The nurse researcher has designed a univariate research study. What is often the purpose of these studies?
1. To satisfy the researcher's curiosity about a topic
2. To help beginning researchers gain confidence in research skills
3. To serve as a basis for a more complex study
4. To determine the subject's interest in participating in a study
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Rationale 1: Just satisfying the researcher's curiosity is not a valid reason for a study.
Rationale 2: Univariate studies are not necessarily simple studies.
Rationale 3: Univariate research often serves as a beginning step in researching a more complex topic.
Rationale 4: Determining a subject's willingness to participate is not associated with the number of variables in a study.
Global Rationale:
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