Application of the Results and Conclusion of the Research Process to Problems in Healthcare
* Prepare a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper in which you utilize the same research study from your Week 2 paper (Background and Methodology) to look in depth at the results and conclusion areas of the research process. Address the following questions in your paper. (Include headings for each section) * * Results: data collection methods * What is/are the data collection method(s) used in your research study article? * In what way is/are the data collection method(s) appropriate for your research study article? * Define reliability and validity. * In what way is/are the data collection method(s) used to support the reliability and validity of your research study article? * In what way(s) were appropriate steps taken to protect the rights of the subjects in your research study article? Why is this important? * * Qualitative and Quantitative Data * Define qualitative and quantitative data. * What are the key distinctions between qualitative and quantitative data? * What is the qualitative data used in your research study article? * What is the quantitative data used in your research study article? * * Data analysis procedures (aka Statistical Tests) * Define Inferential and Descriptive statistics. Give examples of actual data analysis procedures/statistical tests for both. * What is the data analysis procedures used in your research study article? * In what ways are the data analysis procedures appropriate for the data collected? * In what ways are the data analysis procedures appropriate for answering the research question(s), and/or for testing the study hypothesis or hypotheses? * * Study Conclusion * What were the findings of your research study article? Summarize your response. * Do the findings
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