Lesson 5 Flashcards
The pyramid of evidence
Hierarchy of evidence
Provides a visual and systematic depiction; from leade reliable to most reliable
Hierarchy if evidence
Receives the intervention or treatment
Experimental group
Receives an alternative treatment of placebo
Control/Comparison group
It involves an intervention “without randomization”
Non-Randomized Controlled Trial
Is RCT AND NRCT, experimental or control group?
Experimental
Multiple similar quantitative studies addressing the same research question, LEVEL I evidence
Meta-analysis
It examples relationships between variable
Correlational Research
It’s purpose is to observe, describe, and document
Descriptive Research
An in depth investigation of phenomena
Qualitative Research
A qualitative studies, example of level 5
Meta-synthesis
