NUR 80A/B Chapter Notes -Room Temperature, Dependent And Independent Variables
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Winter week 1 - review quantitative content/levels of. A research problem is a perplexing or troubling condition. The purpose of the research is to solve the problem - or to contribute to its solution - by accumulating relevant information. A problem statement articulates the problem to be addressed. Variables and relationships are terms used by quantitative researchers. The type of problem selected for study gives direction for the method (qualitative or quantitative). Example: if you want to know if a new product speeds wound healing, you will conduct a quantitative research study. Research hypothesis: a tentative prediction about the relationship between two or more variables in the population under study. They are statements of actual expected relationships between variables. Example: children who eat breakfast will obtain higher grades in mathematics than those who don"t. Findings from quantitative studies lead to a hypothesis. States expected relationship between independent variable and dependent variable.