Identify the best course of action by the researcher who finds no statistical significance during the analysis of data
1. The researcher should table the study due to a lack of viability.
2. The researcher should reevaluate the study for revision prior to publication.
3. The researcher must be certain the study identifies a need for change in order to be of value to the nursing community.
4. The researcher should report the findings as not significant for recommending change in practice or education.
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Rationale 1: Tabling the study will not serve to notify potential readers of findings.
Rationale 2: The researcher should report on the study as completed. Reevaluation midway through the study is not appropriate.
Rationale 3: If this study was not one with merit, it should not have been done in the first place. Half way through the study is not the time to make that decision.
Rationale 4: Each research study will not have ample findings of statistical significance to recommend change. The absence of such findings should be reported in the study.
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