Category: BS Nursing

  • To assume the correlation is accurate.
  • To urgently explain that measurement error can attenuate (reduce) the observed correlation, potentially masking a stronger true relationship.
  • To ignore the measurement error.
  • To only focus on the correlation coefficient.
  • To use the data without any changes.
  • To urgently highlight potential for information bias due to inconsistent data collection and to develop strategies to assess and mitigate this bias.
  • To assume data are perfect.
  • To only analyze a subset of the data.
  • To immediately allocate resources based on the study.
  • To urgently explain that convenience samples may not be representative of the population, leading to biased estimates and potentially ineffective interventions.
  • To ignore the sampling method.
  • To assume all samples are representative.
  • To immediately accept the subgroup findings.
  • To urgently caution that post-hoc subgroup analyses can lead to spurious findings due to multiple comparisons, requiring independent validation.
  • To disregard the main study results.
  • To encourage more such analyses.
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