Question 1

Researchers that plan to use chart reviews of patients, who were diagnosed with laryngeal cancer and needed a laryngectomy, is an example of a retrospective study.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which is an example of attrition?

Accepted Answer

A)  A new medication is given for a bacterial infection for seven consecutive days with the patient presenting with excellent results at the end of treatment. 
B)  A study that involves parent and child interactions has lost four participants due to families moving out of state. 
C)  The sample of patients with dementia had a significant family history of the disease. 
D)  None of these 
A)  A new medication is given for a bacterial infection for seven consecutive days with the patient presenting with excellent results at the end of treatment. 
B)  A study that involves parent and child interactions has lost four participants due to families moving out of state. 
C)  The sample of patients with dementia had a significant family history of the disease. 
D)  None of these

Question 3

Which is not a variable of central tendency?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mean 
B)  Median 
C)  Mode 
D)  Standard Deviation 
E)  None of these 
A)  Mean 
B)  Median 
C)  Mode 
D)  Standard Deviation 
E)  None of these

Question 4

The common formula for a given measurement is: True measurement = observed measurement + Error.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

What type of data is gender?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nominal 
B)  Ordinal 
C)  Interval 
D)  Ratio 
A)  Nominal 
B)  Ordinal 
C)  Interval 
D)  Ratio

Question 6

Which is an example of a pre-experimental study?

Accepted Answer

A)  One-shot case study 
B)  One group pretest-posttest 
C)  Static group comparison 
D)  Solomon four-group design 
A)  One-shot case study 
B)  One group pretest-posttest 
C)  Static group comparison 
D)  Solomon four-group design

Question 7

The threats of history, maturation, and attrition could affect which effect of a study?

Accepted Answer

A)  Internal validity 
B)  External validity 
C)  Construct validity 
D)  None of these 
A)  Internal validity 
B)  External validity 
C)  Construct validity 
D)  None of these

Question 8

Which of the following represents a quasi-experimental study design?

Accepted Answer

A)  A randomized controlled trial of a new drug compared to a placebo 
B)  A comparison of one group's running performance to a known human performance table 
C)  A qualitative interview of nurses concerning workload 
D)  A pre-test and post-test of hair growth in two groups of participants randomized to take different vitamin mixtures. 
A)  A randomized controlled trial of a new drug compared to a placebo 
B)  A comparison of one group's running performance to a known human performance table 
C)  A qualitative interview of nurses concerning workload 
D)  A pre-test and post-test of hair growth in two groups of participants randomized to take different vitamin mixtures.

Question 9

Which of the following threats to internal validity is temporal?

Accepted Answer

A)  Attrition 
B)  Testing 
C)  Instrumentation 
D)  Sampling 
A)  Attrition 
B)  Testing 
C)  Instrumentation 
D)  Sampling

Researchers that plan to use chart reviews of patients, who were diagnosed with laryngeal cancer and needed a laryngectomy, is an example of a retrospective study.

Which is an example of attrition?

Which is not a variable of central tendency?

The common formula for a given measurement is: True measurement = observed measurement + Error.

What type of data is gender?

Which is an example of a pre-experimental study?

The threats of history, maturation, and attrition could affect which effect of a study?

Which of the following represents a quasi-experimental study design?

Which of the following threats to internal validity is temporal?

Introduction

Regulatory Protection of Human Subjects in Research

The Research Problem

Review of the Literature

The Systematic Review

Survey Research

Qualitative Research

Community-Based Participatory Research

Clinical Investigations

Data Analysis

Exploring Statistics Comparing Differences in Health Care

The Results Section

The Discussion Section

References

Writing and Publishing in the Health Professions

Interpreting the Language

Filters

Exam 6: Methodology

Researchers that plan to use chart reviews of patients, who were diagnosed with laryngeal cancer and needed a laryngectomy, is an example of a retrospective study.

Which is an example of attrition?

Which is not a variable of central tendency?

The common formula for a given measurement is: True measurement = observed measurement + Error.

What type of data is gender?

Which is an example of a pre-experimental study?

The threats of history, maturation, and attrition could affect which effect of a study?

Which of the following represents a quasi-experimental study design?

Which of the following threats to internal validity is temporal?

Introduction

Regulatory Protection of Human Subjects in Research

The Research Problem

Review of the Literature

The Systematic Review

Survey Research

Qualitative Research

Community-Based Participatory Research

Clinical Investigations

Data Analysis

Exploring Statistics Comparing Differences in Health Care

The Results Section

The Discussion Section

References

Writing and Publishing in the Health Professions

Interpreting the Language

Filters