Research essentials. How to critique quantitative research
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- 1 Anglia Ruskin University.
- PMID: 26558974
- DOI: 10.7748/ncyp.27.9.12.s14
QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH is a systematic approach to investigating numerical data and involves measuring or counting attributes, that is quantities. Through a process of transforming information that is collected or observed, the researcher can often describes a situation or event, answering the 'what' and 'how many' questions about a situation ( Parahoo 2014 ).
- Nursing Research / organization & administration*
- Nursing Research / standards
- Qualitative Research
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Part 1: quantitative research. Michaei Coughian, Patricia Cronin, Frances Ryan. Abstract. When caring for patients it is essential that nurses are using the current best practice. To determine what this is, nurses must be able to read research critically.
This chapter introduces the concept of critical appraisal and highlights its importance in evidence-based practice. Readers are then introduced to the most common quantitative study designs...
As witb a quantitative study, critical analysis of a qualitative study involves an in-deptb review of how each step of the research was undertaken. Because of tbe subjective nature of qualitative research it is often regarded as more difficult to critique.
article provides the practical points of conducting a formally written quantitative research article critique while providing a brief example to demonstrate the principles and form. Keywords: quantitative article critique, statistics, methodology, graduate students
Key areas for review include the general overview, the introduction and literature review, the purpose, the methodology, and the discussion and conclusion. As a nurse has more practice in the critique process, their comfort level and expertise will increase.
It is imperative in nursing that care has its foundations in sound research, and it is essential that all nurses have the ability to critically appraise research to identify what is best practice. This article is a step-by-step approach to critiquing quantitative research to help nurses demystify the process and decode the terminology.
Because there are few published examples of critique examples, this article provides the practical points of conducting a formally written quantitative research article critique while...
QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH is a systematic approach to investigating numerical data and involves measuring or counting attributes, that is quantities.
Conducting an article critique for a quantitative research study: Perspectives for doctoral students and other novice readers (Vance et al.)
Promoting and engaging in evidence-based practice is an important role for NPs. To make practice changes, NPs have a responsibility to review current research articles and apply the findings of the research to their practice. The first step is to critique and appraise the research evidence.