Research Quiz 1

The highest level of evidence supporting a treatment procedure comes from?

• Single randomized controlled trials
• Case studies and expert opinions
• Observational studies without controls
• Systematic reviews and meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials

Which Level of Evidence represents the least rigor and is the most susceptible to bias?

• Expert opinion or anecdotal evidence
• Randomized controlled trials
• Cohort studies
• Systematic reviews

Why do professors participate in research?

• To fulfill teaching requirements
• To increase their salary
• Professors participate in research to advance knowledge and contribute to their academic field.
• To avoid administrative duties

Why is it important to consider ethical considerations in research?

• It is important to protect participants' rights and welfare, ensure integrity, and maintain public trust.
• To prioritize funding over participant safety.
• To ensure that researchers can publish their findings without scrutiny.
• To increase the number of participants in the study.

Every research paper and/or article that gets published _____.

• must be written by a single author.
• are always published online.
• doesn’t mean the research was done well or correctly

• should be considered evidenced-based research

The researcher has completed their study and found inaccuracies in measurement of the data as well as incomplete information about the participants.  What type of “bias” has the researcher found?

• Confirmation bias
• Observer bias
• Attrition bias
• selection bias

What is information bias?

• Information bias is a systematic error in data collection that leads to inaccurate or incomplete conclusions.

• Information bias is a method for improving data accuracy.
• Information bias refers to the use of outdated data.
• Information bias is a type of data analysis technique that qualitative researchers use

What is a case study?

• A case study is a brief summary of a research paper.
• A case study is an in-depth analysis of a specific instance or situation.
• A case study is a type of statistical analysis.
• A case study is a fictional story used for teaching purposes.