NURS 311 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Dependent And Independent Variables
9 Jun 2019
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Problem statement: articulates the problem to be addressed should be broad enough to induce central concerns but narrow enough to serve as a guide. Statement of purpose: summarizes the overall goal of the study, identifying key concepts/variables and the study group or population e. g. to describe, determine differences between groups, examine relationships among, determine the effect of Research question: states the specific query the researcher wants to answer in order to address the research problem. Hypothesis: statement of a predicted relationship between two or more variables. Testable hypothesis: states the anticipated association between one or more independent and one or more dependent variables. Must contain terms that indicate a relationship (e. g. more than, different from, associated. Must be based on justifiable rationale (e. g. previous research, strong clinical evidence, with) theory) Directional hypothesis: specifies the expected direction or nature of a hypothesized relationship e. g. women who exercise have lower weight retention than those who don"t.
