Why Is It Important to Determine If the Goals and Purposes

question 13

Multiple Choice

Why is it important to determine if the goals and purposes of a specialty organization are at odds with the goals and purposes of the American Nurses Association?

• A)Divergent goals produce better dialog between groups of nurses to improve both the quality and the options for care.
• B)Nurses will have a choice between several distinct options and can make more informed decisions about which organization to belong to.
• C)Legislators can become easily confused if they receive conflicting information from several different groups of nurses.
• D)The health-care system has become so complex that only a wide range of options for the provision of health care can successfully be used.

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Definitions:

F-statistic

A value used in ANOVA tests to determine if the variances between means of different groups are significantly different.

P-value

A measure in statistics that helps determine the significance of results, indicating the probability of observing the given result by chance if the null hypothesis is true.

F-to-enter

A criterion used in multiple regression analysis to decide at which level a new variable should be included in the model.

Residuals Plots

Graphs used to visualize the residuals of a data set against predicted values, helping to assess the fit of a model.