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NURSING RESEARCH QUIZ QUESTIONS EXAM 2026-2027
ALL QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS EXAM 2026 LATEST
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Why would a researcher assign subjects randomly in a study?
A. To eliminate the need to establish eligibility criteria for participants.
B. To increase the chance that the study group and control group will be
different from each other at baseline.
C. To help ensure that all groups within a study are representative of the larger
population.
D. To help ensure that current events do not influence the outcomes of the
study.
C. To help ensure that all groups within a study are representative of the larger
population.
The nurse researcher designed a study examining anxiety among elementary
school children. If a widely publicized murder of a child occurred in the city
during the time frame of the study, what type of threat to internal validity
would the murder represent?
A. Selection bias
B. Instrumentation
C. Maturation
D. Historical
D. Historical
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What is the overall purpose of the research design in a quantitative study?
A. To assist the researcher in identifying gaps in the scientific knowledge
base.
B. To identify the problem statement.
C. To provide the plan for answering the research questions.
D. To determine the sample size for the study.
C. To provide the plan for answering the research questions.
The following is an example of what type of data collection tool?
"How satisfied are you with your care while you were in the hospital?"
1-Very satisfied
2-Moderately satisfied
3-Undecided
4-Moderately dissatisfied
5-Very dissatisfied
A. This is an example of using a focus group.
B. This is a Likert scale used on a questionnaire or survey.
C. This is observational data, used to establish interrater agreement.
D. This is biometric data.
B. This is a Likert scale used on a questionnaire or survey.
Which of the following statements is accurate regarding reliability and
validity?
A. Reliability is the ability of an instrument to measure something consistently,
while validity is the ability of an instrument to measure something accurately.
B. Types of validity include test-retest validity and internal consistency
validity. Types of reliability include content reliability and construct reliability.
C. Reliability and validity have nothing to do with error.
D. Reliability is the ability of an instrument to measure something accurately,
while validity is the ability of an instrument to measure something
consistently.
A. Reliability is the ability of an instrument to measure something consistently, while
validity is the ability of an instrument to measure something accurately.
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Which term represents the most frequent score in a frequency distribution?
A. Percentile
B. Median
C. Mean
D. Mode
D. Mode
A nurse researcher is interested in estimating how reliably data can be used to
generalize the findings of a study. In order for this to occur, the researcher
should use:
A. Nonparametric statistics
B. Mathematical statistics
C. Inferential statistics
D. Descriptive statistics
C. Inferential statistics
A researcher is interested in describing and summarizing the characteristics
of the sample used in the study. To do this, the researcher will use:
A. Descriptive statistics
B. Mathematical statistics
C. Inferential statistics
D. Nonparametric statistics
A. Descriptive statistics
Which of the following is an example of nominal level data?
A. Test scores
B. Educational level
C. Marital status
D. Weight
C. Marital status
A nurse researcher would choose to use a correlational study of multiple
variables for which purpose?
NURSING RESEARCH QUIZ QUESTIONS EXAM 2026-2027
ALL QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS EXAM 2026 LATEST
EDITION SOLVED QUESTIONS & ANSWERS VERIFIED
Why would a researcher assign subjects randomly in a study?
A. To eliminate the need to establish eligibility criteria for participants.
B. To increase the chance that the study group and control group will be
different from each other at baseline.
C. To help ensure that all groups within a study are representative of the larger
population.
D. To help ensure that current events do not influence the outcomes of the
study.
C. To help ensure that all groups within a study are representative of the larger
population.
The nurse researcher designed a study examining anxiety among elementary
school children. If a widely publicized murder of a child occurred in the city
during the time frame of the study, what type of threat to internal validity
would the murder represent?
A. Selection bias
B. Instrumentation
C. Maturation
D. Historical
D. Historical
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What is the overall purpose of the research design in a quantitative study?
A. To assist the researcher in identifying gaps in the scientific knowledge
base.
B. To identify the problem statement.
C. To provide the plan for answering the research questions.
D. To determine the sample size for the study.
C. To provide the plan for answering the research questions.
The following is an example of what type of data collection tool?
"How satisfied are you with your care while you were in the hospital?"
1-Very satisfied
2-Moderately satisfied
3-Undecided
4-Moderately dissatisfied
5-Very dissatisfied
A. This is an example of using a focus group.
B. This is a Likert scale used on a questionnaire or survey.
C. This is observational data, used to establish interrater agreement.
D. This is biometric data.
B. This is a Likert scale used on a questionnaire or survey.
Which of the following statements is accurate regarding reliability and
validity?
A. Reliability is the ability of an instrument to measure something consistently,
while validity is the ability of an instrument to measure something accurately.
B. Types of validity include test-retest validity and internal consistency
validity. Types of reliability include content reliability and construct reliability.
C. Reliability and validity have nothing to do with error.
D. Reliability is the ability of an instrument to measure something accurately,
while validity is the ability of an instrument to measure something
consistently.
A. Reliability is the ability of an instrument to measure something consistently, while
validity is the ability of an instrument to measure something accurately.
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Which term represents the most frequent score in a frequency distribution?
A. Percentile
B. Median
C. Mean
D. Mode
D. Mode
A nurse researcher is interested in estimating how reliably data can be used to
generalize the findings of a study. In order for this to occur, the researcher
should use:
A. Nonparametric statistics
B. Mathematical statistics
C. Inferential statistics
D. Descriptive statistics
C. Inferential statistics
A researcher is interested in describing and summarizing the characteristics
of the sample used in the study. To do this, the researcher will use:
A. Descriptive statistics
B. Mathematical statistics
C. Inferential statistics
D. Nonparametric statistics
A. Descriptive statistics
Which of the following is an example of nominal level data?
A. Test scores
B. Educational level
C. Marital status
D. Weight
C. Marital status
A nurse researcher would choose to use a correlational study of multiple
variables for which purpose?
