COMPUTER APPLICATIONS THAT SUPPORT NURSING RESEARCH

Question 1

Literature Searches

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1. CINAHL plus with Full Text
2. Cochrane Library
3. EMBASE: Excerpta Medica Database
4. EBSCOhost
5. HAPI: Health and Psychosocial Instruments
6. MEDLINE through Ovid (1947-Present)
7. SAGE Research Methods
8. Scopus
9. Web of Science
10. Additional Databases

Question 2

CINAHL

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Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature

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covers literature related to nursing and allied
health

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CINAHL

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this database provides authoritative coverage of the literature related to nursing and allied health.

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CINAHL plus with Full Text

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Independent medical evidence on which to base clinical treatment decisions.

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Cochrane Library

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It is a collection of databases that contain dependent evidence on which to base clinical treatment decisions

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Cochrane Library

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Cochrane Reviews

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Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (CDSR)

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Other Reviews of Cochrane

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Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects (DARE)

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Clinical Trials of Cochrane Library

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Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL)

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Methods Studies of Cochrane Library

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Cochrane Methodology Register (CMR)

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Technology Assessment of Cochrane Library

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Health Technology Assessment Database (HTA)

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Economics Evaluations of Cochrane Library

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National Health Technology Assessment Database (NHSEED)

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Cochrane Groups

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About the Cochrane Collaboration

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Database in biomedicine which also excels in its coverage of pharmaceutical research.

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EMBASE: Excerpta Medica Database

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EMBASE: Excerpta Medica Database is from _____ to present.

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1974

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It is an abstract and indexing database in biomedicine which also excels in its coverage of pharmaceutical research.

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EMBASE

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EMBASE currently contains more than _________ records from
___________________ (1974-present) and selected
_________ (1966-present).

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15 million

Excerpta Medica Database

Medline records

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It is an intuitive online research platform used by thousands of institutions and millions of users worldwide.

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EBSCOhost

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It helps researcher of all kinds to find the information they need fast with quality databases and search features

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EBSCOhost

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It offers high-quality articles licensed from reputable publishers recognized by library professionals, chosen to meet the specific needs of researchers.

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EBSCOhost

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User can view, save, print, email or export citations in many formats directly from database.

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EBSCOhost

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provides information on measurement instruments in the health fields, psychosocial sciences, organizational behavior and library and information science.

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HAPI: Health and Psychosocial Instruments

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It is the National Library of Medicine’s premier bibliographic database covering the fields of medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system and the preclinical sciences.

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MEDLINE through Ovid (1947-Present)

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_______ contains bibliographic citations and author abstracts from more than _____ biomedical journals published in the United States and ___ other countries.

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MEDLINE

4,600

70

Question 25

It is a **service** of the National Libabry of Medicine, **provides access** to MEDLINE citations and additional life sciences books and databases.

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PubMed

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From mid 1960s to present

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PubMed

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includes links to many **site** providing full text articles and other related resources.

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PubMed

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Contains information on **research methods** including over__________ pages of _______ book, journal and reference content.

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SAGE Research Methods 120,000 pages SAGE

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It contains over 20,500 titles from 5000 publishers worldwide with 49 million records, 78% with abstracts.

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Scopus

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Scopus contains over ___________ titles from ________ publishers worldwide with ________ records, ____ with abstracts.

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20,500 title 5000 publishers 49 million records 78% abstracts

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the **largest citation** database in science, engineering, medicine and technology

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Web of Science

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the social sciences, arts and humanities are represented

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Web of Science

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This resource was required with funding from the **Library/IT Assessment.**

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Web of Science

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Literature Searches Additional Databases

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a. Google Scholar b. Health Source: Nursing/ Academic Edition c. Sociological Abstracts d. Virginia Henderson International Nursing Library

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focuses on academic output

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Google Scholar

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This link is proxied for users off campus so you can **download full text**

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Google Scholar

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focuses on **nursing and allied health** sciences scholarly journal literature

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Health Source: Nursing/ Academic Edition

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Health Source: Nursing/ Academic Edition provides nearly ____ scholarly full text journals, including nearly ____ peer-reviewed journals

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600 450

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indexes the international literature in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences

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Sociological Abstracts

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Virginia Henderson International Nursing Library  This free resource has SIX following features:

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1. Free registration 2. Abstract from dozens of nursing conferences 3. Investigator-entered information on cutting edge research 4. Contact information for investigators and authors 5. Access to 6 free full-text articles a month on nursing topics 6. Access to free full-text articles from the current volume, first issues of Journal of Nursing Scholarship and Worldviews on EvBased Nursing

Question 41

Two types of variables or data:

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1. Qualitative Variables 2. Quantitative Variables

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represent differences in quality, character or kind but not in amount.

