to not misinterpret the phenomenon as the subject experiences it is
to set aside what is known about the experiences. This technique is
called. Answer: Bracketing
◉ Which qualitative research methodology requires the
understanding of culture before initiating data collection?. Answer:
Ethnographic
◉ The process of external criticism is used in which of the following
qualitative research methodologies?. Answer: Historical
◉ Internal criticism in historical research refers to. Answer:
Identifying possible biases, which threaten the accuracy of what was
said
