Sentence examples for exploratory methodological from inspiring English sources
The exploratory methodological design included two phases: a) content development and assessment, resulting in an instrument with 15 items, and b) field testing (N = 165).
Initially we had planned to include around 100 participants into this exploratory methodological study, however due to time constraints and objectives for the larger study [ 24], we only recruited 75 patients.
The exploratory methodological design consisted of three phases: a) framework development; b) instrument development; and c) field testing in former improvement teams in a quality improvement program for health care (N teams = 63, N individual = 112).
Overall, the studies included in this review were largely exploratory and methodological quality was low.
A methodological exploratory design was employed in three phases: a) content development and assessment, which resulted in a 28-item instrument, b) pilot testing (N = 74) and c) field testing (N = 353).
The exploratory in-depth methodological nature of the multimethod trial necessitated that sites be few (2), similarly staffed and sized (Facility A, 32-bed; Facility B, 40-bed), and have strong administrator support.
In this methodological study, exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were used for psychometric evaluation.
The empirical results of our study should thus be interpreted in light of its exploratory character and the methodological limitations.
Yet, the typology proposed represents a first exploratory step and further methodological research is needed before it can be validly used in various environmental arenas.
In a related methodological field (exploratory efforts to synthesise quantitative and qualitative data in a systematic review [ 24, 25]) researchers had indicated the benefits of a structured report using thematically coherent categories to organise diverse findings [ 26, 27].
This exploratory study employed an integrated methodological approach to examine the relationships among trail resource impacts, users' perceptions of such impacts, and how those perceptions affected users' recreation experiences.
