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

  • Substantive issues (correct)
  • Funding requirements
  • Public opinion
  • Weather conditions

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

  • Conducting interviews and surveys
  • Reading, conceptualizing, and theorizing (correct)
  • Statistical analysis
  • Writing the final report

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

  • Economic concerns
  • Practical and ethical concerns (correct)
  • Cultural concerns
  • Theoretical 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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