Research

Question 1

What are the types of research

Answer 1

Quantitative- hypothesis testing, testing relationships and quantifying them, collecting numerical data, statistical analysis
Qualitative- interview/ focus groups, no hypothesis just a broad aim, develop ideas, collecting words as data, thematic analysis of words

Question 2

What’s exploratory data

Answer 2

Find out what’s happening, new insights, ask questions look at phenomena, aims to generate new theory, focus groups, semi structured interviews, questionnaires

Question 3

What’s explanatory data

Answer 3

More specific, hypothesis or statement cause of specific nature of research question methods used are often tightly controlled with many pre determined controlled steps

Question 4

What’s descriptive data

Answer 4

Provides a descriptive account of a phenomena within established framework of knowledge to pad out an existing theory,structured questionnaires and surveys used to gather this info

Question 5

What’s a narrative review

Answer 5

Comprehensive critical objective analysis of current knowledge of a topic, essential part of research process, helps establish theoretical framework and focus for research, important role in continuing education as they provide readers with up 2 date knowledge

Question 6

What’s a case controlled study

Answer 6

A case control study is an observational study where 2 groups are identified and compared they’re designed to help determine if a exposure is associated with an outcome

Question 7

What’s a cohort studies

Answer 7

Longitudinal study which identifies a group of people and follows them over a period of time to see how exposure affects outcome this type of study normally used to look at affect of suspected risk factors that can’t be controlled experimentally

Question 8

What’s a case study

Answer 8

Allow detail into research e.g interviews, use experiences to shape research
Not applicable for large groups usually the pop have a linked experience

Question 9

What’s case series

Answer 9

Study that tracts subjects with known exposure such as patients who have received similar treatment, formal/ informal, consecutive/ non consecutive/ outcome based
Pros- hypothesis generated, short in duration, informative for disease with few associated risk factors
Cons- can’t study cause and effect relationships, can’t access disease frequency

Question 10

What’s qualitative research

Answer 10

The study of things in their natural settings, attempting to make sense of or to interpret phenomena in terms of meanings people bring to them, intended to penetrate deeper significance that the subject of research ascribes to the topic