A nurse researcher is planning to conduct secondary analysis on data collected for a previous study. Which are valid rationale for this plan? Standard Text: Select all that apply
1. So much data was collected in the first study that is was not possible to analyze it in one study.
2. Secondary analysis studies are efficient.
3. Because data is expensive to collect, it might as well be used to its full extent.
4. Secondary analysis studies are safe as data has already been validated.
5. Secondary analysis could help the researcher understand the effect of treatment on a different population.
1, 2
Rationale 1: The researcher may have data that were not analyzed in the first study or may find a different use for the same data.
Rationale 2: Data collection is very time-consuming and expensive, so using it for a second study is efficient.
Rationale 3: The study should be done for a valid reason, not just to make use of the data.
Rationale 4: The risk of secondary analysis is that data may not have been collected correctly for the current study, which may lead to misinterpretation.
Rationale 5: If the data were collected on a specific population, a secondary study would not provide information applicable to a different population.
Global Rationale:
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