Nursing Research Methods -- Final exam review ACTUAL
EXAM/ MOSTLY TESTED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS| 100% CORRECT SOLUTIONS/GRADE A+
Terms in this set (107)
Quantitative research uses numbers to obtain precise
Quantitative
measurements.
The independent variable influences the dependent variable
Independent variable or outcome, intervention or treatment that is manipulated
by the researcher (the x variable).
Dependent outcome or variable is influenced by the
Dependent variable
independent variable (the y variable)
Qualitative research uses words to describe human
Qualitative
behaviors.
, Definitions of concepts contained in a theory that sounds
Conceptual definition
like dictionary definitions.
Definitions that explicitly state how the variable will be
Operational definition
measured or operationalized; empirical definitions.
A formal statement that describes the problem addressed in
Problem statement
the study.
Purpose statement Indicates the aim of the study.
A simple hypothesis describes the relationship among two
Simple hypothesis
variables.
A complex hypothesis describes the relationships among
Complex hypothesis
three or more variables.
A directional hypothesis is a statement describing the
Directional hypothesis
direction of a relationship among two or more variables.
, A non-directional hypothesis is a statement of the
relationship among two variables that does not predict the
Non-directional hypothesis
direction of the relationship among two variables, that does
not predict the direction of the relationship.
A null hypothesis states that there is no relationship
Null hypothesis
between the variables; the statistical hypothesis.
An idea of something formed by mentally combining all of
Concept
it's characteristics or particulars; a construct.
A coherent group of tested general propositions, commonly
Theory regarded as correct, that can be used as principles of
explanation and prediction for a class of phenomena.
In order to interpret the authors' message. We do literature
What are the purposes of doing
review to demonstrate understanding of a research topic.
literature review?
How much you know-high quality.
(in scholarly studies) pertaining to or being a firsthand
Primary source account, original data, ect. Based on direct knowledge, as
in primary source; primary research.
(in scholarly studies) pertaining to or being a derived or
Secondary source
derivative account, an evaluation of original data.
EXAM/ MOSTLY TESTED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS| 100% CORRECT SOLUTIONS/GRADE A+
Terms in this set (107)
Quantitative research uses numbers to obtain precise
Quantitative
measurements.
The independent variable influences the dependent variable
Independent variable or outcome, intervention or treatment that is manipulated
by the researcher (the x variable).
Dependent outcome or variable is influenced by the
Dependent variable
independent variable (the y variable)
Qualitative research uses words to describe human
Qualitative
behaviors.
, Definitions of concepts contained in a theory that sounds
Conceptual definition
like dictionary definitions.
Definitions that explicitly state how the variable will be
Operational definition
measured or operationalized; empirical definitions.
A formal statement that describes the problem addressed in
Problem statement
the study.
Purpose statement Indicates the aim of the study.
A simple hypothesis describes the relationship among two
Simple hypothesis
variables.
A complex hypothesis describes the relationships among
Complex hypothesis
three or more variables.
A directional hypothesis is a statement describing the
Directional hypothesis
direction of a relationship among two or more variables.
, A non-directional hypothesis is a statement of the
relationship among two variables that does not predict the
Non-directional hypothesis
direction of the relationship among two variables, that does
not predict the direction of the relationship.
A null hypothesis states that there is no relationship
Null hypothesis
between the variables; the statistical hypothesis.
An idea of something formed by mentally combining all of
Concept
it's characteristics or particulars; a construct.
A coherent group of tested general propositions, commonly
Theory regarded as correct, that can be used as principles of
explanation and prediction for a class of phenomena.
In order to interpret the authors' message. We do literature
What are the purposes of doing
review to demonstrate understanding of a research topic.
literature review?
How much you know-high quality.
(in scholarly studies) pertaining to or being a firsthand
Primary source account, original data, ect. Based on direct knowledge, as
in primary source; primary research.
(in scholarly studies) pertaining to or being a derived or
Secondary source
derivative account, an evaluation of original data.
