SOLUTION 2026 GUARANTEED TO PASS.
⫸ Qualitative Research. Answer: Descriptive, non-numeric data like
interviews, observations, and experiences.
⫸ Independent Variable. Answer: The variable the researcher
controls; the cause.
⫸ Dependent Variable. Answer: The variable that changes in
response; the effect.
⫸ Confounding Variable. Answer: A third factor influencing both
independent and dependent variables.
⫸ Continuous Variable. Answer: A variable that can take any value
within a range (e.g., temperature).
⫸ Dichotomous Variable. Answer: A variable with only two
categories (e.g., diabetic/non-diabetic).
⫸ Nominal Data. Answer: Categorical data with no order (e.g., blood
type).
, ⫸ Ordinal Data. Answer: Ordered categories without equal spacing
(e.g., pain scale).
⫸ Interval Data. Answer: Numerical data with equal intervals but no
true zero (e.g., temperature).
⫸ Ratio Data. Answer: Numerical data with a true zero (e.g., weight,
height).
⫸ Randomized Control Trial (RCT). Answer: Participants are
randomly assigned to intervention vs control.
⫸ Cross-Sectional Study. Answer: One-time snapshot of a population
at a single point in time.
⫸ Time-Series Analysis. Answer: Data collected at equal time
intervals (weekly, monthly, yearly).
⫸ Longitudinal Study. Answer: Repeated observations of the same
subjects over time.
⫸ Cohort Study. Answer: Follow exposed vs unexposed groups over
time (prospective or retrospective).
⫸ Prospective Study. Answer: Looks forward in time; outcomes have
not yet occurred.