Research

Question 1

Describe the result section of the research report

Answer 1

states specific lab, clinical, objective, or subjective findings

Question 2

Describe the discussion section of the research report

Answer 2

Shows the interpretation of results, comparison between other studies, may be combined with results

Question 3

Describe the implications section of the research report

Answer 3

How the information might be applied in practice

Question 4

Which group receives the program or treatment in research?

Answer 4

The experimental group; the control group may receive a placebo

Question 5

What is a time series?

Answer 5

A series of measurements at periodic intervals before the program begins and after the program ends that shows whether measurements before and after the program are a continuation of previous patterns or whether they are a noteworthy change

Question 6

What is a cross-sectional study?

Answer 6

A one time data collection including a snap shot look of current events

Question 7

Define internal validity

Answer 7

tests whether the difference between the two groups is real

Question 8

Define external validity

Answer 8

tests whether or not a generalization can be made from the study to a larger population

Question 9

Define analysis of variance

Answer 9

a tool used to evaluate validity, asks whether the difference between samples is a reliable one that would be repeated

Question 10

Define arithmetic mean

Answer 10

simple average

Question 11

Define median

Answer 11

midpoint in a series of data that is put in order

Question 12

Define mode

Answer 12

the most frequently occurring value

Question 13

How much of the data falls within 1 standard deviation of the mean?

Answer 13

2/3 or 68%

Question 14

In a linear relationship, what shows a strong relationship?

Answer 14

Points that are close to the line

Question 15

What is the p value that would signify reliable results? not reliable results?

Answer 15

.05 - not reliable

Question 16

Define double blind study

Answer 16

neither the research nor the subject knows which group is receiving the treatment

Question 17

Define mortality

Answer 17

rate of death

Question 18

Define morbidity

Answer 18

state of disease

Question 19

Define inferential statistics

Answer 19

techniques that allow conclusions to extend beyond an immediate data set

Question 20

Define pilot study

Answer 20

a scaled down version of the larger investigation

Question 21

Define focus group

Answer 21

method of attaining information about a target group

Question 22

Define t test

Answer 22

tests the significance between the means of two different populations; tests null against alternative hypothesis