Chapter 2 Terms Flashcards
A prediction regarding the relationships or effects or selected factors on other factors under study
Hypothesis
The end of a research report identifies the final decisions or determinations regarding the research problem
Conclusions
The aspects of how the study was conducted that create uncertainty concerning the conclusion that can be derived from the study as well as the decisions that can be based on it
Limitations
A synthesis do existing published writings that describes what is known or has been studied regarding the particular research question or purpose
Literature review
Approaches to research that focuses on understanding the complexity of humans within the context of their lives and tend to focus on building a whole or complete picture of a phenomenon of interest
Qualitative methods
Approaches to research that focus on understanding the breaking down of different parts of a picture to see how they do or do not connect
Quantitative methods
A subset of the total group of interest in a research study; the individuals in the sample are actually studied to learn about the total group
Sample
A process that pulls information together or examines connections between pieces of information to make a clearer picture of all the information collected
Data analysis
The information collected in a study that is specifically related to the research problem
Data
The summary of results from a study without comparing the results with other information
Descriptive results
An abstract explanation describing how different factors or phenomena relate
Theory
The specific method (s) used to assign a number or numbers to an aspect or factor being studied
Measures
A quantitative approach to knowledge by taking the numbers from different studies that addressed the same research problem and using statistics it summarize those numbers, looking for combined results that would not happen by chance alone
Meta-analysis
A report of a study group of single research studies using qualitative methods
Metasynthesis
The methods section of a research report describes the overall process of implementing the research study, including who was included in the study, how information was collected, and what interventions, if any, were tested
Methods
More than two variables; examines three or more factors and the relationship among the different factors
Multivariate
Section of a research report that describes the gap in knowledge that will be addressed by the research study or a statement of the general gap in knowledge that will be addressed in a study
Problem
The specific actions taken by researchers to gather information about the problem or phenomenon being studied
Procedures
A management system in which all participants involved strive to improve customer outcomes
Process improvement
A numerical statement of the percentage of the time the results reported would have happened by chance alone
P value
A statistical term indicating a low likelihood that any difference or relationships found in a study happened by chance alone
Significance
A summary of the actual findings or information collected in a research study
Results
The product of a process that includes asking clinical questions, doing a structured and organized search for theory-based information and research related to the question, reviewing and synthesizing the results from that search, and reaching conclusions about the implications for practice
Systematic review
Results in qualitative research that are ideas or concepts that are implicit in the data and are recurrent throughout the data; abstractions that reflect phrases, words, or ideas that appear repeatedly as a researcher analyzes what people have said about a particular experience, feeling, or situation.
Themes
