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itsmyluck · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

What is the most accurate statement related to a study's strengths?

a. A study's strengths always involve a level of complexitymultiple research questions, many variables, many references.
b. A study's strengths are essentially the elements of the study that the researcher completed in accordance with the design of the study.
c. A study's strengths are determined by whether the research results are statistically significant or not.
d. A study's strengths are determined by the number of times the article is cited by other authors.

Question 2

What must the person critically appraising a qualitative research report possess as prerequisites, in order to begin the process? (Select all that apply.)

a. Experience in performing qualitative data collection or analysis
b. An empathic point of view toward the participants' perspectives and reported experiences
c. A basic knowledge of different philosophical perspectives
d. The willingness to learn about the philosophical perspective supporting the study, in order to apply the standards of rigor that are consistent with that perspective
e. Previous experience in critically appraising qualitative research

essyface1 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 8, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
The next step in critically appraising a quantitative study requires determining the strengths and weaknesses of the study. To determine the strengths and weaknesses of a study, the reader must have knowledge of what each step of the research process should be like from expert sources. Then the elements of the research process are compared with the actual study steps. One determines whether the researcher followed the rules for an ideal study.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B, C, D
Prerequisites of philosophical foundation, type of qualitative study, and openness to study participants direct the implementation of the following guidelines for critically appraising qualitative studies. Without an appreciation for the philosophical perspective supporting the study being critically appraised, the appraiser may not appropriately apply the standards of rigor consistent with that perspective. A basic knowledge of different qualitative approaches is as essential for appraisal of qualitative studies as knowledge of quantitative research designs is for appraising quantitative studies. Appreciating philosophical perspectives and knowing qualitative approaches are both superficial, however, without empathy for the participant's perspective. Empathy creates an openness to knowing a participant within a naturalistic holistic framework. One does not need experience in performing qualitative data collection or analysis, nor does one need to have previous experience in critically appraising qualitative research in order to perform this: one must start somewhere.