The nurse researcher has created a scatter plot of the relationship between two variables in a study. What can be determined by evaluating this plot? Standard Text: Select all that apply
1. The magnitude of the relationship
2. Causation
3. Stability of the dependent variable
4. Direction of the plotted relationship
5. Reliability of the information
1, 4
Rationale 1: The scatter plot is a visual device that can be used to eyeball a correlation between two variables.
Rationale 2: This plot shows relationship, but not causation.
Rationale 3: The scatter plot has nothing to do with stability.
Rationale 4: A scatter plot is a visual device that can be used to eyeball the direction of the relationship between two variables.
Rationale 5: The scatter plot cannot determine if the data are reliable.
Global Rationale:
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