A Nurse Researcher Can Control for Selection Bias in a Study

question 21

Multiple Choice

A nurse researcher can control for selection bias in a study by taking which of these actions?

• A) Allow subjects to self-select into an experimental or a control group
• B) Handpick the subjects for group assignment
• C) Use defined selection criteria for approaching potential subjects
• D) Have someone other than the researcher select the subjects for the study

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Definitions:

Ecological Systems Theory

A theory focusing on the organization and interactions of the multiple environmental contexts within which children develop.

Microsystem

The immediate environments in which an individual interacts directly, such as family, school, and peer group, part of Bronfenbrenner's ecological systems theory.

Mesosystem

A concept in ecological systems theory referring to the interconnections between the microsystems or immediate environments in a person's life.

Social Policy

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