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What is the most appropriate research design to determine the impact of tobacco and alcohol use on the length of hospital stay of orthopedic surgical patients?
What is the most appropriate research design to determine the impact of tobacco and alcohol use on the length of hospital stay of orthopedic surgical patients?
- Ethnographic
- Experimental
- Correlational (correct)
- Comparative descriptive
Which research design is suitable for studying the effect of a video teaching program on weight loss?
Which research design is suitable for studying the effect of a video teaching program on weight loss?
- Equivalent groups post-test only design (correct)
- Correlational design
- Comparative descriptive design
- Equivalent groups pre- and post-test design
What is the most effective research design to compare the effectiveness of two treatments in reducing local hematoma following femoral angiography?
What is the most effective research design to compare the effectiveness of two treatments in reducing local hematoma following femoral angiography?
- Comparative descriptive
- Experimental (correct)
- One-shot case study
- Correlational
How would establishing the reliability of a research design impact the study?
How would establishing the reliability of a research design impact the study?
What is the most appropriate method to study wound healing characteristics?
What is the most appropriate method to study wound healing characteristics?
Which of the following is an advantage of a stratified random sample?
Which of the following is an advantage of a stratified random sample?
What method is most likely to result in the best response rates to questionnaires?
What method is most likely to result in the best response rates to questionnaires?
What is the purpose of backing up a research database?
What is the purpose of backing up a research database?
What is the main purpose of conducting pilot studies?
What is the main purpose of conducting pilot studies?
When using descriptive statistics, what is their main function?
When using descriptive statistics, what is their main function?
Which of the following is an example of ordinal data?
Which of the following is an example of ordinal data?
What is a characteristic of ratio level data?
What is a characteristic of ratio level data?
What is the purpose of size calculation prior to commencing a research study?
What is the purpose of size calculation prior to commencing a research study?
Where is the most precise level of measurement found?
Where is the most precise level of measurement found?
What is the purpose of using questionnaire scales?
What is the purpose of using questionnaire scales?
Why is triangulation used in research studies?
Why is triangulation used in research studies?
What should a researcher do to maximize the order of measurements in a study?
What should a researcher do to maximize the order of measurements in a study?
At what point can data collection commence in a research study?
At what point can data collection commence in a research study?