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| Information from various studies are used to develop a common metric (effect size) |
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| What is the purpose of effect size (common metric)? |
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| Yields info about existence of relationship between variables and and estimate of its magnitude |
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| What are the three advantages of meta-analysis? |
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| its power, objectivitya and precision |
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| Who uses meta analysis and who uses metasynthesis? |
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| Meta analysis (quantitative) metasynthesis (qualitative) |
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| why is a meta-anaylsis objective? |
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| Because it relies on statistical formulas. |
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| Define the power of a meta analysis? |
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| The probability of fire into relationship |
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| define precision in a meta analysi? |
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| Draws conclusions on how big an effect an intervention has |
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| what is the prerequisite to using statistical integration? |
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| The research question, hypothesis, independent variables and independent variables are similar |
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| if they are only a few studies, do they merit systematic review? |
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| No you need more for an average. |
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| If the same hypothesis is tested and the results are highly conflicting, do they merit to review? |
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| What is the first step in a meta-analysis? |
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| Finding a problem statement or research question. |
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| Define statistical heterogeneity? |
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| If the results are highly variable that meta-analysis may be inappropriate. |
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| Studies with limited distribution i.e. dissertation unpublished reports and so on |
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| the tendency for published studies to systematically alter present statistically significant findings |
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| what is the purpose of the AHRQ (agency for healthcare research and quality)? |
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| What is the most critical element in all studies for analysis? |
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| Extraction and coding of information should be completed by how many people? |
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| Can mean differences in studies be averaged in? |
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| Define a sensitivity analysis? |
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| a test to see how sensitive the results of an analysis are to changes in the way analysis was done. |
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| What model would you use would heterogeneity is low? |
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| What model do you use what heterogeneity is more varied? |
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| Define subgroup analysis? |
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| Splitting effect size information for studies into distinct categorical groups |
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| what is a failsafe number? |
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| Estimation of the number of studies with effect size of zero that would be needed to reverse the conclusion. |
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| Define a pooled effect estimate? |
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| Weighted average of the effects estimated in primary studies. |
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| How does a forest plot display the results of the study? |
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| It displays it in confidence intervals. |
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| What does the width of a confidence interval indicate? |
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| A confidence interval will indicate the power of the study. |
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| What does the blob in the middle of a confidence interval represent? |
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| what is a vertical line in a meta-analysis? |
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| What is the purpose of a funnel plot? |
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| The purpose is to show publication bias |
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| Noblit and Hare, Paterson et al, and Sanelowski are people who have approach to measure what? |
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| define the Noblit and hare approach? |
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| Performing a preanalysis, deciding how they are related and making a final synthesis |
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| Define meta-data-analysis? |
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| Study of methodolic rigor of stidues including in metasynthesis |
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| Analysis of theoretica underpinning on which studies are grouned |
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| Who uses meta-data-anaylsi, meta-method, and meta theory? |
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| Define the Sandelowski and Barroso approach? |
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| Finding are synopses of qualitative data without conceptual reframing and synthesis are more interprative data |
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| What does I stand for in IMRAD? |
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| What does M stand for in IMRAD? |
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| What does R stand for in IMRAD? |
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| What does AD stand for in IMRAD? |
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| How long should a title be? |
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| What three things should be in a quantitative journal title? |
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| Independent and dependent variable and population |
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| How long should an abstract be? |
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| Define a statistical test? |
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| Procedure for testing hypothesis in estimating the probability of results |
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| define statistically significant? |
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| Findings are probably true and can be replicated with a new sample. |
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| An attempt to generalize or come to conclusions based on limited information |
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| The accuracy and consistency of information you study. |
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| Define statistical liability? |
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| Probability that the same results would be obtained with a new sample of subjects |
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| Are the methods really measuring the abstract concepts they are supposed to measure or are they measuring something else. |
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| Trustworthiness and credibility do with which study? |
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| The use of multiple sources to talk to you about what the truth is. |
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| Influence produces an error in an estimate |
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| Define a systematic bias? |
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| When a bias a uniform, such as using a scale that is actually two pounds over. |
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| Holding a constant influence on the dependent variable so that the relationship between independent and dependent variables can be seen |
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| Define confounding (extraneous) variables? |
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| tool used to prvent bias from awareness, concel info from people to enhance objectivity |
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| process of reflecting critically on the self, and analyzing and making note of personal values that could influence data interpretation |
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| Define thick description? |
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| rich and complete descritption of the research setting and of observed actions and processess. |
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