A) Dissertations, unpublished reports
B) Peer-reviewed journals, funded research
C) Systematic reviews, original research
D) Research reports from electronic databases only
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A) The study of the results of reported research in a specific substantive area by analyzing the "processed data"
B) The study of the methodologic rigor of the studies included in the meta-synthesis
C) The analysis of the theoretical underpinnings on which the studies are grounded
D) The splitting of effect size information into distinct categorical groups
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A) Evidence-based practice
B) Evidence hierarchies
C) Meta-analyses
D) Primary studies
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A) Independent variable, dependent variable, and study populations
B) Statistical methods, population sample, hypotheses
C) Dependent variable, research design, theory explication
D) Available evidence, novel interpretation of findings, population sample
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A) Cohen's d
B) A forest plot
C) Inclusion criteria
D) Moderator analyses
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A) Systematic review
B) Grey literature
C) Meta-analysis
D) Metasynthesis
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A) Objectivity in drawing conclusions regarding a body of evidence
B) Combining phenomena into a transformed whole
C) Subjective decisions about how much weight to give findings from different studies
D) A measure of the probability of detecting a true relationship between variables
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A) Effect size
B) Problem formulation
C) Grey literature
D) Subgroup analysis
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A) Highly conflicting results among studies
B) Research questions across studies being nearly identical
C) A large number of studies to draw from
D) Independent variables are similar across studies
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A) Including studies in the analysis from multiple disciplines
B) Including both unpublished and published reports in the analysis
C) Including both qualitative and quantitative findings in the analysis
D) Including studies that have addressed different research questions
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A) Involve interpretation as well as integration
B) Involve meta-summaries
C) Exclude studies judged to be low on trustworthiness
D) Rely primarily on phenomenological primary studies
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A) Obtaining the original data set from primary study researchers
B) Selecting a sample of studies
C) Systematically extracting and recording data
D) Evaluating the quality of studies
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A) An individual study
B) A study participant
C) A mean value
D) A theme or qualitative finding
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A) Meta-data analysis
B) Meta-method
C) Meta-ethnography
D) Meta-theory
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A) The study of the results of reported research in a specific substantive area by analyzing the "processed data"
B) The splitting of effect size information into distinct categorical groups
C) The analysis of the theoretical underpinnings on which the studies are grounded
D) The study of the methodologic rigor of the studies included in the meta-synthesis
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A) Counteract the effect of biases against the null hypothesis
B) Increase sample size and therefore have a more comprehensive evidence base
C) Minimize the risk of publication bias
D) Include only published, peer-reviewed studies
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A) Utilize a fixed effects model to ascertain heterogeneity
B) Address publication bias and compute a fail-safe number
C) Determine if exclusion criteria changes the results in a study
D) Split the effect size information from studies into distinct categorical groups
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Multiple Choice
A) The study of the results of reported research in a specific substantive area by analyzing the "processed data"
B) The splitting of effect size information into distinct categorical groups
C) The analysis of the theoretical underpinnings on which the studies are grounded
D) The study of the methodologic rigor of the studies included in the meta-synthesis
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A) Inclusion criteria
B) Forest plot
C) Cohen's d
D) Moderator analyses
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A) They often conduct original studies on the same topic as the metasynthesis they are conducting.
B) They perform little advance planning, as it is not needed in qualitative research.
C) They make sampling decisions at the end of the study.
D) They use only peer-reviewed journals in the analysis.
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