Of the following observational designs, which is the best for studying very rare health conditions?

Scientific rigor must be balanced by careful adherence to a code of research ethics. This includes respect for the word “no” when someone is asked to be in a study. In this regard, which concern (shown below) is the most likely aspect of rigor that may be sacrificed to protect ethics in research?

A researcher is interested in studying how adults attending alcoholics anonymous (AA) groups provide support to one another. This researcher decides to attend AA meetings in their community. When they arrive, they announce that they are a researcher and would like to attend/take notes, but that they will not take part in the groups themselves. What role is this researcher playing?

Why is randomization used in “true” experiments?

You are interested in examining the efficacy of an intervention designed to improve nutrition education in low-income teen mothers. Which of the following study designs would be the best to use when trying to answer this question?

A researcher designs a randomized controlled trial investigating the impact of a physical activity intervention on sleep quality. Participants are asked to rate sleep duration and sleep quality using a validated measure at a pretest visit, are randomized to attend either 3 exercises classes (intervention) or health education classes (control) each week for 3 months, and are then asked to return for a posttest assessment where they again rate their sleep duration and sleep quality using the same validated measure. In this study, what is the between-subjects factor?

Which of the following sampling techniques can help control for a known a confounding variable?

An IRB can conduct three types of review (full, expedited, and exempt). Only the IRB can determine whether a given application qualifies for full versus expedited; however, the investigator is allowed to determine when research is exempt. In cases when this determination is made, IRB review is not necessary.

A research study notes that 50% of individuals who are eligible for a study ultimately decided to not enroll. This study likely has an issue related to:

When conducting participant observation, the researcher role of ______________ describes when the researcher conceals their identity (i.e., they do not tell anyone that they are a researcher or conducting research) and fully immerses themselves with a target group, taking part in the events/behaviors they are interested in studying.