Nurse Researchers Critiquing Research Reports Should Be Concerned with the Assessment

question 5

Multiple Choice

Nurse researchers critiquing research reports should be concerned with the assessment of the validity and reliability of study instruments to do what?

• A) To determine the utility of the instruments for triangulation
• B) To assess the relationships between the hypotheses and the research questions
• C) To determine whether the concepts and variables were measured adequately
• D) To assess whether the concept under study is being treated as a dependent or an independent variable

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Definitions:

Income Inequality

The disparate sharing of income among participants in an economy, be they individuals or households.

Income Distribution

The way in which total income is shared among the population or different groups within society.

Lowest Quintile

The segment of a population that falls into the bottom 20% based on income or another measurable characteristic.

Income Distribution

The way in which total income is shared among the population or different segments of an economy.