1.True or false? For a randomized controlled trial, the hypotheses are written a priori to the study being conducted.
A) True
2.What is the term for a statement of the researchers’ predictions on the outcome of their study?
A) Hypothesis
3.In the following question, what phrase represents “I” of PICO? In desk-based workers age 21 through 60, what is the effect of a computer-tailored intervention to influence work-place sitting on objectively measured sitting time compared to a generic web-based intervention?
A) Computer-tailored intervention
4.True or false? In a well-developed literature review, each pertinent research study is described and summarized in order without any analysis of the studies’ strengths and weaknesses.
A) False
5.For literature reviews, which of the following information sources is preferable?
A) Primary sources
6.All of the following attributes contribute to the credibility of an information resource EXCEPT:
A) Bias
7.Which of the following attributes represents a characteristic of a hypothesis at the beginning of a qualitative research study?
A) Tentative
8.In which of these research resources would you look for a list of citations with a paragraph about each citation that summarizes the information sources in terms of its issue, main claims, and methodological soundness?
A) Annotated bibliography
9.What is the expression that researchers use that means “term from the published studies and other authoritative sources that are measurable and capable of generating data?”
A) Operational definition
10.What is the term for a declarative sentence that summarizes what the researchers are attempting to achieve?
A) Purpose statement
11.True or false? The process of peer review makes information from scholarly journals more credible than information from popular magazines.
A) True
12.What is the term in the chapter that represents an answerable inquiry into a specific concern or issue?
A) Research question
13.True or false? A one-tailed hypothesis is more conservative than a two-tailed hypothesis.
A) False
14.In the following question, what phrase represents “C” of PICO? In desk-based workers age 21 through 60, what is the effect of a computer-tailored intervention to influence work-place sitting on objectively measured sitting time compared to a generic web-based intervention?
A) Generic web-based intervention
15.What is the term in the chapter that represents a single sentence with an action verb that specifically and succinctly states what the researcher will be doing to investigate the problem or question?
A) Problem statement
16.What type of publication is a technical paper, such as from the Health and Medicine Division of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, that is available on the Internet but has not been published in a journal indexed in a bibliographic database?
A) Grey literature
17.You would expect a literature review to show all of the following characteristics except:
A) Superficial
18.Which of the following hypotheses is a null hypothesis?
A) There is no relationship between the use of EHRs and the size of a physician practice.
19.Which of the following statements is an alternative two-tailed test?
A) There will be a 10 percent difference in the use of the activity tracker between the group of patients receiving the tailored text and the group of patients not receiving the tailored text.
20.The researchers were developing their research question. You would expect the researchers to be involved in all the following activities except:
A) Expanding the question’s boundaries to ensure full coverage