NURS 4431 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Quasi
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How the study is going to be carried out. Data framework problem and the way you analyze data. How you"re going to carry out the study. Method for controlling factors that could interfere with the validity of the findings. Not specific to a particular study but links all the steps of the research process. How true a picture is of what it is supposed to be. Everyone had the same amount of chance to be picked. Things have causes and causes lead to effects. A slant of deviation from the true or expected. A form of control generally used in quasi- experimental and experimental studies. Having the power to direct or manipulate factors to achieve a desired outcome. Specific steps you"re going to take to get your data. A measure of the truth or accuracy of the findings obtained from a study. Variables that we"re not studying but can effect our results.