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Qualitative Variables

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represent the quantity and numerical in nature. It can be ordered and ranked

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Quantitative Variables

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It can be further classified to the following:

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1. Discrete variables 2. Continuous variables

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are counted using integral (non-decimal) values like number of students, number of admissions, number of testing centers, etc.

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Discrete variables

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are counted using decimals or fractions that represents a numerical difference over an interval

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Continuous variables

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2 Classifications of Variables

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1. Independent variable 2. Dependent variable

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is the **stand-alone** variable that cannot be affected by other controlled variables.

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Independent variable

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It is the predictor

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Independent variable

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is the one being predicted

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Dependent variable

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To predict the increase in comfort level of geriatric patients using music therapy This is an example of?

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Dependent variable

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It is the process of assigning a numerical value to a variable

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measurement

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It can be described as the **set of rules** used to assign scores and is an **indicator** of the kind of information that the scores provide

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scale or level measurement

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A scale or level measurement can be described as the set of rules used to assign scores and is an indicator of the kind of information that the scores provide (_________________)

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Dayrit, 2011

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It is important in determining appropriate methods for **data description** and analysis.

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Scales of Measurement Data

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Four Levels or Scales of Measurement

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1. Nominal data 2. Ordinal data 3. Interval data 4. Ratio

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these are categorial in **nature**

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Nominal data

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It has the purpose of identifying **name** or membership to a specific group.

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Nominal data

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All qualitative variables are measured on this scale

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Nominal data

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Examples of nominal data

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a. gender b. color c. blood type

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means the imposition of ranks or **inequalities**

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Ordinal data

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This implies that one category is **higher** than the other.

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Ordinal data

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Examples of Ordinal data

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a. grades b. strongly agree scale

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indicate an **actual amount**

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Interval data

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there is an equal unit of measurement separating each value at **equal intervals**

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Interval data

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Examples of Interval data

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a. age b. income rates c. year d. IQ test

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data are similar to interval data, but the difference is it has an **absolute zero** and multiples have meaning

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Ratio

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Examples of Ratio

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a. length b. area c. populations

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online data collection tools:

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1. Online Questionnaires 2. Digital Polls 3. Survey Monkey

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Examples of Online Questionnaires

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a. Microsoft Forms b. Google Forms

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is **one way** of gathering data from specific population

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Online Questionnaires

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one of the most commonly used tools by researchers to facilitate their study

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Online Questionnaires

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allow to see the responses or votes of other people toward a topic or an issue in real-time

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Digital Polls or Online Polls

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is the leading global survey platform, trusted by millions of organizations and individual

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Survey Monkey

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help **uncover insights** about their customers, employees and prospects

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Survey Monkey

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Data Processing and Database Applications

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1. Spreadsheets 2. SPSS 3. PSPP 4. SAS 5. NVivo

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A software program or application use to easily perform mathematical calculations on statistical data and totaling **long columns** of numbers or determining percentages and averages.

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Spreadsheets

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SPSS

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Statistical Package for Social Sciences

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It is a software platform that is the leading statistical software for **advanced statistical analysis**

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IBM SPSS or Statistical Package for Social Sciences

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a vast library of machine learning **algorithms**, text analysis, open source extensibility, integration with **big data** and seamless deployment of applications.

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Statistical Package for Social Sciences

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It is a program for statistical analysis of sampled data developed by GNU Operating System.

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PSPP

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It is a free replacement for the proprietary program, SPSS

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PSPP

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It provides many transformations and utilities.

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PSPP

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Procedures provide the ability to perform t-tests, anova, linear regression, logistic regression, cluster analysis, reliability analysis, factor analysis, non-parametric tests and other analyses

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PSPP

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PSPP

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Public Statistical Package

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PSPP is developed by?

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GNU Operating System

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SAS

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Statistical Analysis Software

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One of the **modern** statistical software in the market.

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SAS (Statistical Analysis Software)

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provide **trustworthy evidence** for creating effective treatments for disease, improving manufacturing processes, predicting customer behavior and making policy decisions.

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SAS (Statistical Analysis Software)

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It provides a comprehensive set of **up to date** tools that can meet the data analysis needs of entire organization.

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SAS (Statistical Analysis Software)

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This is Qualitative data analysis software that allows you organize and manage qualitative data.

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NVivo

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It allows the researcher to **save time** in doing manual organizations of qualitative data.

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NVivo

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Researchers can import text, audio, video, emails, images, spreadsheets, online surveys, web content and social media from various sources into a simple, intuitive interface.

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NVivo

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Centralize data from multiple sources in order to conduct the most **in-depth** analysis is possible

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NVivo

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It allows the researcher to have an **efficient** coding data in order to more quickly identify themes and trends

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NVivo

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The gathered data are summarized and presented in different forms as to textual form, tabular form and graphical form.

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Data Presentation

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This format is often used for lab reports as well as for reporting any planned, systematic research in the social sciences, natural sciences, or engineering and computer sciences

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“IMRaD” format Introduction, Methods, Results and Discussion