Which of the Following Is Used to Assess People's Knowledge

question 112

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is used to assess people's knowledge, beliefs, preferences, and satisfaction and to measure these magnitudes in the general population?

• A) observational research
• B) descriptive research
• C) quantitative research
• D) survey research
• E) experimental research

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Definitions:

Lower Fence

A term used in descriptive statistics and boxplot construction, referring to a value below which lies an outlier in a dataset, typically calculated as Q1 - 1.5*IQR, where Q1 is the first quartile and IQR is the interquartile range.

Box And Whisker Plot

A graphical representation of data that displays the median, quartiles, and extremes, providing a visual summary of the distribution.

Percentiles

Statistical measures indicating the value below which a given percentage of observations in a group of observations falls.

Interquartile Range

Interquartile range is a measure of statistical dispersion and is the difference between the 25th (lower quartile) and 75th (upper quartile) percentile of the data.