Deck 16: Appraising Findings of Original Studies

Question 1

The credibility of the findings of a research study is primarily determined by which of the following?

A) The significance of the statistical results
B) The clarity of the study purposes or questions
C) The sample size and appropriateness of the statistics used
D) The appropriateness and soundness of the study methods

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Which of the following is a type of conclusion error in quantitative studies?

A) Concluding that the study is biased
B) Concluding that the study results are generalizable
C) Concluding that no relationship or difference exists in the population when in reality it does
D) Concluding that extraneous variables were at work

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Which set of the following strategies do researchers conducting quantitative research use to assure reaching correct conclusions from their statistical analysis?
1) Eliminate chance variation as an explanation
2) Use statistics based on the normal curve
3) Avoid low statistical power
4) Control extraneous variables
5) Use categorical measurements
6) Control bias

A) 1, 2, 3, and 4
B) 1, 3, 4, and 6
C) 2, 3, 4, and 5
D) 1, 2, 5, and 6

Answer 3

B

Question 4

What is a peer-reviewed journal?

A) A journal that has been assessed to be of high quality in a survey of its readers
B) A journal that has been assessed to be of high quality by a team of journal editors
C) A journal that mainly accepts articles that have been blindly assessed and judged acceptable by reviewers retained by the journal
D) A journal that accepts articles from clinicians as well as researchers and academics

Question 5

How are the findings of a qualitative study appraised for clinical credibility?

A) Based on how well they agree with the opinion of experts in the field
B) Based on validity of the measuring instruments used
C) Based on the control of extraneous variables
D) Based on the richness and informativeness of the findings