Deck 13: Understanding Statistical Analysis of Quantitative Data

Question 1

The use of both of qualitative and quantitative data in a study or cluster of studies serves the important purpose of which of the following?

A) Providing researchers with different skills an opportunity to collaborate
B) Enhancing the study's validity
C) Allowing participants to select an unstructured or structured method of responding
D) Enhancing the likelihood that the study will be published

Answer 1

Enhancing the study's validity

Question 2

The integration of qualitative and quantitative approaches in a single study constitutes a form of which of the following?

A) Hypothesis testing
B) Theory generation
C) Triangulation
D) Methodologic research

Answer 2

Triangulation

Question 3

Which of the following is true about the notation QUAL? quan?

A) The qualitative component is dominant
B) The quantitative component is dominant
C) The data would be collected in a single phase
D) The design is an embedded design

Answer 3

The qualitative component is dominant

Question 4

Which of the following is true about the notation QUAL + QUAN?

A) The qualitative component is dominant
B) The quantitative component is dominant
C) The data would be collected in a single phase
D) The design is an embedded design

Question 5

The phase of a clinical trial that typically uses a full experimental design is which of the following?

A) Phase I
B) Phase II
C) Phase III
D) Phase IV

Question 6

An effectiveness study is associated with which phase of a clinical trial?

A) Phase I
B) Phase II
C) Phase III
D) Phase IV

Question 7

If a researcher wanted to assess how well an evidence-based protocol for encouraging adolescent mothers to breastfeed was meeting its objectives, the research would be which of the following?

A) Survey
B) Evaluation
C) Methodologic research
D) Secondary analysis

Question 8

A phase III clinical trial most closely resembles which of the following in terms of objectives and design?

A) An impact analysis
B) An economic analysis
C) A process analysis
D) A secondary analysis

Question 9

What type of study would address the following question: What barriers did the nursing staff face in implementing the fall prevention program?

A) Impact analysis
B) Outcomes study
C) Process analysis
D) Economic analysis

Question 10

An issue that is distinctive in nursing intervention research is which of the following?

A) The development of an intervention theory
B) The generation of data amenable for use in secondary analyses
C) The inclusion of a methodological research component
D) The use of a structure/process/outcomes framework

Question 11

The type of research designed to document the effectiveness of health care and nursing services in a broad sense is called which of the following?

A) A process analysis
B) Outcomes research
C) An impact analysis
D) Methodological research

Question 12

A nurse researcher gathered data from a national sample of nurses regarding fatigue and burnout by means of an Internet questionnaire. This is an example of which of the following?

A) A survey
B) An evaluation
C) A case study
D) A secondary analysis

Question 13

If a researcher used U.S. census data to examine the relationship between women's employment and childbearing, this would be an example of which of the following?

A) A survey
B) An outcomes study
C) A secondary analysis
D) A methodological study

Question 14

Which of the following could involve either qualitative or quantitative data? Select all that apply.

A) A secondary analysis
B) An evaluation
C) A methodologic study
D) An ethnographic study

Question 15

The use of mixed methods research is best characterized by which of the following?

A) Decreasing
B) Increasing
C) Confusing
D) Being called into question

Question 16

Which of the following is the key factor for determining the design and method a researcher will use?

A) The researchers' preference
B) The financial resources available
C) The research question
D) Sample size

Question 17

Which of the following is most likely the strongest argument for mixed method research?

A) Pragmatism
B) Incrementality
C) Enhanced validity
D) Complementarity

Question 18

Sequencing and prioritization are important when reporting research. Which of the following is the correct notation for a convergent parallel design study?.

A) QUAL + QUAN
B) QUAL ? QUAN
C) QUAL(quan)
D) QUAN ? qual

Question 19

Nested sampling is a preferred sampling technique used by many researchers for which of the following reasons?

A) It reduces costs related to recruiting participants.
B) It decreases the risk for bias.
C) Using overlapping samples can be advantageous.
D) Only one group of people has to be recruited for both qualitative and quantitative strands.

Question 20

Evaluation research looks at the effectiveness of a program, policy, or procedure to impact decision-making. Which of the following lists the three analysis components of an evaluation?

A) Process, Impact, and Outcome analyses
B) Structure, Impact, and Outcome analyses
C) Impact, Process, and Economic analyses
D) Process, Efficacy, and Economic analyses

Question 21

Which of the following most accurately describes the triangulation design in mixed methods research?

A) A design that uses multiple approaches in a research study to offset limitations with strengths
B) A design that features a dominant component and a supportive component with concurrent data collection
C) A sequential design in which quantitative data are collected in the first phase and qualitative in the second phase
D) A sequential design in which qualitative data are collected in the first phase and quantitative in the second phase

Question 22

Process analysis is the best choice for research when the researcher would like to do which of the following?

A) Assess a clinical intervention
B) Describe program implementation
C) Identify a net impact
D) Weigh a program's benefits against its monetary costs

Question 23

Which of the following statements most accurately describes methodologic research?

A) A distinctive process of planning, developing, testing, and disseminating interventions.
B) Systematic analysis of data from a previous study to gain new knowledge of a given phenomena
C) Investigation of new instrument development necessitated by the need for reliable outcome measures
D) Research that obtains quantitative information about the prevalence, distribution, and interrelations of variables within a population

Question 24

Nursing intervention research involves phases for complex interventions. Which of the following indicates the correct order of these phases?

A) Effectiveness research, basic developmental research, pilot research, efficacy research
B) Basic developmental research, effectiveness research, pilot research, efficacy research
C) Pilot research, effectiveness research, basic developmental research, efficacy research
D) Basic developmental research, pilot research, efficacy research, effectiveness research

Question 25

Which of the following are characteristic of methodologic research? Select all that apply.

A) Methodologic research addresses the development, validation, and evaluation of research tools or methods.
B) Methodologic research focuses on development of new instruments.
C) Methodologic research has piqued the interest of nurse researchers.
D) Methodologic research obtains quantitative information about the prevalence, distribution, and interrelations of variables within a population.

Question 26

Which of the following are true of the mixed methods research design? Select all that apply.

A) Qualitative and quantitative methods are complementary and avoid limitations of a single approach to research.
B) A mix of qualitative and quantitative research should be used in all research studies.
C) Complexity of the subject may require the use of both paradigms to ensure rigorous research.
D) Triangulation allows the researcher to the alternative interpretations of the data which help shape the result.