Research Skills III PDF

1. Ratio and interval Measurements are considered a. As continuous data 2. Stratified random sampling a. To ensure representation of all subgroups in the populations 3. What is Nominal data a. The most basic level of measurement in which responses are divided into named...

1. Ratio and interval Measurements are considered a. As continuous data 2. Stratified random sampling a. To ensure representation of all subgroups in the populations 3. What is Nominal data a. The most basic level of measurement in which responses are divided into named groups or categories 4. Research design in which the relationship among two or more variables is examined, but causality cannot be determined is known as a. Correlational study 5. Which statement describes a hypothesis? a. Testing a variable or factor in experiment 6. Smallest part of experimental material used (Plant/Animal/Inanimate) a. Experimental unit 7. What does prescriptive research seek to do? a. Describe the experiment being conducted 8. Which of the following is NOT a PICO element? a. Prophylaxis 9. What is the highest level of evidence that can be used in making clinical decisions? a. RCTs 10. Which of the following attributes is related to quantitative research? a. Explains prevalence, incidence, extent, nature of issue, opinions, ect. 11. The following are the primary objectives in evaluating the data analysis of a research study: a. Understanding the rationale behind the selection of statistical analyses and how well specific analyses test the study's hypothesis 12. Which is the first step of the research process? a. Formulation of a research question 13. What differentiates qualitative and quantitative research methodology? a. All of the above 14. The research problem determines: a. Which methodology will be used 15. Cohort study is: a. Observational 16. Which of the following variables is nominal categorical? a. Blood group (O/A/B/AB) 17. A hypothesis is: a. A statement about the expected results that predicts the effect of independent on the dependent variable 18. When P value equals 0.158 the researcher is saying the results are _____? a. Not statistically significant 19. In which type of study, does the researcher interfere in order to investigate which factors may be responsible for increasing or decreasing the probability of an outcome? a. Randomized controlled trial 20. In which type of study, nor researcher, nor participants are aware, in which group the participants are allocated a. In double blind randomized control trials 21. Which type of study assesses the efficacy of the treatment intervention in a controlled, standardized, and highly monitored setting and usually among highly selected samples of patients? a. Randomized controlled trial 22. Which type of study assesses whether 1 or more treatments are superior to the others? a. Double-blind trial 23. Which type of study can be used to describe the experience of an individual or institution in treating a disease? a. Case series 24. Which type of study compares those who have had an outcome or event with those who have not? a. Case-control study 25. Case control studies are always: a. Retrospective 26. Which type of study follows up a similar group of individuals who are initially free of the outcome of interest but for whom the outcomes have been defined before the events occur? a. Prospective cohort study 27. In which type of study does the investigator identify a group of individuals and then observe them for a specified period after study initiation? a. Prospective study 28. In which type of study does the investigator use information already collected to look for associations? a. Retrospective study 29. Which of the following is true? a. The result is significant at the P