What is true of replication studies in nursing?
1. Many of the research studies done in nursing have been replicated numerous times.
2. Replicating another's study is the same as plagiarizing his or her work.
3. Only beginning researchers do replication studies.
4. Replication studies are necessary for validation of nursing theory.
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Rationale 1: Nursing has few replicated studies compared to the amount in other disciplines.
Rationale 2: The researcher who is replicating a study does so to help validate or to refute the findings of the first study. This is a standard research method and is not considered plagiarizing.
Rationale 3: Replications studies are done by beginning researchers and experienced researchers.
Rationale 4: The purpose of replicating a study is to validate its findings with a different sample of the population.
Global Rationale:
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