401208 Research

Chi-square test is used to test:

Process identifying & holding in any preconceived beliefs & opinions one has about phenomena:

What are statistics used to summarise quantitative data known as?

In qualitative research, a guiding principle in deciding sample size is:

Phenomenological study involves all the following features, EXCEPT

Which of the following methods is a form of graphical presentation of data?

What are the three components of evidence based practice?

What is the mode in statistics?

Design that unfolds in the course of a qualitative study as the researcher makes ongoing design

What is the median?

95% confidence interval refers to:

Which measure of central tendency is Influenced by extreme scores and skewed distributions?

The Chi-square test is used to measure the degree of:

A measure of central tendency which is calculated by numbers arranging in numerical order is:

Research design - area inquiry is the manner by which people make sense of social interactions:

Which is true about cluster sampling?

What are the researchers methodological assumptions? They are their

Data has been coded>abstracted codes are grouped logically & a label is allocated to each group

The behaviour of the subjects being observed changes because they are being watched is called?

Which is false about normal distribution curve?

Research systematically processes gathers/analyses info measures/converts into numerical info

Kaplan–Meier estimator curves are related to:

The indices used to measure variation or dispersion among scores are all, except:

Studies that produce basic estimates of rates of disorder in general population & its subgroups

Which of the following is NOT a method of quantitative research?

Type I errors occur:

Scheffe's test is a:

Among the following which is most significant P value?

What is the mean?

In the scientific investigation, the first step is:

Which of the following is TRUE about features of quasi-experimental research design?

What is one advantage of using physiological measurements as sources of Quantitative data?

All research studies involving human participants are subject to ethical approval?

The stages of sampling process comprises of?

The degree to which an instrument measures what it is supposed to be measuring is its:

After data is coded, abstracted codes are grouped logically & label is allocated to each group:

2 important values necessary for describing frequency distribution of a series of observation:

Which of the following is a pre-requisite for the Chi-square test compare?

Samples from a general population are studied over time with respect to some phenomenon:

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic feature of qualitative research?

Randomization is useful to eliminate:

Quantitative data can be best represented by:

Qualitative research design involves?

Age and sex representation is best represented by:

Considerations for choosing sample size include:

Reliability is?

The principles of ethics in nursing research include:

Which of the following data collection method has better subjectivity?

Deductive Reasoning is applied in?

Researcher interviewing children aged 12yrs↓. In addition to parental consent what is required?

All of the following diagrams can be draw from quantitative data, except:

What does the acronym IMRAD stand for?

The standard deviation of a sampling distribution is referred to as the:

Epidemiological study, incubation periods obtained were 2, 5, 8, 10, 25, 10, 30 the median is?

Type of research involving understanding the human experience using non-statistical analysis?

The Spearman's-Brown formula is used to estimate:

Which is NOT related to dealing with extraneous variables in a quantitative research?

Quantitative data collection methods include?

Relationship between two variables can be presented by:

Which statistical parameter requires quantities to be arranged in ascending or descending order

What is the purpose of data analysis in Qualitative research?

A measure used to standardise the central tendency away from the mean across different samples?

Sampling bias or the error resulting from taking a non-random sample of a population include:

Determining the Degrees of Freedom for a 2X2 contingency table for Chi-squire distribution is:

Another name for a bar graph is:

The degree of flatness or peakedness of a graph of a frequency distribution is termed as:

Calculate the mode of 70, 71, 72, 70, 70

In normal distribution curve, sampling values following:

From which two levels of measurement can the mean be calculated?

Which of the following is NOT a type of validity index of a research instrument?

A scatter diagram shows:

Confidentiality of information about participants can be enhanced by:

Which of the following is NOT a qualitative research approach?

The variable in an experiment that is known from the start and does not change is called the:

Which database is LEAST likely to store articles relevant to nursing and midwifery?

Probability values fall on scale between:

Qualitative- derive a complex array of data from variety of sources using variety of methods is

In a highly skewed distribution central tendency is better explained by:

Qualitative data collection methods include?

In a box plot diagram, what proportion of the study sample is represented by the box?

