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ArticleJournal of psychiatric and mental health nursing2025

Data Measurement, Instruments and Sampling.

Paul Slater, Felicity Hasson

Abstract read
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Article in Journal of psychiatric and mental health nursing, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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0cells of the map it votes in
1citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Quantitative Data Quality Assurance, Analysis and Presentation.Journal of psychiatric and mental health nursing · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Paul SlaterInstitute of Nursing and Health Research, Ulster University, Coleraine, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2318-0705
Felicity HassonInstitute of Nursing and Health Research, Ulster University, Coleraine, UK.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Data measurement, instrument selection, and sampling are fundamental elements in quantitative research and data collection. Data measurement is the systematic assignment of numeric values or categories to variables to permit measurement with precision and accuracy. Instrument selection involves selecting the right tool or method to collect data effectively and accurately and ensure the reliability and validity of the data. Sampling is the process of selecting a subset of individuals or items from a larger population to best represent that population, free of bias and generalizable. Understanding these key terms ensures that data collected is valid, reliable, and appropriate for future statistical analysis and interpretation.

Indexed as

Data CollectionResearch DesignData Interpretation, StatisticalHumansdata managementinstrumentsquantitativesampling

Identifiers

PMID39655900
PMCPMC12056457

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