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40 Cards in this Set
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What three factors coincide to create "evidence based practice"? |
* Evident * Clinical expertise * Patient's preference |
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What is a paradigm? |
A general perspective on the world with biased assumptions. |
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A "positivist paradigm" is used from which type of research, qualitative or quantitative? |
Quantitative |
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A "Naturalistic Paradigm" is used for which type of research, quantitative or qualitative? |
Qualitative |
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Is the viewpoint "reality exists and can be measured" that of a positivist or a naturalist? |
Positivist |
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Is the viewpoint "many constructions or interpretations are possible" that of a positivist or a naturalist? |
Naturalist |
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Which type of research requires absolute objectivity? |
Quantitative |
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What are the people involved in a quantitative research study called? |
Subjects |
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What are people involved in a qualitative research study called? |
Participants / key informants |
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Is a "setting" referring to a quantitative or qualitative study? |
Quantitative |
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Is "the field" referring to a quantitative or qualitative study? |
Qualitative |
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What are the three areas of quality in a quantitative study? |
* Reliability * Validity * Generalizability |
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What is the main quality factor for a qualitative study? |
Trustworthiness |
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What are concepts and phenomenas, and which type of study does each word denote? |
The topic that is being studied Concept -> Quantitative Phenomena -> Qualitative |
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What is the definition of a theory? |
An explanation of something |
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what is the purpose of quantitative research? |
To determine if a theory is true or not |
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What is the purpose of qualitative research/ |
To explore new ideas and create new theories. |
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What is a conceptual framework? |
a visual or written image that explains the main things to be studied and the presumed relationships between them. |
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What is inductive reasoning's process? |
Data -> phenomena -> theory |
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Is inductive reasoning used for qualitative or quantitative research? |
Qualitative |
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What is the process for deductive reasoning? |
Framework -> concept -> operational definition -> measure data |
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Is deductive reasoning used for qualitative or quantitative research? |
Quantitative |
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Which type of research uses variables? |
Quantitative |
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What is a variable? |
A characteristic or quality that varies from one person or situation to another. |
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What are the three types of variables and what do they mean? |
Independent variable -> presumed cause Dependent variable -> presumed effect Confounding Variable -> outside factor |
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An "x" denotes which variable? |
Independent |
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The "Y" denotes which variable? |
Dependent |
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What is the "reliability" of a study? |
The accuracy and consistency of a study |
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What is the "validity" of a study? |
The appropriateness of the evidence... Did you actually measure what you intended to measure? |
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What is the "generalizability" of a study? |
When the findings of the study can be applied in other situations. |
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What are the four main factors in creating a bias? |
* Subject is lying * Faulty measures or equiptment for data collection * Researcher preconceptions * Faulty study design |
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What is the difference between random bias and systemic bias? |
random bias has no pattern and is assumed to be present in all research studies Systemic bias is consistent across all measurements and is caused by a study fault. |
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What is an extraneous variable? |
A variable that can interfere with the relationship between x and y, such as age. |
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What is a mediating variable? |
An intermediate step in the influence between x and y |
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What is credibility and what type of test uses it? |
Qualitative Confidence in the truthfulness of the participant |
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What is it called when you use many different ways to collect and analyze data? |
Triangulation |
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What is it called in a qualitative study when the findings of the study are applicable in similar contexts? |
Transferability |
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What is reflexivity? |
The continuous process of reflection durring the study. |
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Which type of research uses reflexivity? |
Qualitative |
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Is generalizability or transferability more important? |
Generalizability. Transferability is not a goal of qualitative research, but the findings may be useful to other studies |
