[LL 1027] Sub. Code: 4733 Q.P. Code : 664733
B.Sc. (Nursing) Degree Examination Final Year Paper III
(New Regulations for the candidates admitted from 2012-2013 onwards)
Nursing Research & Statistics
August 2017
Time: Three hours Maximum : 75 Marks
SECTION A
NURSING RESEARCH
I. Elaborate on: (1 x 15 = 15)
1. Describe non-experimental research design in detail with suitable examples.
II. Write notes on: (5 x 5 = 25)
1. Pilot study.
2. Difference between qualitative and quantitative research design.
3. List the components of a research report.
4. Review of Literature.
5. Need for research in nursing.
III. Short answers on: (5 x 2 = 10)
1. Define validity.
2. Sampling error.
3. Define Randomization.
4. Two purpose of survey methods.
5. List the components of critiquing published research.
SECTION B
STATISTICS
I. Elaborate on: (1 x 15 = 15)
1. What do you understand by central tendency? Describe the various measures.
II. Short answers on: (5 x 2 = 10)
1. List any two uses of statistics.
2. List four scales of measurement.
3. Formula for standard deviation.
4. Define mode.
5. What is confidence interval?
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