Week 13 Flashcards
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What is Quantitative Research?
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An objective and reliable source - empirical data. Deals in numbers, logic and the objective – those things which can be measured.
2
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What is Qualitative research?
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Deals in words, images and the subjective.
3
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List the Hierarchy of Evidence in order of importance (most important being no. 1). Cohort Studies Systematic Reviews (meta-analyses) Expert Opinion Case Reports Randomised controlled trials
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- Systematic Reviews (Meta-analyses)
- Randomised Controlled Trials
- Cohort Studies
- Case Reports
- Expert Opinion
4
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Observational studies:
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Examine variables in their natural environments (no imposed treatments).
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Experimental (randomised) studies:
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Studies designed to examine cause and affect with researcher imposed treatments.
6
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Independent variable
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The cause variable, or the one that identifies forces that act on something else.
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Dependent variable
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The variable that is the effect or is the result or outcome of another variable.