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2. appraisal of the strengths and weaknesses of a study
4. Tool to eliminate bias in a quantitative research
6. accuracy and consistency of information obtained in a quantitative study
7. Operatior such as And, OR, and Not to expand or delimit search
9. This approach for searching involves using early work then seeing who cited it for more recent research.
11. used to sort data. Independent variables for this example include age, gender, or education
12. The study of the quantitative study's evidence, to see if they were unbiased and well grounded
15. Symbol such as an asterisk to search for other forms of the root word
17. Matrix that organizes information to answer the question "How have researchers studied this question?"
19. conclusion drawn from the study evidence
20. Merit that quantitative researchers use to assess the quality of a study

1. Bias that consistently distorts results
3. Source that looks at studies prepared by someone other than the original researcher.
5. The use of multiple sources to draw conclusions about what is true
8. This approach involves using citations from relevant studies to track down earlier research on the same topic
10. deliberately selecting participants in such a way that the confounding variables are not related to the independent or dependent variable
13. Source that is a descriptions of studies written by the researchers who conducted them
14. one of the two well known researcher databases for nurses.
16. used to Qualitative research to analyze personal values and beliefs that could effect the data
18. Variables that contaminate a study because they are not controlled