Asymmetrical Warfare Refers to Attacks by Small Groups of People

question 79

True/False

Asymmetrical warfare refers to attacks by small groups of people who usually do not represent states or governments upon much larger and stronger opponents.

Understand the implications of biased sampling on the validity of research findings and representation of demographic groups.

Understand the importance and criteria for selecting and evaluating nursing theories for practice.

Recognize the role of nursing practice in developing, testing, refining, and discovering nursing theories.

Comprehend the primary purpose of nursing theory in the development and advancement of nursing as a discipline.

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Definitions:

Single-subject Design

A research design that focuses on the responses of a single participant to document the effectiveness of an intervention.

Case Study

A non-experimental investigative method resulting in a description of the past and current functioning of a single individual, generally the result of information gathered through intense interactions over long periods. Variables such as family history, education, employment history, medical history, social relationships, and the patient’s level of psychological adjustment are described. The goal is a description of an individual’s current problem, and its relation to his or her past. A case study seeks to provide a theory concerning the etiology of a patient’s problem or psychological makeup, and/or a course of treatment and outcome. The oldest approach to the study of abnormal behaviour.

Experimentally Accepted

Validated or confirmed through designed and controlled experiments.

Statistically Significant

A mathematical indication that a result is not likely to have occurred by chance alone, according to a predefined threshold of probability (the p-value).