Qualitative method that focuses on description and interpretation of cultural behavior?

Best graph for demonstration of relationship between ages and weight is:

Percentage of data can be shown in:

Gender, age-class, religion, type of disease, and blood group are measured on:

The variable which is influenced by the intervention of the researcher is called:

The p-value is the result of a statistical test that report the?

A statistic calculated in ANOVA:

A hypothesis which a researcher tries to disprove is:

Focus group interviews?

The stability index of a measuring tool is derived through procedures that evaluate:

Normal distribution curve is explained using:

Participants have the right to freedom from harm, injury, disability or death:

At which point in the research process can Qualitative data be analysed?

'Emic perspective' refers to:

All the following are measures of central tendency, except:

An effective literature search must start with the formulation of a focused question?

Which of the following is a characteristic of qualitative research?

Friedman's test is:

How many degrees of freedom would a table with 3 rows and 2 columns have?

A sampling method which involves a random start and a fixed, periodic interval:

In an unstructured interview

The squire of the standard deviation is the:

The 1st step of the research process involves?

Same results are obtained on repeated administrations of the instrument is termed as:

Double blind study means:

Among the measure of dispersion which is the most frequently used:

What is a hypothesis?

A research question is the foundation of any research study & is the 1st step taken in research

Multi-trait-multi-matrix (MTMM) is a procedure developed to establish:

Data collection on everyone/everything in group/population, has advantage of accuracy & detail?

A contingency table (2x2) is used to calculate:

Basic principles accepted as true on the basis of logic or reason without proof or verification

In a random sample taken for a population, the median is higher than:

Outcome is a result of factors planned within design of the study or determined by chance is:

Square root of deviation is called:

The entire group of people or animals in which the researcher is interested is called:

Study participants have right to self-determination & to choose whether or not they participate

The principle that all research participants should be treated equally is known as?

What are the ethical and legal requirements for an informed consent?

A table that shows how often different scores appear in a set of scores is called a frequency:

The standard deviation of a sampling distribution is referred to as the:

In statistics, spread of dispersion is described by:

Which is false about cohort study?

All nurses and midwives need to be consumers of research?

Qualitative research perspectives acknowledge multiple realities?

Which is NOT a characteristic of normal distribution?

Qualitative research involves the interpretation of a situation, set of behaviours, or setting?

Which scale of measurement has an absolute zero?

Method analyzing qualitative data using an interactive approach to testing research hypothesis:

What does the analytic term 'coding' mean?

Theoretical sampling is considered as a critical feature of:

Arrangement of values in a serial order is to determine:

The grounded theory approach was developed by?

Consistency with which an instrument measures the attribute it is supposed to be measuring

Large standard deviations suggest that:

The proportion of observations fall above the median is:

The Median value is the:

Which of the following ONLY lists examples of categorical data?

Hypothesis testing is sometimes called:

Declaration of Helsinki (1964/1975) is related to:

The area of inquiry in grounded theory approach is?

In a negatively skewed distribution, the mean generally falls to:

What does the analytic term "coding" mean?

Which of the following are common methods for communicating research findings?

What is the mode?

A branch of qualitative research associated with the field of anthropology:

Term refers to use of multiple referents to draw conclusions about what constitutes the truth:

Validity is?

The term triangulation was coined by:

Characteristics of qualitative research design are?

Qualitative design where lived experiences of individuals are examined in their "life-world"?

Researchable problems can only be identified through personal experience of the phenomena?

What does the acronym PICO stand for?

Type of research focused on finding a solution to an immediate practical problem is termed as:

The reliability of a measuring tool has following aspects, except:

Which is a distinctive feature of data analysis using a Grounded Theory Approach?

An essential feature of grounded theory research is:

Which is a characteristic of qualitative research methods?

Disadvantage of using physiological measurements as sources of data in Quantitative research?

Which of the following is a complementary process that aids data analysis?

Random sampling or probability sampling includes all the following techniques, except:

Qualitative - to derive complex array of data from variety of sources, using variety of methods

Considerations for choosing sample size include:

Skewness is a measure:

Shape of a normal curve is: