Steps in Quantitative Research

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What is one of the considerations in developing a research question?

Substantive issues

What is one of the early steps in a quantitative research project?

Reading, conceptualizing, and theorizing

What is one of the practical concerns that must be considered in identifying research questions?

Practical and ethical concerns

What is one of the activities involved in the early steps of a quantitative research project?

<p>Reviewing ideas with colleagues or advisers</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of issues should researchers consider when developing a research question?

<p>Substantive, clinical, and methodologic issues</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of a thorough literature review in quantitative research?

<p>To understand what is already known about a research problem and build on existing theory or research</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is one of the key elements in the early steps of a quantitative research project?

<p>Formulating and delimiting the problem</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of formulating hypotheses in quantitative research?

<p>To state the relationships expected to be found as a result of the study</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of performing quantitative research within the context of a theoretical framework?

<p>It facilitates the development of hypotheses and predictions that can be tested through empirical research</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are researchers deciding upon during the Design and Planning Phase of quantitative research?

<p>The methods and procedures to be used to address the research question</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the research design in quantitative studies?

<p>The overall plan for obtaining answers to the questions being studied</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the hypothesis state in quantitative research?

<p>The relationships researchers expect to find as a result of the study.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does selecting a research design involve in quantitative studies?

<p>Specifying which specific design will be adopted and what controls will be used</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of defining the framework and developing conceptual definitions in quantitative research?

<p>To specify which specific design will be adopted and what controls will be used.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Quantitative research projects typically involve activities with a strong conceptual or intellectual element.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

In quantitative research, the identification of research questions must take into consideration practical and ethical concerns.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

The early steps in a quantitative research project include reading, conceptualizing, theorizing, and reviewing ideas with colleagues or advisers.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

One of the first things a researcher must do in a quantitative research project is develop a research problem and research questions.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

Good research depends to a great degree on good hypotheses in quantitative studies.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

In quantitative research, the obtainig of an answer usually follows a linear sequence of steps.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

Quantitative research is typically conducted without the context of previous knowledge.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

A thorough literature review in quantitative studies is usually conducted after data collection.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

Researchers embarking on a clinical nursing/midwifery study do not benefit from spending time in clinical settings.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

Clinical fieldwork can provide perspectives on recent clinical trends and relevant health care delivery models.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

Quantitative research is not performed within the context of a theoretical framework.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

A hypothesis is a statement of the researcher's expectations about relationships between the variables under investigation.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

The research question identifies the concepts under investigation and asks how the concepts might be related.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

Researchers make decisions about the methods and procedures to be used to address the research question during the Design and Planning Phase.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

A wide variety of research designs is available for quantitative studies, including only experimental designs.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

In quantitative studies, research designs tend to be highly varied.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

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