Nursing 3340A/B Study Guide - Final Guide: Skewness, Kurtosis, Scientific Method
22 Dec 2016
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Models or frameworks derived from a belief system about the nature of knowledge and existence, how you see and know the world. Assumptions about the nature of reality, based on your personal interpretation. Begin with concrete details and work towards abstract ideas (theory building) gather data looks for patterns develop theory i. e. qualitative. Begin with abstract ideas or principles, and work towards concrete details (theory testing) theorize/hypothesis analyze data hypothesis. All members of a particular group on interest. Part of a population, group of cases chosen from the population for a study. A characteristic of a sample, described in mathematical terms. Infinite number of potential values, falls on a continuum i. e. temp. Finite number of classification groups or categories, usually qualitative i. e. nursing specialty area. Word or phrase that represents an aspect of data, specific or real. Categorization of codes based on trends, patterns, and relationships between frequency or underlying meaning, generalized or abstract.
