Question 1

Research methodology

a.

Is the same thing as research methods

b.

Is the philosophy behind the research

c.

Completely eliminates bias from research studies

d.

Is a set of rules that govern research paper writing

Question 2

If a study is qualitative,

a.

People are the subjects

b.

Animals are the subjects

c.

Statistical data is not used

d.

Surveys are used

Question 3

If a student was conducting a study at his/her place of employment, which is NOT a consideration?

a.

How the organization’s data would be kept secure.

b.

Who would be allowed to see the findings of the research.

c.

If the findings could potentially create internal issues.

d.

All of the above are valid considerations.

Question 4

If one was conducting quantitative research, one needs a good understanding of

a.

Statistics

b.

Psychology

c.

Sociology

d.

History

Question 5

A nursing student wants to study the effectiveness of a new treatment of a rare disease and knows she may only have a few participants – maybe only one. The student could consider

a.

Conducting a case study

b.

Doing an autoethnography

c.

Conducting field research

d.

Writing an experiment