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Introduction to research in the health sciences / Stephen Polgar and Shane Thomas.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Edinburgh : Elsevier, 2020Edition: Seventh editionDescription: vi, 213 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780702074936
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 610.72 P758i 23
LOC classification:
  • R850 .P52 2020
Contents:
I: Methodological foundations of health research -- Foundations of health research -- Quantitative and qualitative methods -- The research process -- II: Research planning -- The formulation of research questions -- Sampling methods and external validity -- Ethics -- III: Research designs -- Experimental designs and randomized controlled trials -- Surveys and quasi-experimental designs -- Qualitative research -- IV: Data collection -- Questionnaires and survey design -- Mixed methods -- Interviewing techniques -- Measurement and observation -- V: Descriptive statistics -- Organization and presentation of data -- Measures of central tendency and variability -- Standard scores and normal distributions -- Correlation -- VI: Data analysis and inference -- Probability and confidence intervals -- Hypothesis testing -- Effect size and the interpretation of evidence -- Qualitative data analysis -- Critical evaluation of published research -- VII: Evaluation and dissemination of research results -- Synthesis of research evidence: systematic reviews and meta-analyses -- Translational research.
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Books Books Main Library Nursing Section NUR 610.72 P758i 2020 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1-2 Available 025443
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

I: Methodological foundations of health research -- Foundations of health research -- Quantitative and qualitative methods -- The research process -- II: Research planning -- The formulation of research questions -- Sampling methods and external validity -- Ethics -- III: Research designs -- Experimental designs and randomized controlled trials -- Surveys and quasi-experimental designs -- Qualitative research -- IV: Data collection -- Questionnaires and survey design -- Mixed methods -- Interviewing techniques -- Measurement and observation -- V: Descriptive statistics -- Organization and presentation of data -- Measures of central tendency and variability -- Standard scores and normal distributions -- Correlation -- VI: Data analysis and inference -- Probability and confidence intervals -- Hypothesis testing -- Effect size and the interpretation of evidence -- Qualitative data analysis -- Critical evaluation of published research -- VII: Evaluation and dissemination of research results -- Synthesis of research evidence: systematic reviews and meta-analyses -- Translational research.

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