How does the researcher know that a certain framework is the ...

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How does the researcher know that a certain framework is the correct one for a planned research study? (Select all that apply.)
 
  a. The framework has been tested, using quantitative research.
  b. The framework contains concepts that the researcher is studying.
  c. Relationships among concepts are similar to the ones the researcher is studying.
  d. Grounded theory research generated the framework.
  e. The framework helps explain the anticipated or expected research results.
  f. The type of research selected by the researcher (the method) agrees with the relationships in the framework.

Question 2

What is an asymmetrical relational statement?
 
  a. As A' changes in value, so does B'; as B' changes in value, so does A'.
  b. As A' changes in value, so does B'; as B' changes in value, A' does not.
  c. A pair of statements that represents a relationship that is not the same when the order of the variables is reversed.
  d. One in which the number of variables is even, not odd.
  e. As A' changes in value, so must B' and C'; if both B' and C' change, so must A'; if B' changes and C' does not change, A' may change or remain the same.

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: B, C, E, F
A framework is the abstract, logical structure of meaning that guides the development of the study and enables the researcher to link the findings to the body of knowledge used in nursing. A concept is a term that abstractly describes and names an object, a phenomenon, or an idea, thus providing it with a separate identify or meaning. Statement sets link the relationships expressed in the framework with the hypotheses, research questions, or objectives that guide the methodology of the study.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B, C
A symmetrical relationship is complex and contains two statements, such as, if A occurs (or changes), B will occur (or change); if B occurs (or changes), A will occur (or change). In an asymmetrical relationship, if A occurs (or changes), then B will occur (or change), but there may be no indication that if B occurs (or changes), A will occur (or change). As one variable in a symmetrical relational statement changes, the other changes, as well.