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NguyenJ

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The nurse researcher wishes to generalize a study's findings to persons living in the southern United States. The study is being done on persons living in a small town in rural Alabama. Which option reflects the target population of this study?
 
  1. Persons living in the southern United States
  2. Persons living in a small town in rural Alabama
  3. Persons living in the state of Alabama
  4. Persons living in the United States in general

Question 2

Standard Text: Select all that apply. The principle investigator on a new research project tells the research assistant that the project will include triangulation. For what should the research assistant prepare?
 
  1. Multiple suggestions for uses of the research findings
  2. Collecting data on more than one variable in the study
  3. Using more than one sampling strategy in the study
  4. Promoting interdisciplinary collaboration in the study
  5. Working with multiple data collectors


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Answer to Question 1

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Rationale 1: The target populations is made up of a group of people or objects to which the researcher wishes to generalize the findings of a study, in this case, persons living in the southern United States.
Rationale 2: This is the accessible population.
Rationale 3: This is neither the target population nor the accessible population in this study.
Rationale 4: This is neither the target population nor the accessible population in this study.
Global Rationale:

Answer to Question 2

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Rationale 1: Triangulation does not involve multiple suggestions for the uses of research findings.
Rationale 2: Triangulation does not mean collecting data on more than one variable in the study.
Rationale 3: Triangulation is the use of more than one technique/strategy in the same study.
Rationale 4: Triangulation is not necessarily associated with interdisciplinary collaboration in research.
Rationale 5: Triangulation often involves using multiple data collectors.
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