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NURS 630, Statistics: Field, A: Chapter 1. Questions with correct answers
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NURS 630, Statistics: Field, A: Chapter 1. Questionswith correct answers
Quantitative methods Correct Answer-Inferring evidence for a theory
through measurement of variables that produce numeric outcomes.
Qualitative Methods Correct Answer-Extrapolating evidence for a
theory from what people say or write.
Pilot FIsh Correct Answer-(Naucrates ductor) - a carnivorous fish in the
Caragidae family known for congregating around larger more
impressive beings (e.g., sharks) and feeding parasitically from their
bodies.
Variables Correct Answer-Anything that can be measured and can differ
across entities or across time.
Theory Correct Answer-A hypothesized general principle or set of
principles that explain known findings about a topic and from which
new hypothesis can be generated.
Hypothesis Correct Answer-A prediction about the state of the world.
Falsification Correct Answer-The act of disproving a hypothesis or
theory.
, Independent Variable Correct Answer-Another name for a predictor
variable. This name is usually associated with experimental
methodology, and is used because it is the variable that is manipulated
by the experimenter and so its value does not depend on any other
variables.
Dependent Variable Correct Answer-Another name for outcome
variable. This name is usually associated with experimental
methodology, and is used because it is the variable that is not
manipulated by the experimenter and so its value depends on the
variable that have been manipulated.
Predictor Variable Correct Answer-A variable that is used to try to
predict values of another variable known as an outcome variable.
Outcome Variable Correct Answer-A variable whose value we are trying
to predict from one or more predictor variables.
Level of Measurement Correct Answer-The relationship between what is
being measured and the numbers obtained on a scale.
Categorical Variable Correct Answer-Entities are divided into two
distinct categories. (i.e., student at University of Sussex vs Harvard).
Binary Variable Correct Answer-There are only two categories (e.g.,
dead or alive), mutually exclusive.
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