Identify the statement that describes an accessible population. ...

[beccaep]

Identify the statement that describes an accessible population.
 
  1. All children enrolled in first grade.
  2. All clients undergoing laparoscopy.
  3. All adults with open-angle glaucoma treated by an ophthalmologist.
  4. All adolescents studying biology at the local high school.

Question 2

Empiricism refers to which of the following?
 
  A) Making generalizations from specific observations
  B) Articulating a study purpose in terms of an appropriate classification system
  C) Gathering evidence about real-world phenomena through the senses
  D) Verifying the assumptions on which the study was based

[kristenb95]

Answer to Question 1

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Rationale 1: This statement describes a target population. For this example, an accessible population would be All children enrolled in first grade and taught by Mrs. Mary Kay Jones in Connersville, IN..
Rationale 2: This statement describes a target population. For this example, an accessible population would be All clients undergoing laparoscopy at Community Memorial Hospital during January 2010..
Rationale 3: This statement describes a target population. For this example, an accessible population would be All adults with open-angle glaucoma treated by Dr. James Drew, Sacramento, CA..
Rationale 4: The target population is composed of the entire group of people to which the researcher wishes to generalize the findings of the study. The accessible population or study population is the portion of that group actually studied. In this case, the researcher has studied the accessible population of adolescents studying biology at the local high school, rather than all adolescents studying biology in the United States.

Answer to Question 2

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Empiricism is gathering and analyzing evidence through their senses. Quantitative research involves the collection and analysis of numeric information. Quantitative research is typically conducted within the traditional scientific method, which is systematic and controlled. Quantitative researchers base their findings on empirical evidence and strive for generalizability beyond a single setting or situation. Constructivist researchers emphasize understanding human experience as it is lived through the collection and analysis of subjective, narrative materials using flexible procedures; this paradigm is associated with qualitative research.