Another Exam Revision Quiz...Versión en línea ...just for practice! por Alan Ramsay 1 What is Validity in a quantitative research method a The consistency and dependability of a measuring instrument b An attribute or characteristic of a person or an object c A descriptive statistic used to measure central tendency d The accuracy and truth of the data findings 2 A researcher is carrying out a study into intraoperative care of patients undergoing bowel surgery. The most important person in the operating theatre is.. a The researcher b The scrub nurses c The surgeon d The patient 3 If "Cardiovascular Exercise lowers HbA1c levels in middle aged Type II Diabetics..." is the Hypothesis, the Null Hypothesis would be? a HbA1c levels are affected by cardiovascular exercise levels b Cardiovascular exercise has no effect on HbA1c levels in middle aged Type II Diabetics c HbA1c is inversely proportional to cardiovascular exercise d Cardiovascular exercise reduces the severity of Type II Diabetes 4 A method used to measure attitudes, which involves respondents indicating their degree of agreement or disagreement with a series of statements. Scores are summed to give a composite measure of attitudes a Naturalistic Paradigm b Measurement Scales c Focus Groups d The Likert Scale 5 What is being described here...Omission of an act that a reasonable & prudent person would perform in a similar situation or the commission of something that a reasonable person would not do in that situation a Deontology b Negligence c Nonmaleficence d Beneficence 6 In an array of: 10, 20, 15, 5 : What is the mean? a 10 b 12.5 c 15.5 d 17 7 Which of the following is not true of Pure Experimental Research? a There is an experimental group b There is a control group c Subjects are randomized d Subjects are carefully selected for the experimental group 8 You want to study the effects of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) on the pain experienced by cancer patients. What type of variable is pain? a Dependent b Confounding c Independent d Extraneous 9 Which of the following studies are mostly likely to be based on quantitative research a A study examining the bereavement experiences of children with cancer b A study exploring the factors that influence illegal drug taking behaviours c A study measuring the effects of sleep deprivation on patients healing d A study examining patient's feelings after traumatic amputation of a limb 10 You want to study how a cancer patient lives his life. What design of study would you choose? a Quasi Experimental b Historical c Phenomenological d Ethnographic
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