Reasons to Conduct Replication Research Might Include Which of the Following

question 14

Multiple Choice

Reasons to conduct replication research might include which of the following?

• A)The original study, using a small sample, showed statistically significant results.
• B)The original research showed statistically significant findings, but the research site is no longer in operation.
• C)The original sample size was adequate, the design was strong, and results showed no statistically significant results.
• D)Subjects in the original study confided to the researcher, after the research had been completed, that they did not enjoy filling out the survey.
• E)The original study produced statistically significant results in surgical outpatients. The researcher questioned whether the results would be the same in an inpatient setting.

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Definitions:

Diffusion

The process by which an innovation is communicated through certain channels over time among the members of a social system.

Treatment Effect

The impact of a specific intervention or treatment in experimental research, measured by comparing outcomes between treated and control groups.

Experimental Research

A research method involving the manipulation of variables to test hypotheses and determine cause-and-effect relationships.

Selection Bias

A distortion of statistical analysis results due to the method of collecting samples, which might not be representative of the entire population.