RESEARCH DESIGN2 Question 7 The validity of research involves the entire research concepts used and finds out whether the results obtained meets the objectives of the study. Some of the characteristics that I would consider to determine the validity of the research include time provided for experiment or data collection, the instrument used in the research study, maturation and size of the population studied. Valid research should have an appropriate time scale for the survey, suitable method or methodology for collection of data, an appropriate instrument in carrying out the study and appropriate sample size. For example, the article provided has an appropriate scale of 0 to 6 score; the time provided for the review is 180 days, which is necessary for the study. The participants were 1080, and the methodologies used are multicentre, randomized, and double- blind controlled trial to ensure the validity of the study(Khorana et al., 2019). Question 8 The features that I will consider in the findings to determine if they are clinically significant is a positive and noticeable improvement to a patient. For example, the stud provided has clinical significance as the findings show a low incidence of major bleeding among high-risk ambulatory patients with cancer(Khorana et al., 2019). On the other hand, characteristics that will tell whether the finding is statistically significant is the unlikely of occurrence by a change that is the p-value. For example, if the p-value of the results is less or equal to the set significance level, the study will be considered statically significant. In most cases, the significance level is set to 0.005.
RESEARCH DESIGN3 Question 9 External validity involves the extent to which research findings and conclusions can be generalized based on the sample of the population. Some characteristics that I would consider to determine the generalizability of the study include the aspects of the population studies, the impacts of the research surrounding, and the interaction of the subject selection. On the population characteristics apply in that if the study lacks external validity, the outcome and conclusion cannot be fitting to the subject of other groups other than the group that has been studied. For example, the study article provided is generalizable as it involves all the participants with high-risk ambulatory cancer(Khorana et al., 2019). References
RESEARCH DESIGN4 Khorana, A. A., Soff, G. A., Kakkar, A. K., Vadhan-Raj, S., Riess, H., Wun, T., ... & O’Reilly, E. M. (2019). Rivaroxaban for thromboprophylaxis in high-risk ambulatory patients with cancer.New England Journal of Medicine,380(8), 720-728.