Question 1

Why would interrater reliability be measured in research?

Accepted Answer

A) A verbal quantitative questionnaire is filled out. 
B) Behavior is observed and classified. 
C) Phenomenology is the research method. 
D) Distances are measured. 
A) A verbal quantitative questionnaire is filled out. 
B) Behavior is observed and classified. 
C) Phenomenology is the research method. 
D) Distances are measured.

Question 2

What kind of reliability testing involves examining the consistency of scores between two forms of the same measure or instrument or two observers measuring the same event?

Accepted Answer

A) Equivalence reliability 
B) Stability reliability 
C) External consistency 
D) Internal consistency 
A) Equivalence reliability 
B) Stability reliability 
C) External consistency 
D) Internal consistency

Question 3

A laboratory scientist is attempting to develop a screening tool that will detect leukemia before children show any symptoms of the disease, because it is most curable in its early stages. The scientist wants a test that will detect all children, whether or not it produces some false positives. What does the researcher want, in terms of that new screening tool?

Accepted Answer

A) Maximum sensitivity 
B) A high LR+ 
C) Maximum specificity 
D) A high LR- 
E) High interrater reliability 
A) Maximum sensitivity 
B) A high LR+ 
C) Maximum specificity 
D) A high LR- 
E) High interrater reliability

Question 4

Specificity of an instrument used for diagnosis refers to what?

Accepted Answer

A) Its ability to detect error 
B) Its ability to detect the presence of a condition or illness 
C) Its ability to detect the absence of a condition or illness 
D) Its true positives minus its false negatives 
A) Its ability to detect error 
B) Its ability to detect the presence of a condition or illness 
C) Its ability to detect the absence of a condition or illness 
D) Its true positives minus its false negatives

Question 5

A band is in on a multicity tour, and souvenir shirts are ordered from a factory. The shirts are shipped without the size labels. The vendor must then sort them into sizes-apparently they are small, medium, large, extra-large, and extra-extra-large. What level of measurement is this?

Accepted Answer

A) Nominal 
B) Ordinal 
C) Interval 
D) Ratio 
A) Nominal 
B) Ordinal 
C) Interval 
D) Ratio

Why would interrater reliability be measured in research?

What kind of reliability testing involves examining the consistency of scores between two forms of the same measure or instrument or two observers measuring the same event?

Specificity of an instrument used for diagnosis refers to what?

A band is in on a multicity tour, and souvenir shirts are ordered from a factory. The shirts are shipped without the size labels. The vendor must then sort them into sizes-apparently they are small, medium, large, extra-large, and extra-extra-large. What level of measurement is this?

Discovering the World of Nursing Research

Evolution of Research in Building Evidence-Based Nursing Practice

Introduction to Quantitative Research

Introduction to Qualitative Research

Research Problem and Purpose

Objectives, Questions, Hypotheses, and Study Variables

Review of Relevant Literature

Frameworks

Ethics in Research

Quantitative Methodology: Noninterventional Designs and Methods

Quantitative Methodology: Interventional Designs and Methods

Qualitative Research Methods

Outcomes Research

Mixed Methods Research

Sampling

Measurement Methods Used in Developing Evidence-Based Practice

Critical Appraisal of Nursing Studies

Evidence Synthesis and Strategies for Implementing Evidence-Based Practice

Collecting and Managing Data

Introduction to Statistical Analysis

Using Statistics to Describe Variables

Using Statistics to Examine Relationships

Using Statistics to Predict

Using Statistics to Determine Differences

Interpreting Research Outcomes

Disseminating Research Findings

Writing Research Proposals

Seeking Funding for Research

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Exam 16: Quantitative Measurement Concepts

Why would interrater reliability be measured in research?

What kind of reliability testing involves examining the consistency of scores between two forms of the same measure or instrument or two observers measuring the same event?

Specificity of an instrument used for diagnosis refers to what?

A band is in on a multicity tour, and souvenir shirts are ordered from a factory. The shirts are shipped without the size labels. The vendor must then sort them into sizes-apparently they are small, medium, large, extra-large, and extra-extra-large. What level of measurement is this?

Discovering the World of Nursing Research

Evolution of Research in Building Evidence-Based Nursing Practice

Introduction to Quantitative Research

Introduction to Qualitative Research

Research Problem and Purpose

Objectives, Questions, Hypotheses, and Study Variables

Review of Relevant Literature

Frameworks

Ethics in Research

Quantitative Methodology: Noninterventional Designs and Methods

Quantitative Methodology: Interventional Designs and Methods

Qualitative Research Methods

Outcomes Research

Mixed Methods Research

Sampling

Measurement Methods Used in Developing Evidence-Based Practice

Critical Appraisal of Nursing Studies

Evidence Synthesis and Strategies for Implementing Evidence-Based Practice

Collecting and Managing Data

Introduction to Statistical Analysis

Using Statistics to Describe Variables

Using Statistics to Examine Relationships

Using Statistics to Predict

Using Statistics to Determine Differences

Interpreting Research Outcomes

Disseminating Research Findings

Writing Research Proposals

Seeking Funding for Research

Filters