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Nursing Research Quiz - 6
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Research Instruments |
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June 29, 2012
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1. The degree of consistency with which an instrument measures the attribute it is supposed to be measuring is called:
A. Validity
B. Reliability
C. Sensitivity
D. Objectivity
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2. The reliability of a measuring tool has following aspects, except:
A. Stability
B. Internal consistency
C. Efficiency
D. Equivalence
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3. The extent to which the same results are obtained on repeated administrations of the instrument is termed as:
A. Internal consistency
B. Validity
C. Stability
D. Sensitivity
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4. The stability index of a measuring tool is derived through procedures that evaluate:
A. Interrater reliability
B. Internal consistency
C. Crombach's alpha
D. Test-retest reliability
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5. The Spearman's-Brown formula is used to estimate:
A. Test-retest reliability
B. Internal consistency
C. Equivalence
D. Validity
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6. The degree to which an instrument measures what it is supposed to be measuring is its:
A. Validity
B. Internal consistency
C. Sensitivity
D. Equivalence
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7. Which of the following is NOT a type of validity index of a research instrument?
A. Predictive validity
B. Content validity
C. Concurrent validity
D. Construct validity
E. Homogenous validity
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8. The adequacy of an instrument in differentiating between the performance or behaviour on some future criterion is termed as:
A. Predictive validity
B. Cocurrent validity
C. Content validity
D. Construct validity
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9. Multi-trait-multi-matrix (MTMM) is a procedure developed to establish:
A. Internal consistency
B. Interrater reliability
C. Construct validity
D. Content validity
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10. Which of the following is NOT a procedure for establishing construct validity of an instrument?
A. Known-group technique
B. Factor analysis
C. MTMM
D. Crombach's alpha
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11. The most common type of composite scale is:
A. Likert scale
B. Visual analog scale
C. Checklists
D. Thurstone scale
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1. B |
2.C |
3. C |
4.D |
5.B |
6. A |
7. E |
8. A |
9. C |
10. D |
11. A |
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References
- Polit H, Beck C T. Nursing research. 8th ed. New Delhi: Williams and Wilkins; 2008.
- Burns N, Grove S K. Understanding nursing research. 4th ed. New Delhi: Elsevier; 2007.
- Park JE, Park K. Text Book of Preventive and Social Medicine. 19th Edition. Jabalpur: M.S. Banarsidas Bhanot; 2007.
- Questions from entrance examinations relevant to nursing conducted in India. (NIMHANS/AIIMS/Manipal/Kerala/All India etc..)
- Cohen J. Statistical Power Analysis for the Behavioral Sciences. Erlbaum, Hillsdale, NJ; 1988.
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