Final Review

Which two levels of measurement are categorical?

Operationalization is the refinement of abstract concepts and process of thinking through various meanings of concepts

Purposive sampling involves selecting participants due to their relevance to the research question of interest.

In cluster sampling, the population is divided into groups that are different from each other

The difference between ratio and interval variables is that ratio variables have an absolute zero

Select all that that are true of descriptive statistics.

The population is divided into comparable groups and a random sample of the groups is selected

Inferential statistics are concerned with drawing conclusions from data.

Pragmatic trials were born out of what concern?

Select the statement that best describes why we use sampling in research.

What is measurement validity?

What is measurement reliability?

Purposive sampling is conducted mainly for what type of study?

Why do we conduct non-probability sampling?

Select all who are part of the target audience for knowledge translation

Select the 4 levels of measurement

You gain access to a full list of the population within your sampling frame and recruit every second person on the list.

What is the primary aim of knowledge translation?

What is the primary advantage of probability sampling?