A Nurse Who Is Reading a Research Report Has Questions

question 13

Multiple Choice

A nurse who is reading a research report has questions about the study's internal validity. Which questions might this nurse be considering?. Select all that apply.

• A) Was there bias in the random selection of study subjects?
• B) Was the research setting adequately controlled?
• C) Do all of the items being measured focus on the same trait?
• D) Did the independent variable occur before the dependent variable?
• E) Why was the sample size at the end of the study so much smaller than the sample size at the beginning of the study?

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