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What is another name for convenience sample
accidental sample
What is the most used and practical approach to convenience sampling
consecutive sampling
What is consecutive sampling
recruiting all patients who meet the inclusion and exclusion criteria as they become available.
Use of volunteers is considered what type of sampling
convenience
when the researcher has control for the potential confounding effect of known characteristics of a population by guiding the sampling process so that an adequate number of subjects are obtained for each stratum
quota sampling
researcher handpicks subjects on the basis of specific criteria
purposive sampling
sampling method most often used to study sensitive topics, rare traits, personal networks, and social relationship
snowball sampling
the ability to find significant differences when they exist
power
You select your __________ first for research
topic
many beginning researchers approach the initial phase of research by looking for ________ rather than topic
question
research problems emerge from what 3 possibilites
clinical experience
clinical theory
professional literature
Research question should have these 3 characteristics to determine if it is worth pursuing
important, answerable, feasible
Target population also known as
reference population
target population is
refers to the group of individuals to which the results of the study will apply
provides a logical argument that shows how and why the question was developed
research rational
a property that can differentiate members of a group or set
variables
concepts can also be known as
factors
a response or effect that is presumed to vary depending on the independent variable
dependent variable
a condition, intervention, or characteristic that will predict or cause a given outcome
independent variable
which variable is given values/levels
independent
dictionary definition
conceptual definition, describes variables in general terms
defines a variable according to its unique meaning within a study
operational definition
What are the four types of research objectives
descriptive
measuring instruments
exploration of relationships
comparison
descriptive studies use these to describe the study’s purpose
specific aims or guiding questions