Research & evidence based practice chapter 3 review

Bias

An influence that results in distortion or error

Title

“The lived experience of caring for a dying spouse” is an example of the section of a research report called the ___

Reflexivity

The process of reflecting critically on ones self used by many qualitative researchers is

Trustworthy

Qualitative researchers strive to enhance the likelihood that their findings are ___ which includes enhancing credibility, authenticity and dependability

significant

If the results of a statistical test indicated a probability of .001, the results would be considered statistically

IMRAD

The format used to structure most research reports

Blinding

To address biases stemming from awareness researchers may use a procedure that is usually called

Abstract

A summary of a study, also known as a ___ appears at the beginning of a report

Confounding

A ___ variable is a variable that is extraneous to the research question but that needs to be controlled

Journal

Research reports are most likely to be accessed as ___ articles

Valid

Quantitative researchers strive for results that are reliable and ___

Inference

A conclusion drawn from the evidence in a study that takes into account the research methods used

Reliability

A criterion for evaluating study evidence (mostly in a quantitative study) that concerns the accuracy and consistency of information

Control

Research ___ is used by researchers to hold constant outside influences on the dependent variable so that the relationship under study can be better understood

Randomness

a broad bias reducing strategy used by quantitative researchers that involves having aspects of the study established by chance rather than personal choices

Transferability

__ is to qualitative research what generalizability is to quantitative research

Method

Describes the research design

Results

In quantitative studies, presents the findings from statistical analysis

Introduction

Identifies the research questions or hypotheses

Abstract

Provides a brief summary of the major features of the study

Method

Provides information on how study participants were selected

Discussion

Offers an interpretation of the study findings

Results

In qualitative studies, describes the thees or categories that emerged from the data

Introduction

Presents a rationale for the significance of the study

Method

Describes how the research data were collected

Discussion

Identifies the study’s limitations

Introduction

This sentence would appear here “The purpose of this study was to explore the process by which patients cope with a cancer diagnosis”

Results

Includes raw data in the form of excerpts from participants in qualitative reports