Author Question: Which research question is testable as currently written? a. Should parents addicted to crack ... (Read 73 times)

lindiwe · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

Which research question is testable as currently written?

a. Should parents addicted to crack cocaine be permitted to raise their children?
b. Is the classroom an appropriate place to teach sex education to 10-year-old children?
c. Are older adults living in assisted-living facilities satisfied with their level of social interaction?
d. Is a positive HIV/AIDS status a sufficient reason for limiting the employment of elementary school teachers?

Question 2

A nurse has defined the research question as, What is the lived experience of late-stage pregnancy loss among women older than 35 years? What type of research-question format (or research design) is implied by this question?

a. Correlational nonexperimental
b. Comparative nonexperimental
c. Quantitative experimental
d. Grounded theory nonexperimental

karmakat49 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 8, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: C

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A This question suggests a value statement that is not testable.
B This question suggests a value statement that is not testable.
C This example implies variables that can be measured and suggests a comparative nonexperimental design study. The independent variable is residing in assisted-living facilities, as compared with not residing in assisted-living facilities. The dependent variable is social interaction.
D This question suggests a value statement that is not testable.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D

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A This research question does not indicate an association between variables, which would be studied in a correlational design.
B A comparative nonexperimental study would compare differences between two or more groups.
C A quantitative experimental study would include an intervention and measure its effect numerically.
D The question concerns lived experience, which implies a grounded-theory study design.