A Reviewer Performs a Critical Appraisal of a Study and Notes

question 38

Multiple Choice

A reviewer performs a critical appraisal of a study and notes that the researcher conducted a previous pilot study.The reviewer will

• A) discount any findings not congruent with the pilot study.
• B) ensure that the larger study and pilot study used identical data collection methods.
• C) ignore the findings of the pilot study because they are not relevant to this study.
• D) note whether the pilot study findings were used to design the current study.

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