Practice quiz exam 1 statistics and research

deductive reasoning

Creating specific examples from generalized statements is an example of, what?

reasoning

Errors in ______ stem from inaccurate statements or invalid conclusions drawn from sound premises

Apply the results to the real world

Which is not a component of the scientific method?

systematic review of randomized controlled trials

Which of the following would be given the rank of the highest form of evidence?

deductive

______reasoning is when general information is used to generate a premise, and from this process, a specific conclusion is drawn

relevance

____fallacies originate when the inference is made on premises that are not pertinent to the conclusion

inductive reasoning

creating generalized statements from specific examples is an example of what?

Randomized controlled trials with a limited body of data

national heart, lung, and blood institute's evidence category B includes evidence from _____

Scientific method

the ______ is the preferred approach to problem solving that underpins scientific research

Evidence-based practice

the conscientious, explicit and judicious use of best current evidence in decision making is known as what?

internal

the extent to which the results of a study can be attributed to the treatments used in the study is the definition of what kind of validity?

experimental research

the only type of research that can manipulate treatments and establish a cause and effect is

inference

the process or act of deriving logical conclusions from premises or statements that are known, assumed true, or derived

theory

when a hypothesis is repeatedly supported by multiple investigations and laboratories, it can become a ______

single blind

In a __________ review, the authors of an article submitted to a peer-reviewed research journal do not know the identities of the reviewers but the authors' names are revealed to the reviewers.

experimental mortality

In a research study in which the treatment involved quite intense physical training, 40% of the participants in the treatment group dropped out as compared with 5% of the control group. This threat to internal validity is called

randomized controlled trials with a rich body of data

National heart, lung, and blood institute's evidence category A includes evidence from _______

False

True or False? A study showing that a 15-week yoga intervention failed to reduce evening cortisol levels in an adult population proves that yoga is an ineffective therapy for stress reduction.

False

True or False? Field studies follow a different scientific method than laboratory-based studies

ambiguity fallacy

an informal fallacy providing an inference that appears to support the conclusion merely because vague terminology is used within the inference is a

hypothesis

informal fallacies occur when the stated premise of the study fails to support the

which statement is most true? blah blah blah

laboratory research usually has higher internal validity than field research

"gold standard" of research methods?

randomized controlled trial