Questions Flashcards
A methodology in research is
a set of principles that directs research
A quantitative methodology
is only concerned with phenomena that can be objectively measured
What is not a key feature of quantitative research?
The results must only be clearly described in words
Case control studies
are a type of observational study.
What is not one of the Bradford Hill criteria for causation?
The triangulation of the relationship
Null Hypothesis testing is
where a statement is made about there being ‘no difference’ between groups.
In quantitative research terms, an AIM is
the overall /broad statement of what you intend to do
The ‘study sample’ is
patients drawn from the study population.
The main reason for using randomisation to allocate treatments to patients in a controlled trial is to
prevent certain types of bias
A method of allocation LEAST LIKELY to achieve balance of important patient characteristics between groups is to use
Simple randomisation
Reliability addresses whether
repeated measurements or assessments provide a consistent result given the same initial circumstances
The main outcome for a study is called
The primary outcome
Validity in a study means
The measurement tool measures what it is intended to measure
What is a threat to internal validity in a trial?
Maturation
The Hawthorne effect is
A participant’s response to being in a study
A type 2 error is
a false negative result
What ‘p values’ is be the MOST statistically significant?
p≤0.001
Statistics that produce ‘p values’ are called
inferential statistics
Baseline data is
the data that is collected before the intervention but after the recruitment
Which level of measurement has a fixed zero?
Ratio
Qualitative research is useful when
little is known about a subject or problem
Samples in qualitative studies are
usually small
Qualitative researchers believe that
the social world is constructed through human activity
A methodological approach that studies the lived experience of individuals is
phenomenology
