Chapters 5 and 8

3. Symbols that are inserted into the middle of a search term that will permit a search for alternate spellings
4. Approach of tracking down earlier studies that are cited in a reference list of a report
5. Using multiple sources or referents to draw conclusions about what constitutes the truth.
8. Original description of a study prepared by the researcher
9. The matrix used to record key features of study methods.
10. distorts study results
11. Evidence that is believable, consistent and stable over time
12. Expands a search term to include all forms of a root word
14. Description of the study by a person not connected to it
17. A control method that involves deliberately selecting participants that have similar lifestyle habits. Choose participants that have similar confounding variables.
18. A conclusion drawn from the study evidence while taking into account the methods used to generate said evidence. An attempt to come to conclusions using logical reasoning.

1. Process of reflecting critically on personal values that could affect data collection and interpretation.
2. Keywords used to expand or delimit a search
3. A design that involves comparisons of the same people at different times or in different circumstances
6. Appraisal of the study’s strengths and weaknesses. Focus on the methodologic aspects of a set of studies.
7. research methods engender confidence in the truth of the data and in researchers’ interpretations
13. Designs that involve data collection two or more times over an extended period
15. Approach using a pivotal study to search forward to subsequent studies that cited it
16. accuracy and consistency of information obtained in a study.
19. Electronic database that covers references to the majority of English speaking nursing journals, books and dissertations.