CH 2 Flashcards
Basic Research
Pure research or even bench research
Applied Research
- Attempts to solve real problems in clinical practice
- Studies the effects the intervention may have on patients
- Applies findings in the real world on real patients
Types of Quantitative Research:
o Descriptive
o Correlational
o Quasi-experimental/Experimental
Descriptive Research
- Exploration and description of phenomena in real-life situations
- New meaning is discovered, and the description of concepts if accomplished
- Helps to identify relationships
Correlational Research
- Looks at the relationship between two or more variables
- Determines the strength and type of the relationship
- Explains what is seen
- No cause and effect
Quasi-experimental
- Examines cause and effect relationships
- Less control by a researcher than true experimental designs
- Samples are not randomly selected
- All variables in the study cannot be controlled by the researcher
Experimental Research
- Controlled manipulation of at least one independent variable
- Uses experimental and control groups
- Random assignment of the sample to the experimental and control groups
Content of Research Report
o Introduction
o Methods
o Results
o Discussion
Introduction
Problem, purpose, literature, framework, and hypothesis
Methods
Design, sample, setting, tool
Results
Data analysis procedures
Discussion
Finding, conclusions, implications
Control/Manipulation in Quantitative Research
Rules that are followed to decrease the possibility of error in part determine the design of the study.
Research Report
Consists of abstract, introduction, methods, results, discussion, and ref list