How Is Using Multiple Measures to Assess a Clinical Phenomenon

question 7

Multiple Choice

How is using multiple measures to assess a clinical phenomenon useful to nursing research or practice?

• A) When multiple measures are used, qualitative data and quantitative data are always obtained.
• B) Using multiple measures reduces the number of participants needed in a sample size to reach statistical significance.
• C) Comparison of various methods of measurement may reduce the need to use invasive methods in measuring physical parameters in future studies.
• D) The results of studies using multiple measures to assess a clinical phenomenon are more likely to be published in journals other than nursing journals as well.

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