N706 Chapters 5 and 8
Across
- 3. Abbreviation for the commonly used search database “Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature”
- 5. _______ Variables are also called contaminating factors. They can obscure understanding and relationships between important factors.
- 7. Term to describe how well findings can be transferred to other settings; applies to qualitative research and is an aspect of the study’s trustworthiness
- 10. A written summary of evidence on a research problem
- 12. This symbol, found in the middle of a search term, allows for searching for alternative spellings
- 13. Table that organizes information; examples include Methodologic _____, Results ______, and Evaluation _______
- 14. Term for the alteration of subjects’ behavior related to their awareness of being observed
- 15. Study design form where data is collected at more than one point in time over an extended period.
- 18. ________ approach is a way to find earlier studies by looking at those cited in a reference list of a report
- 20. Small-scale version or trial run of the study to test the methods that will be used in a larger study.
Down
- 1. The degree to which two independent researchers can make similar observations and judgments about study participants that are not biased
- 2. _______ operators are words like AND, OR, and NOT that expand or limit a search
- 4. Term to describe how well findings can be applied to other groups or settings; applies to qualitative research
- 6. This symbol expands a search term to include all forms of the root word
- 8. How sound is a study? This concept describes whether the findings are unbiased and well-grounded.
- 9. The original description of a study prepared by the researcher who conducted it; Literature Reviews should be based on this kind of source material
- 11. The accuracy and consistency of information obtained in a study
- 16. _________ approach is a way of finding additional studies by using an important study and looking forward to other studies that have cited it.
- 17. Term for the loss of study participants over time, especially in longitudinal studies
- 19. A careful appraisal of the strengths and weaknesses of a study