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A researcher is assessing the relationship between incoming undergraduate GPA and success in physical therapy school (measured by first-year NPTE preparation exam scores). The research finds a Pearson’s Correlation Coefficient value of 0.87. What does this mean?

A low sample size is the most likely reason to commit which of the following errors?

A researcher is looking to compare Class of 2025’s and Class of 2026’s average PEAT score, to determine if there was a statistical significant difference between the two. The following test and output is below. What can the researcher conclude using the confidence interval?

What is the most common method to measure the spread or dispersion of data?

Which of the following values of effect size using Cohen’s D would give a researcher the most clinical significance?

A PT is treating an 85-year-old African American woman in an outpatient clinic. The patient lives alone in a 2nd-story apartment without elevator access.  In a well-built PICO question for this scenario, which of the following best represents the P (Patient/Problem)?

A researcher plans to use a chi-square analysis to determine if a relationship exists between two variables. What measurement scale or data type is required for both variables to conduct this analysis?

An Intra-Class Correlation Coefficient is run to determine the level of association between two different variables. Which value would indicate a great agreement on scores?

What is the most common measure of variation used in research to descriptively report the measure of spread or dispersion of data?

The nurse is performing a neurologic assessment on a 61-year-old woman with a long term history of diabetes. When testing her ability to feel touch with the filament touch test to the bottom of her feet, the client has no sensation in multiple areas bilaterally. The client is able to feel touch to her lower legs.  Given this information, what would the nurse suspect?