FINAL EXAM REVIEW
NSGD3216
FINAL EXAM (NSGD3216)
• 70 Independent Items (multiple choice & true/false)
• Short Answers (30 marks): 3 questions
• Lockdown Monitor/Browser
• All module readings
REVIEW POINTS
Quantitative Research
• Major dimensions of research design (e.g., whether there is an
intervention, whether the study is cross-sectional or longitudinal)
• Researchers usually have considerable latitude in designing studies; but
design decisions have implications for the quality of evidence the research
yields
• Differences between research designs that do or do not involve an
intervention or treatment (experimental/quasi-experimental, and
nonexperimental designs)
REVIEW POINTS
Quantitative Research
• Research design issues; most importantly, randomization and control
groups
• Sampling types
• Variables
REVIEW POINTS
Quantitative Research (Sampling)
• Reliability
• Validity
REVIEW POINTS
Qualitative Research
• Types (e.g., Ethnography, Phenomenology, Grounded Theory)
• Sampling
REVIEW POINTS
• Challenges associated with various research methods (e.g., long designs)
• Differences between quan and qual research
• Data Analysis
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Levels of Measurement
Statistical significance
REVIEW POINTS
• Challenges associated with analysis (e.g., quan - Reducing data for reporting
purposes)
• Types of analysis
• Selective approach
• Content analysis
REVIEW POINTS
• Clinical Decision Support Systems (CDSS)
• CPGs / AGREE Instrument
• Synopses / Syntheses
PRACTICE QUESTIONS
QUESTION #1
Which statement about coding qualitative data is true?
A) Coding schemes typically have major thematic categories and
subcategories.
B) Once a coding scheme has been developed, it is important not to change it.
C) Each paragraph in a transcribed interview is assigned a single code.
D) Once a coding scheme is developed, the coding itself is straightforward.
QUESTION #2
What is data saturation?
A) Sampling to the point at which new information continues to be obtained
B)
Sampling to the point at which the target population is saturated with
requests for data
C)
D)
Sampling to the point at which redundancy of information is achieved
Sampling to the point at which maximum variation is achieved
QUESTION #3
In the Glaserian approach to grounded theory analysis, selective coding
begins when which occurs?
A) Constant comparison has begun.
B) Data saturation has occurred.
C) Memos have been prepared.
D) The core category has been identified.