Matching Pairs Match the terms...Online version Match the term to its definition, quite a tricky one this! NURS1102 by Alan Ramsay 1 Cochrane Collaboration 2 Inductive reasoning 3 Critical appraisal 4 Integrative review 5 Publication bias 6 Meta-synthesis 7 Literature review 8 Meta-analysis 9 Likert scale 10 Secondary research 11 Narrative literature review 12 Variable 13 Non-propositional knowledge 14 Systematic review The tendency to publish studies that report positive results regarding the effectiveness of a particular intervention. Method used to measure attitudes, where respondents indicate their degree of agreement or disagreement. The use of statistical techniques in a systematic review to integrate the results of included studies. Research that uses data from primary research. The pooling of findings from a number of qualitative studies. A factor or trait that is likely to change from one person to another. Promotes, supports and prepares systematic reviews, mainly in relation to effectiveness. Flows from thoughts related to a particular issue to a general theory. A form of secondary research undertaken on primary sources Traditional approach, focussing on a broad topic, purely descriptive. Summarises and critiques past research that use a diverse range of methodologies and methods. Personal knowledge linked to experience that is used by individuals to help them think and act. A careful evaluation of the worth, value or quality of evidence. Uses explicit methods to identify, select and critically appraise relevant research.